Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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This Is Fats Domino!

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

775

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,128

Average Rating:

74 (109 votes)

Comments:

12.

Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

90 charts

Rank Score:

720

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,236

Average Rating:

76 (75 votes)

Comments:

13.

Music Of India (Three Classical Ragas)

Ravi Shankar

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

86 charts

Rank Score:

663

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,417

Average Rating:

76 (84 votes)

Comments:

14.

Jazz At Massey Hall
Live

The Quintet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

570

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,732

Average Rating:

77 (110 votes)

Comments:

15.

Calypso

Harry Belafonte

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

550

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,811

Average Rating:

70 (79 votes)

Comments:

16.

Bluejean Bop

Gene Vincent

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

545

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,830

Average Rating:

73 (77 votes)

Comments:

17.

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

63 charts

Rank Score:

407

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

107

Overall Rank:

3,601

Average Rating:

74 (60 votes)

Comments:

18.

Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

394

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

111

Overall Rank:

3,713

Average Rating:

74 (47 votes)

Comments:

19.

Tragic Songs Of Life

The Louvin Brothers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

371

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

116

Overall Rank:

3,907

Average Rating:

72 (73 votes)

Comments:

20.

Gospel Train

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

366

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

121

Overall Rank:

3,944

Average Rating:

74 (45 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Kenny Burrell	3	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	252	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	339	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	338	95%
Yes	16	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	346	98%
Yes	8	2%

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