Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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31.

Music For Torching With Billie Holiday 

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

84

Rank in 1955:

31

Rank in 1950s:

404

Overall Rank:

13,656

Average Rating:

 72 (17 votes)

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32.

West Coast Jazz 

 Stan Getz

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

81

Rank in 1955:

32

Rank in 1950s:

417

Overall Rank:

14,072

Average Rating:

 72 (16 votes)

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33.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 

 Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

76

Rank in 1955:

33

Rank in 1950s:

432

Overall Rank:

14,847

Average Rating:

 75 (15 votes)

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34.

For Those In Love 

 Dinah Washington

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

72

Rank in 1955:

34

Rank in 1950s:

451

Overall Rank:

15,657

Average Rating:

 71 (21 votes)

Comments:

1

35.

Dexter Blows Hot And Cool 

 Dexter Gordon

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

66

Rank in 1955:

35

Rank in 1950s:

474

Overall Rank:

16,789

Average Rating:

 70 (19 votes)

Comments:

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36.

Lullabies For Losers 

 Ethel Ennis

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

63

Rank in 1955:

36

Rank in 1950s:

489

Overall Rank:

17,268

Average Rating:

 74 (11 votes)

Comments:

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37.

The World's Greatest Gospel Singer 

 Mahalia Jackson

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

59

Rank in 1955:

37

Rank in 1950s:

516

Overall Rank:

18,148

Average Rating:

 72 (14 votes)

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38.

Brubeck Time 

 Dave Brubeck

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

59

Rank in 1955:

38

Rank in 1950s:

521

Overall Rank:

18,292

Average Rating:

 72 (19 votes)

Comments:

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39.

Clifford Brown With Strings 

 Clifford Brown

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

57

Rank in 1955:

39

Rank in 1950s:

533

Overall Rank:

18,642

Average Rating:

 71 (21 votes)

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40.

Love Me Or Leave Me 

 Doris Day

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

57

Rank in 1955:

40

Rank in 1950s:

543

Overall Rank:

18,771

Average Rating:

 66 (17 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	3	1%
Clifford Brown & Max Roach	3	1%
Sarah Vaughan	3	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	177	65%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	13	5%
	6	2%
	6	2%
	6	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	257	94%
Yes	17	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	266	97%
Yes	8	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	272	99%
Yes	2	1%