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, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

595 charts

Rank Score:

5,148

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Overall Rank:

342

Average Rating:

79 (763 votes)

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

2,918

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Overall Rank:

598

Average Rating:

79 (376 votes)

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Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,902

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Overall Rank:

920

Average Rating:

80 (274 votes)

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Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,616

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Overall Rank:

1,085

Average Rating:

79 (226 votes)

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Ellington At Newport
Live

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,506

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

1,398

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Overall Rank:

1,251

Average Rating:

77 (176 votes)

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Elvis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,363

Rank in 1956:

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Overall Rank:

1,280

Average Rating:

77 (203 votes)

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

1,107

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Overall Rank:

1,553

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

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

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

107 charts

Rank Score:

882

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Overall Rank:

1,897

Average Rating:

81 (116 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

140 charts

Rank Score:

818

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Overall Rank:

2,027

Average Rating:

75 (129 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Kenny Burrell	3	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	252	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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