Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1956 year summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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11.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

738

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,215

Average Rating:

76 (122 votes)

Comments:

12.

Music Of India (Three Classical Ragas)

Ravi Shankar

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

640

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,469

Average Rating:

77 (77 votes)

Comments:

13.

Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

631

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,494

Average Rating:

76 (69 votes)

Comments:

14.

Jazz At Massey Hall
Live

The Quintet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

567

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,722

Average Rating:

77 (103 votes)

Comments:

15.

Bluejean Bop

Gene Vincent

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

534

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,864

Average Rating:

73 (75 votes)

Comments:

16.

Calypso

Harry Belafonte

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

493

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

3,052

Average Rating:

71 (77 votes)

Comments:

17.

Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

396

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

105

Overall Rank:

3,668

Average Rating:

74 (45 votes)

Comments:

18.

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

378

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

108

Overall Rank:

3,812

Average Rating:

76 (56 votes)

Comments:

19.

Tragic Songs Of Life

The Louvin Brothers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

364

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

111

Overall Rank:

3,941

Average Rating:

72 (73 votes)

Comments:

20.

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

125

Overall Rank:

4,344

Average Rating:

78 (48 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Ted Heath And His Music	3	1%
Frank Sinatra	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	242	72%
	22	7%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	323	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	323	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	330	98%
Yes	8	2%

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