Best Albums of 1959

55 albums ranked by Wavelength users

Album cover art for Kind of Blue
1

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

8.7
8 Reviews
Album cover art for Giant Steps (2020 Remaster)
2

Giant Steps (2020 Remaster)

John Coltrane

9.3
2 Reviews
Album cover art for Time Out
3

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

8.4
1 Review
Album cover art for Satan Is Real
4

Satan Is Real

The Louvin Brothers

7.8
2 Reviews
Album cover art for The Shape of Jazz to Come (Mono)
5

The Shape of Jazz to Come (Mono)

Ornette Coleman

8.3
1 Review
Album cover art for Chega de Saudade
6

Chega de Saudade

João Gilberto

8.2
1 Review
Album cover art for Bags & Trane
7

Bags & Trane

Milt Jackson & John Coltrane

8.2
1 Review
Album cover art for Little Girl Blue (2021 - Stereo Remaster)
8

Little Girl Blue (2021 - Stereo Remaster)

Nina Simone

8.1
1 Review
Album cover art for Portrait in Jazz
9

Portrait in Jazz

Bill Evans Trio

8.1
1 Review
Album cover art for I'm John Lee Hooker
10

I'm John Lee Hooker

John Lee Hooker

8.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet
11

Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

New Miles Davis Quintet

8.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Caymmi e seu violão
12

Caymmi e seu violão

Dorival Caymmi

8.0
1 Review
Album cover art for No One Cares (Bonus Track Version)
13

No One Cares (Bonus Track Version)

Frank Sinatra

7.9
1 Review
Album cover art for Jazz In Silhouette (Expanded Edition)
14

Jazz In Silhouette (Expanded Edition)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra

7.9
1 Review
Album cover art for Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster
15

Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster

7.8
1 Review
Album cover art for Finger Poppin' (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]
16

Finger Poppin' (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]

Horace Silver

7.8
1 Review
Album cover art for Change of the Century
17

Change of the Century

Ornette Coleman

7.7
1 Review
Album cover art for The Big Beat (Remastered)
18

The Big Beat (Remastered)

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

7.7
1 Review
Album cover art for Blowin' the Blues Away
19

Blowin' the Blues Away

The Horace Silver Quintet

7.7
1 Review
Album cover art for Blues In Orbit
20

Blues In Orbit

Duke Ellington

7.7
1 Review
Album cover art for Abbey Is Blue
21

Abbey Is Blue

Abbey Lincoln

7.6
1 Review
Album cover art for Looking Ahead!
22

Looking Ahead!

The Cecil Taylor Quartet

7.6
1 Review
Album cover art for New York, N.Y.
23

New York, N.Y.

George Russell

7.6
1 Review
Album cover art for True Blue
24

True Blue

Tina Brooks

7.6
1 Review
Album cover art for What'd I Say
25

What'd I Say

Ray Charles

7.6
1 Review
Album cover art for The Cats
26

The Cats

Idrees Sulieman, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell & Tommy Flanagan

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Roll Call (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
27

Roll Call (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, John Coltrane & Zoot Sims

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Mingus Dynasty
28

Mingus Dynasty

Charles Mingus

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Songs of Our Soil
29

Songs of Our Soil

Johnny Cash

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Berry Is On Top
30

Berry Is On Top

Chuck Berry

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Travelin'
31

Travelin'

John Lee Hooker

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Ritchie Valens
32

Ritchie Valens

Ritchie Valens

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Pres and Teddy
33

Pres and Teddy

Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Quartet

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for That's All
34

That's All

Bobby Darin

7.5
1 Review
Album cover art for Tomorrow Is The Question! (The New Music of Ornette Coleman!)
35

Tomorrow Is The Question! (The New Music of Ornette Coleman!)

Ornette Coleman

7.4
1 Review
Album cover art for That's My Story
36

That's My Story

John Lee Hooker

7.4
1 Review
Album cover art for Newk's Time
37

Newk's Time

Sonny Rollins Quartet

7.4
1 Review
Album cover art for The Genius of Ray Charles
38

The Genius of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

7.4
1 Review
Album cover art for Lonely and Blue
39

Lonely and Blue

Roy Orbison

7.3
1 Review
Album cover art for Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago
40

Cannonball Adderley Quintet In Chicago

Cannonball Adderley Quintet

7.3
1 Review
Album cover art for Flamingo Serenade
41

Flamingo Serenade

The Flamingos

7.3
1 Review
Album cover art for Greatest (feat. The Tennessee Two)
42

Greatest (feat. The Tennessee Two)

Johnny Cash

7.2
1 Review
Album cover art for Go Bo Diddley
43

Go Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

7.2
1 Review
Album cover art for Fuego (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
44

Fuego (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Donald Byrd

7.2
1 Review
Album cover art for This Here Is Bobby Timmons
45

This Here Is Bobby Timmons

Bobby Timmons

7.1
1 Review
Album cover art for Walk Don't Run
46

Walk Don't Run

The Ventures

7.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
47

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

7.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert (Live)
48

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert (Live)

Harry Belafonte

7.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Flight to Jordan (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]
49

Flight to Jordan (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]

Duke Jordan

7.0
1 Review
Album cover art for Mingus Ah Um (Legacy Edition)
50

Mingus Ah Um (Legacy Edition)

Charles Mingus

6.9
2 Reviews
Album cover art for Eden's Island
51

Eden's Island

Eden Ahbez

6.8
1 Review
Album cover art for It's Everly Time
52

It's Everly Time

The Everly Brothers

6.8
1 Review
Album cover art for Hymns By Johnny Cash
53

Hymns By Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

6.7
1 Review
Album cover art for Shout!
54

Shout!

The Isley Brothers

6.6
1 Review
Album cover art for A Date With The Everly Brothers
55

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

6.6
1 Review

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