Best Albums of 1956

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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Monk 
Compilation
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1956
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Buy album United States
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1956
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Buy album United States
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1956
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King Oliver 
Compilation
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1956
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1956
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Rank Score:
7
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1956
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7
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Total albums: 354. Page 20 of 36

Best Albums of 1956 composition

Country Albums %


United States 252 71%
United Kingdom 24 7%
Brazil 17 5%
Mixed Nationality 16 5%
France 10 3%
Germany 4 1%
Canada 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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