Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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81.

Brubeck Plays Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

641

Overall Rank:

22,969

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

82.

Blue Serge

Serge Chaloff

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

656

Overall Rank:

23,498

Average Rating:

71 (12 votes)

Comments:

83.

Quintet/Sextet

Miles Davis & Milt Jackson

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

657

Overall Rank:

23,555

Average Rating:

73 (16 votes)

Comments:

84.

The Hawk In Hi-Fi

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

687

Overall Rank:

24,644

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

85.

Detroit-New York Junction

Thad Jones

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

691

Overall Rank:

24,786

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

86.

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

708

Overall Rank:

25,233

Average Rating:

69 (12 votes)

Comments:

87.

The Weavers At Carnegie Hall
Live

The Weavers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

713

Overall Rank:

25,574

Average Rating:

70 (13 votes)

Comments:

88.

Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

717

Overall Rank:

25,808

Average Rating:

68 (13 votes)

Comments:

89.

The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

721

Overall Rank:

25,870

Average Rating:

73 (14 votes)

Comments:

90.

The Great Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

725

Overall Rank:

26,012

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	244	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	332	98%
Yes	8	2%

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Best Albums of 1961
1. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
2. King Of The Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
3. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio
4. Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
5. Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane
6. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
7. Africa/Brass by John Coltrane Quartet
8. Eastern Sounds by Yusef Lateef
9. Showcase by Patsy Cline
10. The Genius Sings The Blues by Ray Charles
11. Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet
12. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
13. This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman
14. West Side Story (The Original Sound Track Recording) by Various Artists
15. Djangology by Django Reinhardt
16. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
17. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
18. Out Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra
19. Time Further Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
20. A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers