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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Songs For Rounders

Hank Thompson

Year of Release:

1959

Appears in:

6 charts

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902.

Introducing Wayne Shorter

Wayne Shorter

Year of Release:

1959

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10 charts

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Cat-Iron Sings Blues And Hymns

Cat-Iron

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1958

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4 charts

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904.

Julie

Julie London

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1958

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6 charts

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The Big Country (Original Music From The Motion Picture Sound Track)
Soundtrack

Jerome Moross

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1958

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4 charts

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I'll Sing You A Song And Harmonize Too

Skeeter Davis

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1959

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4 charts

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Smoky Mountain Ballads

Bascom Lamar Lunsford

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1953

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9 charts

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31,484

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67 (7 votes)

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Jazz At NBC

Johnny Smith Quintet Featuring Stan Getz

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1952

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9 charts

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31,513

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68 (8 votes)

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Persuasive Percussion

Enoch Light

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1959

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6 charts

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Electronic Ballet Music "Cain And Abel"

Henk Badings

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1958

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4 charts

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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	85	9%
1956	115	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	%

	783	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	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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