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Albums in the Year 1950

Other Years: 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1950 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. Before 1960 quality chart information for albums is sparse, the result should therefore be treated with some caution. A list of biggest hit songs of 1950 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Benny Goodman The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975 (1950), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1997), RYM 5 of 1950, Acclaimed 513 (1950)
2 Various Artists Guys & Dolls 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1950), RYM 7 of 1950
3 Charlie Parker Charlie Parker with Strings 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988 (1950), Acclaimed 1735 (1950)
4 Pablo Casals Brandenburg Concertos 1950 RYM 1 of 1950
5 Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert 1950 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1975 (1950)
6 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Gershwin 1950 RYM 3 of 1950, UK 13 - Jun 1960 (3 weeks)
7 Lee Konitz Subconscious-Lee 1950 RYM 4 of 1950, Acclaimed 1556 (1950)
8 Yma Sumac Voice of the Xtabay 1950 RYM 2 of 1950
9 Frank Sinatra Sing & Dance With Frank Sinatra 1950 RYM 6 of 1950
10 Leo Ferre Le Temps Des Roses Rouges 1950 RYM 9 of 1950
11 Giuseppe Verdi Falstaff 1950 RYM 10 of 1950
12 Arthur Honegger Symphonie No 5 1950 RYM 11 of 1950
13 Les Paul The New Sound! 1950 RYM 12 of 1950
14 Charlie Parker Bird at St Nick's 1950 RYM 13 of 1950
15 Karlheinz Stockhausen Chore fur Doris 1950 RYM 14 of 1950
16 The Ink Spots The Ink Spots Volume One 1950 RYM 15 of 1950
17 Sidney Bechet Jazz Classics Vol 1 1950 RYM 16 of 1950
18 Stan Kenton Innovations in Modern Music 1950 RYM 17 of 1950
19 Various Artists Pal Joey 1950 RYM 18 of 1950
20 Leith Stevens Destination Moon 1950 RYM 19 of 1950
21 Mel Torme Mel Torme's California Suite 1950 RYM 20 of 1950
22 Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, Vol 1 1950 RYM 21 of 1950
23 Doris Day Young Man With a Horn 1950 RYM 22 of 1950
24 Charlie Parker Charlie Parker with Strings Volume 2 1950 RYM 23 of 1950
25 Victor Young Samson & Delilah 1950 RYM 24 of 1950
26 Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck Trio 1950 RYM 25 of 1950
27 Frank Luther The Sing Song Man 1950 RYM 26 of 1950
28 Domenico Scarlatti 11 Sonatas for Piano (Philips - Haskil) 1950 RYM 27 of 1950
29 Bud Powell Bud Powell Piano Solos 1950 RYM 28 of 1950
30 The Ink Spots The Ink Spots Volume Two 1950 RYM 29 of 1950
31 Pinetop Smith Pinetop Smith (with Jelly Roll Morton) 1950 RYM 30 of 1950
32 Art Van Damme Cocktail Capers 1950 RYM 31 of 1950
33 Frederic Chopin 14 Waltzes (Dinu Lipatti) 1950 RYM 32 of 1950
34 Stan Kenton Stan Kenton Presents 1950 RYM 33 of 1950
35 Olivier Messiaen Messe de la Pentecote 1950 RYM 34 of 1950
36 George Lewis Jazz In The Classic New Orleans Tradition 1950 RYM 35 of 1950
37 Rise Stevens Songs of Sigmund Romberg/Songs of Jerome Kern 1950 RYM 36 of 1950
38 Mundell Lowe Guitar Moods 1950 RYM 37 of 1950
39 Billie Holiday Billie Holiday, Vol 2 1950 RYM 38 of 1950
40 Russ Williams Orchestra Songs of World War 2 1950 RYM 39 of 1950
41 Ella Fitzgerald Souvenir Album 1950 RYM 40 of 1950
42 Bronislau Kaper Grounds for Marriage 1950 RYM 41 of 1950
43 Roy Eldridge Roy Eldridge in Paris 1950 RYM 42 of 1950
44 Harry Partch Eleven Intrusions 1950 RYM 43 of 1950
45 Roy Eldridge Little Jazz 1950 Acclaimed 2904 (1950)
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