Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Hank Williams, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis.
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1955
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4,646
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1955
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1,071
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1955
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780
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1955
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661
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1955
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493
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1955
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370
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1955
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356
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1955
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335
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Year of Release:
1955
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283
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1955
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259
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Total albums: 270. Page 1 of 27

Best Albums of 1955 composition

Country Albums %


United States 177 66%
United Kingdom 21 8%
Mixed Nationality 16 6%
Brazil 13 5%
France 6 2%
Canada 5 2%
Italy 5 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 254 94%
Yes 16 6%
Live? Albums %
No 263 97%
Yes 7 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 268 99%
Yes 2 1%
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