Best Albums of 1955
Explore the best albums of 1955, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"The strings in this album are so beautifully dated. I wonder what makes them sound so different to what we hear today." Reply
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1955
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4,552
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"The quality of her voice is outstanding on this record. The arrangements and production are perfect," Reply
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1955
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1,161
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"I like the guitar on this album. On the first four songs Danny Cedrone played the guitar (he died shortly after the recording). The guitar player on the rest of the album is Franny Beecher." Reply
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1955
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810
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"Oh, I love that guitar and bass aesthetic...what a sleepy, dream atmosphere. London’s voice lilting over top is divine. Nice studio technique shown here too, such as the vocals in the codas to both “Cry Me A River” and “I Love You”." Reply
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Jameth | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1955
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709
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"those first five songs..what a tremendous start!" Reply
"Pure bebop shredding; an ageless classic. Clifford Brown is up there with Hendrix and George Gershwin as American masters who died tragically young, with SO much music still in him that he never got to make." Reply
"Wow, over the top performances!" Reply
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"officially released in 1956" Reply
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"Fantastic recording! Why did I put off listening to it for so long? I don't think anyone could have done better by these marvellous songs. Black and Blue... wow!" Reply
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ticharu | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1955 composition
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| Various Artists | 6 | 2% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 4 | 1% | |
| Chris Barber's Jazz Band | 3 | 1% | |
| Clifford Brown & Max Roach | 3 | 1% | |
| Stan Getz | 3 | 1% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 1% | |
| Bill Haley And His Comets | 3 | 1% | |
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187 | 65% | |
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21 | 7% | |
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16 | 6% | |
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13 | 5% | |
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6 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1955 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 8 from 60th to 52nd |
Up 7 from 28th to 21st |
Up 3 from 76th to 73rd |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 72nd to 76th |
Down 2 from 13th to 15th |
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| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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