1950s

Top 20

1. Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis (1959)
2. Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus (1959)
3. Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
4. Blue Train - John Coltrane (1958)
5. Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)
6. In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra (1955)
7. Here's Little Richard - Little Richard (1957)
8. The Shape Of Jazz To Come - Ornette Coleman (1959)
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (1958)
10. Berry Is On Top - Chuck Berry (1959)
11. Lady In Satin - Billie Holiday (1958)
12. Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley (1958)
13. Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk (1957)
14. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra (1956)
15. The "Chirping" Crickets - The Crickets (1957)
16. Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins (1957)
17. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly (1958)
18. Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker (1954)
19. Birth Of The Cool - Miles Davis (1957)
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight - Howlin' Wolf (1959)

1950

• Voice Of The Xtabay - Yma Sumac
• The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Benny Goodman
• Charlie Parker With Strings - Charlie Parker
• Talking Dust Bowl - Woody Guthrie
• Ella Sings Gershwin - Ella Fitzgerald
• Billie Holiday Sings (1950) - Billie Holiday
• The New Sound - Les Paul
• Jazz Classics Vol. 1 - Sidney Bechet
• Chansons Parisiennes - Édith Piaf
• Sones Of Mexico - Trio Aguilillas
• Innovations In Modern Music - Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
• Dexter Gordon - Dexter Gordon
• Nat King Cole At The Piano - Nat King Cole
• Noel Rosa Vol. 1 - Aracy De Almeida
• Darling Corey - Pete Seeger
• Tea For Two - Doris Day
• Young Man With A Horn - Doris Day And Harry James
• Pearl Bailey Entertains - Pearl Bailey
• Music For Peace Of Mind - Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman
• Bizet: Carmen - André Cluytens & Orchestre Et Choeur Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique

1951

• Genius Of Modern Music - Thelonious Monk
• Masterpieces By Ellington - Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
• Hank Williams Sings - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
• Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite - Machito
• Ritual Of The Savage - Les Baxter
• On Moonlight Bay - Doris Day
• Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 - Les Paul & Mary Ford
• Satchmo At Symphony Hall - Louis Armstrong
• Lover Man - Billie Holiday
• The New Sounds - Miles Davis
• Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage - Maro Ajemian
• Judy At The Palace - Judy Garland
• Encores - Édith Piaf
• 1ère Série: Félix Leclerc Chante Ses Derniers Succès - Félix Leclerc
• Lullaby Of Broadway - Doris Day
• Talking And Drum Solos - Baby Dodds
• George Gershwin: Porgy And Bess Soundtrack - Lehman Engel
• The Great Caruso - Mario Lanza
• Blessed Assurance - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
• Alternate Masters Vol. 1 - Charlie Parker

1952

• Bird & Diz - Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
• Moanin' The Blues - Hank Williams
• Billie Holiday Sings - Billie Holiday
• The Amazing Bud Powell - Bud Powell
• Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 - Thelonious Monk
• La Vie En Rose - Édith Piaf
• Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
• Satchmo Serenades - Louis Armstrong
• Singin' In The Rain Soundtrack - Various Artists
• A Second Album Of Bahamian Songs - Blind Blake And His Royal Victoria Calypsos
• Dancers Of Bali - Anak Agung Gde Mandera
• Penthouse Serenade - Nat King Cole
• La Mauvaise Réputation - Georges Brassens
• Blazing Ballads - Dinah Washington
• Legend Of The Sun Virgin - Yma Sumac
• Vol. 1 - Charlie Parker
• South Of The Border - Charlie Parker
• Harmony Encores - The Chordettes
• Country Classics - Hank Snow The Singing Ranger & The Rainbow Ranch Boys
• Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring - Igor Markevitch & Vienna Philharmonic

1953

• Black Coffee With Peggy Lee - Peggy Lee
• Ellington Uptown - Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
• Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet - Sonny Rollins
• Chante Les Chansons Poétiques no1 - Georges Brassens
• Dean Martin Sings - Dean Martin
• The Great Artistry Of Django Reinhardt - Django Reinhardt
• Songs By Tom Lehrer - Tom Lehrer
• An Evening With Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday
• Jazz At Oberlin - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
• Inca Taqui - Yma Sumac
• Moondog And His Friends - Moondog
• Nat King Cole Sings For Two In Love - Nat King Cole
• Calamity Jane Soundtrack - Doris Day
• Puccini: Tosca - Maria Callas & Victor De Sabata
• New Concepts Of Artistry In Rhythm - Stan Kenton
• Memorial Album - Hank Williams
• Vol. 2 - Georges Brassens
• The Duke Plays Ellington - Duke Ellington
• Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One - Lead Belly
• Young Man With A Horn - Miles Davis

1954

• Chet Baker Sings - Chet Baker
• Clifford Brown And Max Roach - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
• Songs For Young Lovers - Frank Sinatra
• Canções Praieiras - Dorival Caymmi
• Mambo! - Yma Sumac
• Swing Easy! - Frank Sinatra
• Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy - Louis Armstrong
• A Night At Birdland Vol. 1 - Art Blakey
• Haitian Dances - Frantz Casseus
• Jazz Goes To College - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
• N°3 - Georges Brassens
• Thelonious Monk Trio - Thelonious Monk Trio
• Jacques Brel Et Ses Chansons - Jacques Brel
• Honky-Tonkin' - Hank Williams
• Blue Haze - Miles Davis
• Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker
• Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins
• Interprète Ses Dernières Compositions, 2ème Série - Georges Brassens
• Rock With Bill Haley And The Comets - Bill Haley And His Comets
• A Star Is Born Soundtrack - Judy Garland

1955

• In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
• Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan
• Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley And His Comets
• Julie Is Her Name - Julie London
• Ramblin' Man - Hank Williams
• Study In Brown - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
• Concert By The Sea - Erroll Garner
• Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley And His Comets
• Dinah Jams - Dinah Washington
• Satch Plays Fats - Louis Armstrong
• Lullabies Of Birdland - Ella Fitzgerald
• Blue Moods - Miles Davis
• Lennie Tristano - Lennie Tristano
• Diz And Getz - Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
• Helen Merrill - Helen Merrill
• Les And Mary - Les Paul & Mary Ford
• Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi - Sarah Vaughan
• Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill - Lotte Lenya
• Hamp & Getz - Stan Getz & Lionel Hampton
• Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions - Chet Atkins

1956

• Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
• Songs For Swingin' Lovers! - Frank Sinatra
• Pithecanthropus Erectus - Charles Mingus
• Ellington At Newport - Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
• Ella & Louis - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
• Lady Sings The Blues - Billie Holiday
• Elvis - Elvis Presley
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book - Ella Fitzgerald
• J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1956) - Glenn Gould
• The Wildest! - Louis Prima
• This Is Fats Domino! - Fats Domino
• Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio - Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio
• Music Of India (Three Classical Ragas) - Ravi Shankar
• Jazz At Massey Hall Live - The Quintet
• Bluejean Bop - Gene Vincent
• Calypso - Harry Belafonte
• Moondog - Moondog
• Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino - Fats Domino
• Gospel Train - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
• Tragic Songs Of Life - The Louvin Brothers

1957

• Here's Little Richard - Little Richard
• Brilliant Corners - Thelonious Monk
• The "Chirping" Crickets - The Crickets
• Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins
• Birth Of The Cool - Miles Davis
• 'Round About Midnight - Miles Davis
• With His Hot And Blue Guitar - Johnny Cash
• After School Session - Chuck Berry
• Ray Charles - Ray Charles
• Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - Miles Davis Quintet
• Monk's Music - Thelonious Monk Septet
• Miles Ahead - Miles Davis + 19
• The Clown - Charles Mingus
• Dance Album - Carl Perkins
• After Midnight - Nat King Cole
• Singin' The Blues - B.B. King
• Way Out West - Sonny Rollins
• Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps - Gene Vincent
• Singin' To My Baby - Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald

1958

• Blue Train - John Coltrane
• Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
• Lady In Satin - Billie Holiday
• Somethin' Else - Cannonball Adderley
• Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly
• Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
• Milestones - Miles Davis
• Ascenseur Pour L'Echaffaud - Miles Davis
• Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely - Frank Sinatra
• Little Richard - Little Richard
• One Dozen Berrys - Chuck Berry
• Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
• The Everly Brothers - The Everly Brothers
• Jerry Lee Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis
• Basie - Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti
• The Best Of Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters
• Elvis' Golden Records - Elvis Presley
• Please Please Please - James Brown And His Famous Flames
• Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - Miles Davis Quintet
• Dance Mania - Tito Puente

1959

• Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis
• Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
• Time Out - The Dave Brubeck Quartet
• The Shape Of Jazz To Come - Ornette Coleman
• Berry Is On Top - Chuck Berry
• Moanin' In The Moonlight - Howlin' Wolf
• Little Girl Blue - Nina Simone
• The Genius Of Ray Charles - Ray Charles
• Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs - Marty Robbins
• Chega De Saudade - João Gilberto
• N° 4 - Jacques Brel
• What'd I Say - Ray Charles
• Porgy And Bess - Miles Davis
• Jazz In Silhouette - Sun Ra And His Arkestra
• Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens
• Go Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
• Chet - Chet Baker
• Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet - Miles Davis Quintet
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald
• I'm John Lee Hooker - John Lee Hooker