Top 16 Music Albums of 1956
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Bound For Glory 

 Woody Guthrie

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

259

Rank in 1956:

24

Rank in 1950s:

157

Overall Rank:

5,231

Average Rating:

 72 (37 votes)

Comments:

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Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

597 charts

Rank Score:

4,965

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

348

Average Rating:

 79 (772 votes)

Comments:

37

3.

Singin' The Blues 
Compilation

 B.B. King

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Year of Release:

1957*

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

492

Rank in 1957:

16

Rank in 1950s:

91

Overall Rank:

3,056

Average Rating:

 75 (70 votes)

Comments:

1

4.

Elvis 

 Elvis Presley

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,365

Rank in 1956:

7

Rank in 1950s:

34

Overall Rank:

1,262

Average Rating:

 76 (206 votes)

Comments:

6

5.

Calypso 

 Harry Belafonte

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

549

Rank in 1956:

16

Rank in 1950s:

83

Overall Rank:

2,804

Average Rating:

 70 (81 votes)

Comments:

5

6.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

2,874

Rank in 1956:

2

Rank in 1950s:

13

Overall Rank:

595

Average Rating:

 79 (380 votes)

Comments:

20

7.

Lady Sings The Blues 

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,369

Rank in 1956:

6

Rank in 1950s:

33

Overall Rank:

1,258

Average Rating:

 77 (178 votes)

Comments:

5

8.

The Wizard Of Oz 
Soundtrack

 Various Artists

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

193

Rank in 1956:

31

Rank in 1950s:

195

Overall Rank:

6,628

Average Rating:

 73 (52 votes)

Comments:

4

9.

Solitude 

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

247

Rank in 1956:

26

Rank in 1950s:

161

Overall Rank:

5,439

Average Rating:

 76 (36 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Bluejean Bop 

 Gene Vincent

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

550

Rank in 1956:

15

Rank in 1950s:

82

Overall Rank:

2,797

Average Rating:

 73 (79 votes)

Comments:

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Top 16 Music Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Elvis Presley	2	13%
Billie Holiday	2	13%
Woody Guthrie	1	6%
Ella Fitzgerald	1	6%
Big Joe Turner	1	6%
B.B. King	1	6%
Sun Ra And The Arkestra	1	6%
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Country	Albums	%
	15	94%
	1	6%

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