Top 40 Music Albums of 1956
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Favorite songs of the year:
• Anything Goes - Ella Fitzgerald
• Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
• Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue - Duke Ellington
• Pithecanthropus erectus - Charlie Mingus
• Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
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- (Created: 12/10/2025 05:46).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
904
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Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,898
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,399
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,661
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,161
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 12/21/2025]
Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
1,621
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1956 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 3 | 8% | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 2 | 5% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 2 | 5% | |
| Billie Holiday | 2 | 5% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 5% | |
| Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio | 1 | 3% | |
| Bud Powell | 1 | 3% | |
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