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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41.

The Platters

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

120

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

290

Overall Rank:

9,820

Average Rating:

70 (28 votes)

Comments:

42.

Conducts Robert Graettinger's City Of Glass And This Modern World
Compilation

Stan Kenton

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

115

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

298

Overall Rank:

10,178

Average Rating:

72 (38 votes)

Comments:

43.

Lonely Girl

Julie London

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

112

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

305

Overall Rank:

10,434

Average Rating:

75 (16 votes)

Comments:

44.

Fever

Little Willie John

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

111

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

306

Overall Rank:

10,521

Average Rating:

77 (19 votes)

Comments:

45.

Finger-Style Guitar

Chet Atkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

103

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

320

Overall Rank:

11,218

Average Rating:

71 (24 votes)

Comments:

46.

Singing Down The Lane

Jim Reeves

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

325

Overall Rank:

11,343

Average Rating:

69 (9 votes)

Comments:

47.

American Industrial Ballads

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

342

Overall Rank:

11,989

Average Rating:

67 (11 votes)

Comments:

48.

The Unique Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

347

Overall Rank:

12,203

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

49.

Lonnie Donegan Showcase

Lonnie Donegan

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

353

Overall Rank:

12,574

Average Rating:

73 (25 votes)

Comments:

50.

In A Mellotone

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

358

Overall Rank:

12,782

Average Rating:

74 (21 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	245	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
Show all

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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