Best Albums of 1959

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Listed below are the best albums of 1959 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1959 were Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Chuck Berry, Nina Simone and Ray Charles.

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61.

Belafonte At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert
Live

Harry Belafonte

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

116

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

301

Overall Rank:

10,194

Average Rating:

71 (19 votes)

Comments:

62.

Caymmi E Seu Violão

Dorival Caymmi

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

116

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

302

Overall Rank:

10,199

Average Rating:

76 (18 votes)

Comments:

63.

Blowin' The Blues Away

Horace Silver

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

114

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

305

Overall Rank:

10,358

Average Rating:

74 (29 votes)

Comments:

64.

The Fabulous Wailers

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

307

Overall Rank:

10,434

Average Rating:

70 (19 votes)

Comments:

65.

The Hottest New Group In Jazz

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

110

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

313

Overall Rank:

10,692

Average Rating:

66 (40 votes)

Comments:

66.

Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys

The Stanley Brothers

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

314

Overall Rank:

10,722

Average Rating:

73 (3 votes)

Comments:

67.

At The Gate Of Horn

Memphis Slim

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

316

Overall Rank:

10,734

Average Rating:

73 (26 votes)

Comments:

68.

An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer
Live

Tom Lehrer

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

317

Overall Rank:

10,781

Average Rating:

71 (30 votes)

Comments:

69.

Fats Domino Swings
Compilation

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

109

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

318

Overall Rank:

10,808

Average Rating:

73 (16 votes)

Comments:

70.

Pres & Teddy

Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

106

Rank in 1959:

Rank in 1950s:

322

Overall Rank:

11,004

Average Rating:

72 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1959 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ella Fitzgerald	5	1%
Various Artists	5	1%
Nina Simone	4	1%
Martin Denny	4	1%
Miles Davis	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Connie Francis	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	362	70%
	33	6%
	31	6%
	13	3%
	13	3%
	9	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	487	94%
Yes	30	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	501	97%
Yes	16	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	507	98%
Yes	10	2%

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Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf