Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

In The Wee Small Hours 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

4,565

Rank in 1955:

1

Rank in 1950s:

6

Overall Rank:

369

Average Rating:

 80 (647 votes)

Comments:

39

2.

Sarah Vaughan 

 Sarah Vaughan

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

1,116

Rank in 1955:

2

Rank in 1950s:

39

Overall Rank:

1,528

Average Rating:

 78 (154 votes)

Comments:

6

3.

Rock Around The Clock 
Compilation

 Bill Haley And His Comets

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

802

Rank in 1955:

3

Rank in 1950s:

52

Overall Rank:

2,046

Average Rating:

 74 (116 votes)

Comments:

8

4.

Julie Is Her Name 

 Julie London

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

657

Rank in 1955:

4

Rank in 1950s:

69

Overall Rank:

2,422

Average Rating:

 75 (101 votes)

Comments:

6

5.

Ramblin' Man 

 Hank Williams

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

453

Rank in 1955:

5

Rank in 1950s:

95

Overall Rank:

3,290

Average Rating:

 74 (73 votes)

Comments:

6

6.

Concert By The Sea 
Live

 Erroll Garner

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

388

Rank in 1955:

6

Rank in 1950s:

113

Overall Rank:

3,743

Average Rating:

 75 (72 votes)

Comments:

4

7.

Study In Brown 

 Clifford Brown & Max Roach

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

383

Rank in 1955:

7

Rank in 1950s:

114

Overall Rank:

3,789

Average Rating:

 78 (77 votes)

Comments:

5

8.

Shake, Rattle And Roll 
Compilation

 Bill Haley And His Comets

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 1955:

8

Rank in 1950s:

130

Overall Rank:

4,290

Average Rating:

 73 (45 votes)

Comments:

0

9.

Dinah Jams 
Live

 Dinah Washington

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

308

Rank in 1955:

9

Rank in 1950s:

135

Overall Rank:

4,557

Average Rating:

 74 (60 votes)

Comments:

4

10.

Satch Plays Fats 

 Louis Armstrong

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 1955:

10

Rank in 1950s:

155

Overall Rank:

5,176

Average Rating:

 74 (73 votes)

Comments:

4

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Clifford Brown & Max Roach	3	1%
Sarah Vaughan	3	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Erroll Garner	3	1%
Miles Davis	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	176	65%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	13	5%
	6	2%
	6	2%
	5	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	254	94%
Yes	17	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	263	97%
Yes	8	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	269	99%
Yes	2	1%