Best Albums of 1955

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Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

474 charts

Rank Score:

4,710

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Overall Rank:

381

Average Rating:

80 (633 votes)

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Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

158 charts

Rank Score:

950

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Overall Rank:

1,779

Average Rating:

78 (140 votes)

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Rock Around The Clock
Compilation

Bill Haley And His Comets

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

780

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

624

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Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

481

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Overall Rank:

3,119

Average Rating:

75 (68 votes)

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Study In Brown

Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

362

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Rank in 1950s:

115

Overall Rank:

3,967

Average Rating:

79 (67 votes)

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Shake, Rattle And Roll
Compilation

Bill Haley And His Comets

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

320

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127

Overall Rank:

4,390

Average Rating:

72 (42 votes)

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Satch Plays Fats

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

237

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Rank in 1950s:

162

Overall Rank:

5,592

Average Rating:

75 (69 votes)

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Lullabies Of Birdland

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

236

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163

Overall Rank:

5,610

Average Rating:

74 (46 votes)

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Blue Moods

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

191

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192

Overall Rank:

6,755

Average Rating:

73 (48 votes)

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	168	66%
	18	7%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	4	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	239	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	249	98%
Yes	6	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	253	99%
Yes	2	1%

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2. Robert Johnson
3. Ornette Coleman
4. Bill Evans
5. Bill Evans Trio
6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
7. Miles Davis
8. Oliver Nelson
9. John Coltrane Quartet
10. Ray Charles
11. Yusef Lateef
12. Patsy Cline
13. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
14. Art Blakey
15. Roy Orbison
16. The Miles Davis Sextet
17. Eric Dolphy
18. Bobby Bland
19. Django Reinhardt
20. Thelonious Monk Quartet & John Coltrane