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Top Miscellaneous Bands of 1950s

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1	Frank Sinatra	2.8627	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	12/1944	329	1.Come Fly with Me 2.Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 3.In the Wee Small Hours 4.Come Dance with Me! See all Frank Sinatra album rankings
2	Duke Ellington	2.8338	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Classical	11/1924	423	1.Ellington Uptown 2.The OKeh Ellington 3.Duke's Men: The Small Groups, Vol. 1 4.The Best Of The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition See all Duke Ellington album rankings
3	Cal Tjader	2.7972	Jazz, Latin, Pop	09/1954	57	1.Monterey Concerts 2.Tjader Plays Mambo 3.Black Orchid 4.Latin Kick See all Cal Tjader album rankings
4	Charles Mingus	2.7900	Jazz, Misc., Pop	10/1954	106	1.Pithecanthropus Erectus 2.Blues & Roots 3.Mingus Ah Um 4.Mingus at Antibes See all Charles Mingus album rankings
5	Ornette Coleman	2.5980	Jazz, Misc., Pop	02/1958	38	1.This Is Our Music 2.The Shape of Jazz to Come 3.Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 4.Sound Grammar See all Ornette Coleman album rankings
6	Anita O'day	2.5797	Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists	01/1942	51	1.Anita Sings the Most 2.Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day 3.This Is Anita 4.Anita O'Day Sings the Winners See all Anita O'day album rankings
7	Ella Fitzgerald	2.3363	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Classical: Instrumental	06/1935	269	1.75th Birthday Celebration 2.Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book 3.The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books 4.The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife See all Ella Fitzgerald album rankings
8	Bing Crosby	2.3231	Broadway & Vocalists, Children's, Christian & Gospel	06/1956	183	1.Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 2.Bing Crosby's Gold Records 3.Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits 4.Bing Crosby Sings Christmas Songs See all Bing Crosby album rankings
9	Harry Belafonte	2.2707	Folk, Interna., Opera & Vocal Music	10/1959	55	1.Belafonte at Carnegie Hall 2.Calypso 3.Jump Up Calypso 4.Harry Belafonte Christmas See all Harry Belafonte album rankings
10	Weavers	2.2582	Folk, Misc., Pop	04/1957	23	1.The Weavers at Carnegie Hall 2.The Best of the Decca Years 3.Goodnight Irene: The Weavers, 1949-1953 4.Best of the Vanguard Years See all Weavers album rankings
11	Sonny Rollins	2.2470	Blues, Jazz, Misc.	01/1951	113	1.Saxophone Colossus 2.Way Out West 3.East Broadway Run Down 4.A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 See all Sonny Rollins album rankings
12	Miles Davis	2.1813	Alt. Rock, Blues, Classical	04/1945	291	1.Sketches of Spain 2.'Round About Midnight 3.Milestones 4.Miles Ahead See all Miles Davis album rankings
13	Dizzy Gillespie	2.1543	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Interna.	02/1945	176	1.At Newport 2.Shaw Nuff 3.Birk's Works: Verve Big Band Sessions 4.The Complete RCA Victor Recordings: 1937-1949 See all Dizzy Gillespie album rankings
14	Charlie Parker	2.0970	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	10/1939	240	1.The Legendary Dial Masters, Vols. 1 & 2 2.Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve 3.Confirmation: The Best of the Verve Years 4.The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948 See all Charlie Parker album rankings
15	John Coltrane	2.0595	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	10/1956	141	1.Blue Train 2.Giant Steps 3.Ascension 4.My Favorite Things See all John Coltrane album rankings
16	Elvis Presley	1.8862	Children's, Christian & Gospel, Classic Rock	03/1956	305	1.From Elvis In Memphis 2.Elvis 3.Elvis Presley 4.The King Of Rock 'N' Roll: The Complete 50's Masters See all Elvis Presley album rankings
17	Dexter Gordon	1.6785	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Misc.	10/1945	102	1.Go 2.Dexter Rides Again 3.The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions 4.Body & Soul See all Dexter Gordon album rankings
18	Thelonious Monk	1.5591	Jazz, Misc., New Age	10/1947	112	1.Brilliant Corners 2.Monk's Music 3.Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 4.Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 See all Thelonious Monk album rankings
19	Nina Simone	1.2978	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Dance & DJ	09/1959	138	1.Nina Simone at the Village Gate 2.Anthology: The Colpix Years 3.The Blues 4.Little Girl Blue See all Nina Simone album rankings
20	Langston Hughes	1.2602	Jazz, Misc., Pop	03/1958	2	1.The Voice of Langston Hughes 2.Weary Blues See all Langston Hughes album rankings
21	Ray Conniff	0.9983	Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Country	12/1956	85	1.16 Most Requested Songs 2.'S Always Conniff 3.Love Affair 4.Ray Conniff's World of Hits See all Ray Conniff album rankings
22	Bill Evans	0.1787	Broadway & Vocalists, Classical, Classical: Instrumental	09/1956	130	1.New Jazz Conceptions 2.Explorations 3.Portrait in Jazz 4.Sunday At The Village Vanguard See all Bill Evans album rankings

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