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Best Albums of the 1950s by User Score
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1.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis
October 1st, 1956
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
91
25 reviews
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2.
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
August 17th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
91
562 reviews
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3.
João Gilberto - Chega De Saudade
April 1st, 1959
Bossa Nova
USER SCORE
90
28 reviews
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4.
Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come
October 1st, 1959
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
89
75 reviews
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5.
Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
September 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
116 reviews
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6.
John Coltrane - Blue Train
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
89
141 reviews
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7.
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
January 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
88
53 reviews
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8.
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
January 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
28 reviews
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9.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
December 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
83 reviews
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10.
Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
January 1st, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
30 reviews
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11.
Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
June 24th, 1958
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
86
41 reviews
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12.
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
38 reviews
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13.
Frank Sinatra - Come Fly with Me
January 6th, 1958
Traditional Pop
USER SCORE
86
26 reviews
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14.
Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus
January 1st, 1956
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
48 reviews
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15.
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
December 1st, 1956
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
40 reviews
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16.
Miles Davis - Milestones
April 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
85
34 reviews
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17.
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
April 1st, 1954
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
84
53 reviews
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18.
Charles Mingus - The Clown
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
40 reviews
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19.
Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly
February 20th, 1958
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
84
32 reviews
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20.
Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
April 1st, 1955
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
84
127 reviews
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21.
Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
March 1st, 1957
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
83
44 reviews
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22.
Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
September 1st, 1959
Country
USER SCORE
82
28 reviews
Amazon
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23.
Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
March 6th, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
82
54 reviews
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24.
Johnny Cash - With His Hot and Blue Guitar
October 11th, 1957
Country
USER SCORE
81
27 reviews
Amazon
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25.
Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
March 23rd, 1956
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
81
101 reviews
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