1 Miles Davis Kind Of Blue (Columbia) 1959
2 Ornette Coleman The Shape Of Jazz To Come (Atlantic) 1959
3 K.H. Stockhausen Gesang Der Junglinge 1956
4 Edgar Varese Poeme Electronique 1958
5 Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic) 1956
6 Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um 1959
7 Link Wray Rumble! 1959
8 Charlie Parker Yardbird Suite 1946
9 John Cage Imaginary Landscape n. 4 1951
10 Lennie Tristano Descent Into The Maelstrom (Inner City) 1952
11 Witold Lutoslawski Dance Preludes 1955
12 Ravi Shankar Three Ragas 1956
13 T. Monk Brilliant Corners 1956
14 Bruno Maderna Musica Elettronica 1958
15 J. Coltrane Giants Steps (Atlantic) 1959
16 Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out 1959
17 Duke Ellington Black Brown And Beige 1943
18 Yves Klein Symphonie Monotone 1947
19 John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillen 1948
20 Miles Davis Birth Of The Cool 1949
21 Muddy Waters Rolling Stone 1950
22 Les Paul The New Sounds! 1950
23 Pierre Henry Psycho Rock 1951
24 Les Boxter Ritual Of The Savage 1951
25 Christian Wolff For Piano 1952
26 Leadbelly Last Sessions 1953
27 Pete Seeger Goofung Off Suite 1954
28 Bill Holey Rock Around The Clock 1955
29 Gene Vincent Bluejean Bop 1956
30 K.H. Stockhausen No 5 Zeitmasse 1956
31 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus (Prestige) 1956
32 Moondog Moondog (Prestige) 1956
33 Lee Konitz With Warne Marsh 1956
34 Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims Hutta Hipp With Zoot Sims 1956
35 Serge Chalofrf Blue Serge 1956
36 Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio 1956
37 Art Tatum 1956
38 Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar 1957
39 Tom Dissevelt And Kid Balton The Electrosonics: Electronic Music 1957
40 Art Pepper Modern Art 1957
41 Gustav Mahler Symphony n. 2 1958
42 Julian "Cannonball" Adderley 1958
43 Screaming Jay Hawkins I Put A Spell On You 1958
44 Dave Brubeck Time Out 1959
45 T-Bone Walker Stormy Monday Blues 1943
46 Modern Jazz Quartet Django 1954
47 Ella Fitzgerald 1956
48 Fats Domino Rock And Rollin' 1956
49 Johnny Cash Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar 1956
50 The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio 1958
51 Sonny Clark Cool Struttin' 1958
52 The Louvin Brothers Satan Is Real 1959
53 Chet Baker Chet 1959
54 Four Freshmen Voices In Modern 1954
55 Sonny Rollins Tenor Maobuen 1956
56 Buddy Holly The "Chirping" Crickets 1957
57 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers 1958
58 Joao Gilberto Chega De Saudade 1959
59 The Isley Brothers Showt! 1959