Top 30 Music Albums of 1956
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Norman Bates 
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- Chart updated: 09/23/2025 08:15
- (Created: 05/07/2012 19:31).
- Chart size: 30 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,908
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[First added to this chart: 03/01/2019]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
597
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
4,956
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,388
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 05/07/2012]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,647
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10. (=)
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Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1956 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 3 | 10% | |
| Moondog | 2 | 7% | |
| Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupré | 1 | 3% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 3% | |
| Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio | 1 | 3% | |
| Charles Aznavour | 1 | 3% | |
| The Quintet | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 30 Music Albums of 1956 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 26th to 27th Modern Jazz Au Club Saint Germain by Bobby Jaspar And His All Stars |
| Down 1 from 27th to 28th Ella & Louis by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
| Down 1 from 28th to 29th Offbeat Folk Songs by Bob Gibson |
| New entries |
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| Chante Charles Aznavour Vol. 3 by Charles Aznavour |
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