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Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,600 greatest album charts.

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1956 year summaryThe best bands of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Sonny Rollins, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday and Modern Jazz Quartet.

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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	128 charts
Rank in 1956:	1	Rank Score:	3,189
Rank in 1950s	2	Overall Rank:	365
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Saxophone Colossus

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	55 charts
Rank in 1956:	2	Rank Score:	1,228
Rank in 1950s	10	Overall Rank:	897
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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	51 charts
Rank in 1956:	3	Rank Score:	1,154
Rank in 1950s	11	Overall Rank:	932
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Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	33 charts
Rank in 1956:	4	Rank Score:	953
Rank in 1950s	14	Overall Rank:	1,105
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Chet Baker Sings

Chet Baker

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1956:	5	Rank Score:	561
Rank in 1950s	20	Overall Rank:	1,709
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 1956:	6	Rank Score:	507
Rank in 1950s	24	Overall Rank:	1,856
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Ellington At Newport

Duke Ellington

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 1956:	7	Rank Score:	467
Rank in 1950s	27	Overall Rank:	1,999
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Elvis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	29 charts
Rank in 1956:	8	Rank Score:	454
Rank in 1950s	28	Overall Rank:	2,049
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Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	23 charts
Rank in 1956:	9	Rank Score:	333
Rank in 1950s	36	Overall Rank:	2,580
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Lady Sings the Blues

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:	1956	Appears in:	24 charts
Rank in 1956:	10	Rank Score:	267
Rank in 1950s	42	Overall Rank:	3,043
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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Band	Albums	%

Billie Holiday	3	0%
Modern Jazz Quartet	2	0%
Ella Fitzgerald	2	0%
Sonny Rollins	2	0%
Elvis Presley	2	0%
Ravi Shankar	1	0%
Fats Domino	1	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	40	4%
	1	0%
	1	0%
	1	0%
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