Best Albums of the 1950s

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Listed below are the best albums of the 1950s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of the 1950s were Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Billie Holiday and John Coltrane.

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731.

Bahaman Folk Guitar: Music Of The Bahamas, Volume One

Joseph Spence

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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732.

Hank Williams As "Luke The Drifter"
Compilation

Hank Williams As Luke The Drifter

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

732

Overall Rank:

25,510

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

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733.

I Saw The Light

Hank Williams

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

12 charts

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733

Overall Rank:

25,518

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

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734.

Overture To Dawn Vol. 1

Erroll Garner

Year of Release:

1952

Appears in:

8 charts

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734

Overall Rank:

25,661

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

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735.

Country Pickin' And Singin'

The Stanley Brothers

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

4 charts

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736.

Nagauta Music And Original Music And Arrangements From Older Classics

The Azuma Kabuki Musicians

Year of Release:

1954

Appears in:

10 charts

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736

Overall Rank:

25,891

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

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737.

Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

8 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

737

Overall Rank:

25,962

Average Rating:

68 (13 votes)

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738.

Duets

Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Rollins & Sonny Stitt

Year of Release:

1958

Appears in:

12 charts

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739.

The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

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739

Overall Rank:

26,033

Average Rating:

73 (14 votes)

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740.

The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

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740

Overall Rank:

26,047

Average Rating:

74 (14 votes)

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Best Albums of the 1950s composition

Year	Albums	%

1950	41	4%
1951	40	4%
1952	56	6%
1953	61	6%
1954	75	8%
1955	84	8%
1956	116	12%
1957	154	15%
1958	176	18%
1959	197	20%

Artist	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	18	2%
Miles Davis	16	2%
Frank Sinatra	15	2%
Sonny Rollins	15	2%
Various Artists	14	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	13	1%
Doris Day	11	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	784	78%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	26	3%
	18	2%
	12	1%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	944	94%
Yes	56	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	963	96%
Yes	37	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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