Best Albums of 1955

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Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1955 year summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Hank Williams, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Dinah Washington, Erroll Garner, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

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22.

Tape Recorder Music

Otto Luening / Vladimir Ussachevsky

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

118

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Rank in 1950s:

292

Overall Rank:

9,924

Average Rating:

67 (14 votes)

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29.

Oklahoma! (Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

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416

Overall Rank:

15,078

Average Rating:

67 (26 votes)

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64.

Damn Yankees (An Original Cast Recording)
Soundtrack

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

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787

Overall Rank:

28,419

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

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80.

Franz Schubert: Winterreise

Hans Hotter / Gerald Moore

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

4 charts

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935

Overall Rank:

32,908

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

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120.

Mambo For Cats

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

3 charts

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Voodoo Suite Plus Six All-Time Greats

Perez Prado & Shorty Rogers

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1955

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6 charts

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Carmen Jones

Various Artists

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1955

Appears in:

4 charts

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176.

N°3

Dario Moreno Avec Michel Legrand Et Son Orchestre

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

1 chart

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177.

Play George Gershwin

Buddy DeFranco & Oscar Peterson

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

3 charts

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184.

A New Star...

Dizzy Reece Quintet

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1955

Appears in:

1 chart

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	2%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	3	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Erroll Garner	3	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
Sarah Vaughan	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	165	65%
	18	7%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	4	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	237	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	247	98%
Yes	6	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	251	99%
Yes	2	1%

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