Best Albums of 1955

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Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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71.

Byrd's Eye View

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

826

Overall Rank:

28,975

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

72.

Experiment In Time

Victor Feldman With Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

833

Overall Rank:

29,179

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

73.

Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro

Erich Kleiber / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Vienna State Opera Chorus

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

846

Overall Rank:

29,672

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

74.

Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

851

Overall Rank:

29,743

Average Rating:

70 (7 votes)

Comments:

75.

Subconscious-Lee

Lee Konitz

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

870

Overall Rank:

30,498

Average Rating:

70 (19 votes)

Comments:

76.

Bud Powell's Moods

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

916

Overall Rank:

31,767

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

77.

The Shearing Spell

The George Shearing Quintet

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

918

Overall Rank:

31,815

Average Rating:

68 (9 votes)

Comments:

78.

Hank Mobley Quartet

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

943

Overall Rank:

32,516

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

79.

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 In F Major

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

947

Overall Rank:

32,739

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

80.

Franz Schubert: Winterreise

Hans Hotter / Gerald Moore

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

952

Overall Rank:

32,843

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	177	66%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	13	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	5	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	254	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	263	97%
Yes	7	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	268	99%
Yes	2	1%

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