Best Albums of 1955

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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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1955 year summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Hank Williams, Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis.

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11.

Lullabies Of Birdland

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

216

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

180

Overall Rank:

6,102

Average Rating:

74 (51 votes)

Comments:

12.

Blue Moods

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

45 charts

Rank Score:

199

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

192

Overall Rank:

6,500

Average Rating:

73 (54 votes)

Comments:

13.

Diz And Getz

Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

165

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

229

Overall Rank:

7,629

Average Rating:

75 (46 votes)

Comments:

14.

Lennie Tristano

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

163

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

233

Overall Rank:

7,706

Average Rating:

74 (41 votes)

Comments:

15.

Helen Merrill

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

161

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

238

Overall Rank:

7,786

Average Rating:

74 (28 votes)

Comments:

16.

Les And Mary

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

158

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

243

Overall Rank:

7,911

Average Rating:

71 (32 votes)

Comments:

17.

Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi
Compilation

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

36 charts

Rank Score:

147

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

254

Overall Rank:

8,425

Average Rating:

74 (36 votes)

Comments:

18.

Lotte Lenya Sings Kurt Weill

Lotte Lenya

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

142

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

262

Overall Rank:

8,628

Average Rating:

74 (17 votes)

Comments:

19.

Hamp & Getz

Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

133

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

275

Overall Rank:

9,128

Average Rating:

73 (35 votes)

Comments:

20.

Chet Atkins In Three Dimensions

Chet Atkins

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

119

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

304

Overall Rank:

10,011

Average Rating:

68 (28 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Erroll Garner	3	1%
Miles Davis	3	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	177	65%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	13	5%
	6	2%
	6	2%
	6	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	257	94%
Yes	17	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	266	97%
Yes	8	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	272	99%
Yes	2	1%

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