Top 10 Music Albums of 1956
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- Chart updated: 06/19/2025 15:45
- (Created: 04/17/2025 04:15).
- Chart size: 10 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,910
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,387
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,646
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[First added to this chart: 06/19/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
893
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[First added to this chart: 04/18/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
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[First added to this chart: 06/06/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,606
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
4,953
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[First added to this chart: 04/17/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
2,871
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Top 10 Music Albums of 1956 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Billie Holiday | 3 | 30% | |
| Glenn Gould | 1 | 10% | |
| Dave Brubeck | 1 | 10% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong | 1 | 10% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 10% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1 | 10% | |
| Charles Mingus | 1 | 10% | |
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Top 10 Music Albums of 1956 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 3 from 7th to 4th J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1956) by Glenn Gould |
| Up 3 from 6th to 3rd Ellington At Newport by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra |
| Up 2 from 3rd to 1st Pithecanthropus Erectus by Charles Mingus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 2nd to 5th Solitude by Billie Holiday |
| Down 3 from 4th to 7th Velvet Mood: Songs By Billie Holiday by Billie Holiday |
| Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Lady Sings The Blues by Billie Holiday |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Elvis by Elvis Presley |
| Lonely Girl by Julie London |
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