1950s TOP 20

1.

ELVIS PRESLEY

Elvis Presley

(1956)

2.

CHUCK BERRY

Berry Is on Top

(1959)

3.

MILES DAVIS

Kind of Blue

(1959)

4.

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS

The "Chirping" Crickets

(1957)

5.

DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET

Time Out

(1959)

6.

JOHN COLTRANE

Blue Train

(1958)

7.

ELVIS PRESLEY

Elvis

(1956)

8.

MILES DAVIS

'Round About Midnight

(1957)

9.

CARL PERKINS

Dance Album

(1957)

10.

BO DIDDLEY

Bo Diddley

(1958)

 11.

FRANK SINATRA

Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

(1956)

 12.

Tito Puente and His Orchestra

Dance Mania

(1958)

13.

THELONIOUS MONK

Brilliant Corners

(1957)

14.

COUNT BASIE

The Atomic Mister Basie

(1957)

15.

LOUIS PRIMA

The Wildest!

(1957)

16.

RAY CHARLES

The Genius of Ray Charles

(1959)

17.

LITTLE RICHARD

Here's Little Richard

(1957)

18.

FATS DOMINO

This Is Fats Domino

(1957)

19.

BILLIE HOLIDAY

Lady in Satin

(1958)

20.

JERRY LEE LEWIS

Jerry Lee Lewis

(1958)

HONORABLE MENTION:

ELLA FITZGERALD

Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

(1956)

JOHNNY CASH

With His Hot and Blue Guitar

(1957)

BILL HALEY & HIS COMETS

Rock Around the Clock

(1956)

 RITCHIE VALENS

Ritchie Valens

(1959)