Best Albums of 1955

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Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Dinah Washington, Erroll Garner, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

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11.

Lullabies Of Birdland

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

237

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

161

Overall Rank:

5,583

Average Rating:

74 (46 votes)

Comments:

12.

Blue Moods

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

186

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

197

Overall Rank:

6,878

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

Comments:

13.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

156

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

229

Overall Rank:

7,945

Average Rating:

75 (13 votes)

Comments:

14.

Diz And Getz

Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

155

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

230

Overall Rank:

7,982

Average Rating:

75 (41 votes)

Comments:

15.

Les And Mary

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

146

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

237

Overall Rank:

8,390

Average Rating:

70 (29 votes)

Comments:

16.

Helen Merrill

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

146

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

239

Overall Rank:

8,423

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

Comments:

17.

Lennie Tristano

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

141

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

247

Overall Rank:

8,627

Average Rating:

74 (35 votes)

Comments:

18.

Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi
Compilation

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

134

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

258

Overall Rank:

8,988

Average Rating:

74 (33 votes)

Comments:

19.

Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill

Lotte Lenya

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

129

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

268

Overall Rank:

9,305

Average Rating:

74 (14 votes)

Comments:

20.

Hamp & Getz

Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

126

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

275

Overall Rank:

9,455

Average Rating:

74 (30 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	2%
Erroll Garner	4	2%
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	%

	169	66%
	18	7%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	4	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	240	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	250	98%
Yes	6	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	254	99%
Yes	2	1%

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