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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301.

Jazz Of Two Cities

Warne Marsh

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

301

Rank in 1950s:

2,446

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

302.

With Voices Together We Sing

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

302

Rank in 1950s:

2,447

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

303.

Roger Williams

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

303

Rank in 1950s:

2,449

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

303.

Orpheus In The Underworld

Don Shirley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

303

Rank in 1950s:

2,449

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

305.

Love Songs For Friends & Foes

Pete Seeger

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

305

Rank in 1950s:

2,458

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

306.

The Gilded Hawk

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

306

Rank in 1950s:

2,462

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

307.

"Top Trumpets" - Dizzy Blows Bird / Deuchar Plays Deuchar

Dizzy Reece / Jimmy Deuchar

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

307

Rank in 1950s:

2,475

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

308.

Informal Jazz

Elmo Hope Sextet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

308

Rank in 1950s:

2,477

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

309.

Watkins At Large

Doug Watkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

309

Rank in 1950s:

2,479

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

310.

A New Sound, A New Star, Volume 2

Jimmy Smith

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

310

Rank in 1950s:

2,487

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Elvis Presley	3	1%
Frank Sinatra	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	253	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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