Best Albums of 1955

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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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1955 year summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Hank Williams, Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis.

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51.

Ambassador Satch

Louis Armstrong & The All Stars

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

627

Overall Rank:

21,712

Average Rating:

69 (13 votes)

Comments:

52.

The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus
Compilation

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

638

Overall Rank:

21,910

Average Rating:

69 (15 votes)

Comments:

53.

Hank Williams As "Luke The Drifter"
Compilation

Hank Williams As Luke The Drifter

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

663

Overall Rank:

22,898

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

54.

Wagner: Die Walküre

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

670

Overall Rank:

22,985

Average Rating:

74 (9 votes)

Comments:

55.

Webb Pierce

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

671

Overall Rank:

22,995

Average Rating:

70 (13 votes)

Comments:

56.

Massenet: Manon

Pierre Monteux / Choeurs Et Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

672

Overall Rank:

23,003

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

57.

Quartets
Compilation

Stan Getz

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

679

Overall Rank:

23,221

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

Comments:

58.

Down To Eartha

Eartha Kitt

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

692

Overall Rank:

23,688

Average Rating:

68 (9 votes)

Comments:

59.

Live It Up!

Bill Haley And His Comets

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

714

Overall Rank:

24,455

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

60.

Carnavalitos

Edmundo Zaldivar

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

719

Overall Rank:

24,748

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Erroll Garner	3	1%
Miles Davis	3	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	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%

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