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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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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Piano À Gogo

Stéphane Grappelli

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1956

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Dig Deuchar, Don't Dance

Jimmy Deuchar Quartet

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1956

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Zoot Sims Avec Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre Et Jon Eardley

Zoot Sims Avec Henri Renaud Et Son Orchestre Et Jon Eardley

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1956

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M-1

Mal Waldron

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1956

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Jazz Great

Jack Teagarden

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1956

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Midnight At Nixa

Kenny Baker / Bruce Turner / Don Lawson

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1956

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The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 7

Art Tatum

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1956

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Meet Mark Murphy (The Singing "M")

Mark Murphy

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1956

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Ted Heath And His Music	3	1%
Kenny Burrell	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	255	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	16	4%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	342	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	341	96%
Yes	16	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	349	98%
Yes	8	2%

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