Top 100 Music Albums of 1956
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- Chart updated: 07/05/2025 17:15
- (Created: 02/26/2023 22:04).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,955
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,591
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,128
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,639
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Sonny Rollins | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 3% | |
| Billie Holiday | 3 | 3% | |
| The Original Broadway Cast | 3 | 3% | |
| Ferrante & Teicher | 2 | 2% | |
| Moondog | 2 | 2% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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85 | 85% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1956 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 2nd to 1st That Bad Eartha by Eartha Kitt |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd The Wizard Of Oz by Various Artists |
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