Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Spirituals

Marian Anderson

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1956

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4 charts

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142.

Just Joan

Joan Regan

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1956

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2 charts

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Here Is Phineas

Phineas Newborn Jr.

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1956

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6 charts

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A Garland Of Red

Red Garland Trio

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1956

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5 charts

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Mobley's Message

Hank Mobley

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1956

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6 charts

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If You Only Knew

Jimmy Scott

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1956

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8 charts

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Chet Baker And His Quintet With Bobby Jaspar

Chet Baker And His Quintet With Bobby Jaspar

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1956

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7 charts

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J.A.M. (Jazz After Midnight)

Dick Farney E Seu Quarteto De Jazz

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1956

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The Third World

Herbie Nichols

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1956

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3 charts

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Woodlore

Phil Woods Quartet

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1956

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3 charts

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	257	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	17	5%
	11	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	346	96%
Yes	16	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	346	96%
Yes	16	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	354	98%
Yes	8	2%

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