Best Albums of 1956

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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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1956 year summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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71.

The Herbie Nichols Trio

Herbie Nichols

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

561

Overall Rank:

19,430

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

Comments:

72.

Work Time

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

573

Overall Rank:

19,859

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

Comments:

73.

Memorial Album
Compilation

Clifford Brown

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

582

Overall Rank:

20,115

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

Comments:

74.

The Clovers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

586

Overall Rank:

20,267

Average Rating:

69 (10 votes)

Comments:

75.

Calendar Girl

Julie London

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

602

Overall Rank:

20,901

Average Rating:

70 (15 votes)

Comments:

76.

La Vern

LaVern Baker

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

606

Overall Rank:

20,957

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

Comments:

77.

Her Trio, Her Quartet

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

608

Overall Rank:

20,973

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

78.

The Merle Travis Guitar

Merle Travis

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

617

Overall Rank:

21,202

Average Rating:

67 (12 votes)

Comments:

79.

The Rising Of The Moon: Irish Songs Of Rebellion

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

620

Overall Rank:

21,328

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

80.

Farmer's Market

Art Farmer

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

640

Overall Rank:

21,942

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

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%

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