Best Albums of 1956

Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

Elvis Presley 

 Elvis Presley

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

4,952

Rank in 1956:

1

Rank in 1950s:

5

Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

 79 (776 votes)

Comments:

37

2.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers! 

 Frank Sinatra

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,869

Rank in 1956:

2

Rank in 1950s:

14

Overall Rank:

596

Average Rating:

 79 (383 votes)

Comments:

20

3.

Pithecanthropus Erectus 

 Charles Mingus

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,909

Rank in 1956:

3

Rank in 1950s:

22

Overall Rank:

910

Average Rating:

 80 (279 votes)

Comments:

9

4.

Ellington At Newport 
Live

 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

1,646

Rank in 1956:

4

Rank in 1950s:

27

Overall Rank:

1,059

Average Rating:

 79 (207 votes)

Comments:

6

5.

Ella & Louis 

 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,605

Rank in 1956:

5

Rank in 1950s:

28

Overall Rank:

1,085

Average Rating:

 79 (232 votes)

Comments:

10

6.

Lady Sings The Blues 

 Billie Holiday

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,387

Rank in 1956:

6

Rank in 1950s:

33

Overall Rank:

1,247

Average Rating:

 77 (179 votes)

Comments:

5

7.

Elvis 

 Elvis Presley

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,382

Rank in 1956:

7

Rank in 1950s:

34

Overall Rank:

1,249

Average Rating:

 77 (208 votes)

Comments:

6

8.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book 

 Ella Fitzgerald

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

1,144

Rank in 1956:

8

Rank in 1950s:

37

Overall Rank:

1,491

Average Rating:

 77 (149 votes)

Comments:

5

9.

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1956) 

 Glenn Gould

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

892

Rank in 1956:

9

Rank in 1950s:

46

Overall Rank:

1,868

Average Rating:

 81 (120 votes)

Comments:

6

10.

The Wildest! 

 Louis Prima

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

832

Rank in 1956:

10

Rank in 1950s:

51

Overall Rank:

1,993

Average Rating:

 76 (136 votes)

Comments:

5

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	5	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	257	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	17	5%
	11	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	346	96%
Yes	16	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	346	96%
Yes	16	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	354	98%
Yes	8	2%