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Best Albums of the 1950s by User Score
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Min. Ratings
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1959
1
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
August 17th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
90
896 reviews
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2
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John Coltrane - Blue Train
January 0th, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
88
258 reviews
Amazon
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3
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Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
September 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
87
218 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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João Gilberto - Chega De Saudade
April 1st, 1959
Bossa Nova
USER SCORE
86
67 reviews
Amazon
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5
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Ornette Coleman - The Shape of Jazz To Come
October 1st, 1959
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
86
165 reviews
Amazon
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6
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Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin'
January 0th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
86
114 reviews
Amazon
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7
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Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
December 1st, 1956
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
69 reviews
Amazon
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8
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Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else
January 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
51 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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9
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Charles Mingus - The Clown
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
83 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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10
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Miles Davis - Porgy and Bess
January 1st, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
58 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Miles Davis - Milestones
April 1st, 1958
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
81 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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12
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
December 14th, 1959
Jazz
USER SCORE
84
162 reviews
Amazon
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13
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Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
January 1st, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
83
84 reviews
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14
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis
October 1st, 1956
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
82
53 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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15
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Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus
January 1st, 1956
Jazz
USER SCORE
82
87 reviews
Amazon
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16
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Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue
June 24th, 1958
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
82
76 reviews
Amazon
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17
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Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings
April 1st, 1954
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
82
117 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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18
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Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight
March 6th, 1957
Jazz
USER SCORE
81
118 reviews
Amazon
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19
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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
April 1st, 1955
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
81
223 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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20
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Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
June 1st, 1958
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
81
51 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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21
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Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly
February 20th, 1958
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
81
54 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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22
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Little Richard - Here's Little Richard
March 1st, 1957
Rock & Roll
USER SCORE
81
95 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
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23
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Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
September 1st, 1959
Country
USER SCORE
80
85 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Johnny Cash - With His Hot and Blue Guitar
October 11th, 1957
Country
USER SCORE
80
53 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
25
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Frank Sinatra - Come Fly with Me
January 6th, 1958
Traditional Pop
USER SCORE
80
52 reviews
Amazon
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