Best Albums of 1956

Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1956 year summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.
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1956
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5,075
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2,964
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1,660
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1,380
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1,367
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1,302
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1,098
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764
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Total albums: 332. Page 1 of 34

Best Albums of 1956 composition

Country Albums %


United States 239 72%
United Kingdom 22 7%
Brazil 17 5%
Mixed Nationality 15 5%
France 10 3%
Germany 4 1%
Canada 4 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 317 95%
Yes 15 5%
Live? Albums %
No 319 96%
Yes 13 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 326 98%
Yes 6 2%
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4. Revolver by The Beatles
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7. In Rainbows by Radiohead
8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
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