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, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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21.

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

322

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

132

Overall Rank:

4,382

Average Rating:

77 (50 votes)

Comments:

22.

Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues

Odetta

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

293

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

141

Overall Rank:

4,755

Average Rating:

73 (40 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz

Big Joe Turner

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

154

Overall Rank:

5,147

Average Rating:

72 (36 votes)

Comments:

24.

Bound For Glory

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

156

Overall Rank:

5,201

Average Rating:

72 (36 votes)

Comments:

25.

That Bad Eartha
Compilation

Eartha Kitt

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

261

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

157

Overall Rank:

5,222

Average Rating:

73 (54 votes)

Comments:

26.

Solitude

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

260

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

158

Overall Rank:

5,239

Average Rating:

76 (35 votes)

Comments:

27.

More Moondog

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

176

Overall Rank:

5,914

Average Rating:

71 (37 votes)

Comments:

28.

Django

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

185

Overall Rank:

6,212

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

Comments:

29.

Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles

Boris Vian

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

210

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

187

Overall Rank:

6,228

Average Rating:

75 (24 votes)

Comments:

30.

No. 4

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

201

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

191

Overall Rank:

6,426

Average Rating:

74 (21 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	253	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	17	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	340	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	339	95%
Yes	16	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	347	98%
Yes	8	2%

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