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

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241.

Journey Into Jazz

Johnny Dankworth And His Orchestra

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1956

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Bernstein: Serenade For Violin Solo, Strings And Percussion

Leonard Bernstein / Symphony Of The Air

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1956

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Guitar Moods

Mundell Lowe

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1956

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3 charts

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N°1 - Bix Beiderbecke And His Orchestra

Bix Beiderbecke And His Orchestra

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1956

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Ravel: Complete Piano Works

Walter Gieseking

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1956

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Horace Silver Trio

Horace Silver

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1956

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4 charts

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Chris Barber In Concert
Live

Chris Barber's Jazz Band

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1956

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Kenny Burrell (1956)

Kenny Burrell

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1956

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Kern For Moderns

Ted Heath

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1956

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The Jon Eardley Seven

Jon Eardley

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1956

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	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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