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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81.

Hank Mobley Quartet

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

938

Overall Rank:

33,028

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

82.

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:

939

Overall Rank:

33,097

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

83.

Byrd's Word

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

948

Overall Rank:

33,392

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

84.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley

Cannonball Adderley

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

989

Overall Rank:

34,943

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

Comments:

85.

Saudosa Maloca

Os Demônios Da Garoa Nos Sambas De Adoniran Barbosa

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

992

Overall Rank:

34,990

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

86.

I'm Wild Again

Frances Faye

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

994

Overall Rank:

35,012

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

87.

Day Dreams

Doris Day

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

1,006

Overall Rank:

35,313

Average Rating:

68 (10 votes)

Comments:

88.

After Dark

Marian McPartland

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

1,012

Overall Rank:

35,430

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

89.

Wagner: Die Walküre

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

1,019

Overall Rank:

35,590

Average Rating:

74 (6 votes)

Comments:

90.

Brownie McGhee Blues

Brownie McGhee

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

1,026

Overall Rank:

35,810

Average Rating:

71 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	165	65%
	18	7%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	4	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	237	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	247	98%
Yes	6	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	251	99%
Yes	2	1%

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