Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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, Hank Williams, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
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1955
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1955
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Buy album United States
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1955
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
5
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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4
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Total albums: 260. Page 18 of 26

Best Albums of 1955 composition

Country Albums %


United States 170 65%
United Kingdom 21 8%
Mixed Nationality 16 6%
Brazil 12 5%
France 6 2%
Canada 5 2%
Italy 5 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 244 94%
Yes 16 6%
Live? Albums %
No 253 97%
Yes 7 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 258 99%
Yes 2 1%
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