Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1956 year summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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Anita

Anita O'Day

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1956

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9 charts

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Bernstein: Candide

The Original Broadway Cast

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1956

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11 charts

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103.

Songs Of A Love Affair

Jean Shepard

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1956

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3 charts

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Velvet Mood: Songs By Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

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1956

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14 charts

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Rollins Plays For Bird

Sonny Rollins

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1956

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12 charts

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The Man With The Golden Arm (Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Elmer Bernstein

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1956

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6 charts

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Puente In Percussion

Tito Puente

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1956

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8 charts

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Silver's Blue

Horace Silver Quintet

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1956

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8 charts

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Sassy

Sarah Vaughan

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1956

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8 charts

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In Stockholm

Stan Getz

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1956

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10 charts

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	3	1%
Ted Heath	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	244	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	332	98%
Yes	8	2%

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