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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191.

Jazz Composers Workshop
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Charles Mingus

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1956

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6 charts

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192.

The Girl I Left Home For

Gwen Verdon

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1956

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1 chart

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Monk
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

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1956

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7 charts

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The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Compilation

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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1956

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5 charts

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The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet

Jimmy Giuffre

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1956

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5 charts

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Negro Prison Camp Worksongs

Prisoners At The Ramsey And Retrieve State Farms, Texas

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1956

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2 charts

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At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vol. 1

Jimmy Smith

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1956

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3 charts

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King Oliver
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King Oliver

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1956

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2 charts

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Daddy Plays The Horn

Dexter Gordon

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1956

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10 charts

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The Teddy Charles Tentet

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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%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Frank Sinatra	3	1%
Ted Heath	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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