Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1956 year summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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261.

Chambers' Music

Paul Chambers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

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262.

Move!

The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow & Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

262

Rank in 1950s:

2,203

Average Rating:

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263.

Surf Ride

Art Pepper

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

263

Rank in 1950s:

2,212

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

264.

Washboard Band: Country Dance Music

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

264

Rank in 1950s:

2,213

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

265.

The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 6

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

265

Rank in 1950s:

2,225

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

265.

Fontainebleau

Tadd Dameron

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

265

Rank in 1950s:

2,225

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

267.

Heath Swings In Hi-Fi

Ted Heath And His Music

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

267

Rank in 1950s:

2,236

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

268.

Have You Met Hank Jones

Hank Jones

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

268

Rank in 1950s:

2,259

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

269.

Falla: El Amor Brujo

Ernest Ansermet / L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

269

Rank in 1950s:

2,264

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

270.

America's Greatest Jazz

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

270

Rank in 1950s:

2,272

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	244	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	332	98%
Yes	8	2%

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