Best Albums of 1955

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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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171.

Beethoven: Variations On A Theme Of Diabelli, Op. 120

Leonard Shure

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1955

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2 charts

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Jazz At The Royal Festival Hall
Live

Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band

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1955

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3 charts

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Paul Whiteman's Orchestra Featuring Bix Beiderbecke
Compilation

Paul Whiteman's Orchestra Featuring Bix Beiderbecke With Bing Crosby And The Rhythm Boys And Frank Trumbauer

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1955

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2 charts

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174.

Get Happy

Frank Sinatra

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1955

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3 charts

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175.

Puccini: Madama Butterfly

Gabriele Santini / Rome Opera House Orchestra & Chorus

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1955

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3 charts

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176.

Another One

Oscar Pettiford

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1955

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2 charts

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177.

Jazzical Moods, Vol 2

Charles Mingus & John La Porta

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1955

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8 charts

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178.

Canções De Noel Rosa Cantadas Por Noel Rosa

Noel Rosa

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1955

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2 charts

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The West Coast Sound, Vol. 1
Compilation

Shelly Manne & His Men

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1955

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4 charts

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Echoes Of Harlem

Chris Barber's Jazz Band

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1955

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	177	66%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	13	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	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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