Best Albums of 1955

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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Year of Release:
1955
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120
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1955
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118
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1955
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105
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1955
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103
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1955
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102
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26.
Memorial Album 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1955
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91
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1955
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75
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Year of Release:
1955
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74
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
74
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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73
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Total albums: 254. Page 3 of 26

Best Albums of 1955 composition

Country Albums %


United States 166 65%
United Kingdom 18 7%
Mixed Nationality 16 6%
Brazil 13 5%
France 6 2%
Italy 5 2%
Canada 4 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 238 94%
Yes 16 6%
Live? Albums %
No 248 98%
Yes 6 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 252 99%
Yes 2 1%
Popular  Charts
1. The Top 100 Albums by VH1 (2001)
2. 200 Greatest Albums of All Time by Uncut (2016)
3. The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time by New Music Express (2013)
4. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020)
5. The Definitive 200 by National Association of Recording Merchandisers (2007)
6. Virgin All-Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin (2000)
7. Top 100 Albums by ABC (2006)
8. The Greatest Rock Albums by uDiscoverMusic (2015)
9. Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Melody Maker (2000)
10. The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time by Consequence of Sound (2022)
11. Die 100 Alben des Jahrhunderts by Spex (2000)
12. Mojo Readers: The 100 Greatest Albums Ever Made by Mojo (1996)
13. Die 100 besten Alben der Musikgeschichte by radioeins (2019)
14. Greatest 100 Albums of All Time by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums with NME (2006)
15. Die 20 besten Alben der Geschichte by Musikexpress.de (2011)
16. Die 100 besten Platten des Jahrhunderts by Wiener (1999)
17. The 100 Greatest Albums Of All Time by Absolute Radio (2012)
18. 100 Greatest Albums Ever by Q (2006)
19. Die besten Alben aller Zeiten by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2004)
20. Greatest Albums Of All Time by Hartbeat! (1996)
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