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Best albums of 1958

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1958 is Encore by Sam Cooke, rated 4.0/5 by 3 listeners.

  1. Encore cover№ 1EncoreSam Cooke · 19584.0Weighted score4.0 avg · 3 ratings
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  1. 2King Creole coverKing CreoleElvis Presley · 19581 rating
  2. 3Buddy Holly coverBuddy HollyBuddy Holly · 19581 rating
  3. 4Du chant à la une !... coverDu chant à la une !...Serge Gainsbourg · 1958
  4. 5Cole español coverCole españolNat King Cole · 1958
  5. 6Come Fly With Me coverCome Fly With MeFrank Sinatra · 1958
  6. 7Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane coverKenny Burrell & John ColtraneJohn Coltrane · 1958
  7. 8Lady in Satin coverLady in SatinBillie Holiday · 1958
  8. 9The Very Thought of You coverThe Very Thought of YouNat King Cole · 1958
  9. 10Things Are Swingin' coverThings Are Swingin'Peggy Lee · 1958
  10. 11Things Are Getting Better coverThings Are Getting BetterCannonball Adderley · 1958
  11. 12Something Else!!!!: The Music of Ornette Coleman coverSomething Else!!!!: The Music of Ornette ColemanOrnette Coleman · 1958
  12. 13Trane's Blues coverTrane's BluesJohn Coltrane · 1958
  13. 14Vaughan and Violins coverVaughan and ViolinsSarah Vaughan · 1958
  14. 15I'm Jimmy Reed coverI'm Jimmy ReedJimmy Reed · 1958
  15. 16El Mejor Mariachi del Mundo coverEl Mejor Mariachi del MundoMariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán · 1958
  16. 17Blues Walk coverBlues WalkLou Donaldson · 1958
  17. 18Rockin' & Driftin' coverRockin' & Driftin'The Drifters · 1958
  18. 19All or Nothing at All coverAll or Nothing at AllBillie Holiday · 1958
  19. 20Sea Shells coverSea ShellsPeggy Lee · 1958
  20. 21Ricky Nelson coverRicky NelsonRicky Nelson · 1958
  21. 22Peckin' Time coverPeckin' TimeLee Morgan · 1958
  22. 23Sing Along With Basie coverSing Along With BasieJoe Williams · 1958
  23. 24Sylvia! coverSylvia!Sylvia Telles · 1958
  24. 25Presenting Ike Turner coverPresenting Ike TurnerIke Turner · 1958
  25. 26Out There With Betty Carter coverOut There With Betty CarterBetty Carter · 1958
  26. 27Presenting The Fleetwoods coverPresenting The FleetwoodsThe Fleetwoods · 1958
  27. 28Mister Little Willie John coverMister Little Willie JohnLittle Willie John · 1958
  28. 29The Family Who Prays coverThe Family Who PraysThe Louvin Brothers · 1958
  29. 30The Inn of the Sixth Happiness coverThe Inn of the Sixth HappinessMalcolm Arnold · 1958
  30. 31Star Dust coverStar DustPat Boone · 1958
  31. 32Ellington Indigos coverEllington IndigosDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  32. 33Caravan coverCaravanDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  33. 34Newport 1958 coverNewport 1958Duke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  34. 35Black, Brown and Beige coverBlack, Brown and BeigeDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  35. 36At the Bal Masque coverAt the Bal MasqueDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  36. 37Indigos coverIndigosDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1958
  37. 38Wheelin’ & Dealin’ coverWheelin’ & Dealin’Mal Waldron · 1958
  38. 39Mal/3 Sounds coverMal/3 SoundsMal Waldron · 1958
  39. 40Rockin' and Driftin' coverRockin' and Driftin'The Drifters · 1958
  40. 41Tormé coverTorméMel Tormé · 1958
  41. 42Peckin' Time (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered) coverPeckin' Time (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)Lee Morgan · 1958
  42. 43Candy (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] coverCandy (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]Lee Morgan · 1958
  43. 4416 Most Requested Songs: Les Paul & Mary Ford cover16 Most Requested Songs: Les Paul & Mary FordLes Paul · 1958
  44. 45i... ciliegi rosa coveri... ciliegi rosaPérez Prado · 1958
  45. 46Solo Mambos - Patricia coverSolo Mambos - PatriciaPérez Prado · 1958
  46. 47Further Explorations By the Horace Silver Quintet (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] coverFurther Explorations By the Horace Silver Quintet (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]Horace Silver · 1958
  47. 48Rockin' the Blues coverRockin' the BluesBig Joe Turner · 1958
  48. 49Something Else!!!! (The Music of Ornette Coleman) [2011 Remaster] coverSomething Else!!!! (The Music of Ornette Coleman) [2011 Remaster]Ornette Coleman · 1958
  49. 50Las Vegas Prima Style coverLas Vegas Prima StyleLouis Prima · 1958

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Best albums of 1958 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

Best Jazz albums of 1958

63 albums from 1958

Best Blues albums of 1958

13 albums from 1958

Best Classical albums of 1958

12 albums from 1958

Best Swing albums of 1958

12 albums from 1958

Best R&B albums of 1958

11 albums from 1958

Best Country albums of 1958

10 albums from 1958

The artists of 1958

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

Every artist of 1958, ranked →

1958, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1958?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1958 is Encore by Sam Cooke (4.0/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1958 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1958 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1958 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.