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Albums in the Year 1950

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 assumed to be subjective and liable to be biased. A list of biggest hit songs of 1950 can be found here.

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