The Jazz Giants '56
by Lester Young
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The Jazz Giants '56 track list
No tracks have been rated on this album yet.The Jazz Giants '56 rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 2 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 53 Music Albums of 1956 | 44/53 | 1 |
| 2024 |  EyeKanFly | AM Bubbling Under 1950s 1 | 52/100 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | Aramis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 50/100 | 10 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 22 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/01/2026 12:18 | TonySayers61 | 25,090 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2026 16:01 | EyeKanFly | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2025 16:41 |  Igtonumama | 10,786 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2022 06:35 |  ddeeddles64 | 2,820 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/02/2022 20:38 | LosWochos | 47,359 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 7.7.
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