Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

600 charts

Rank Score:

4,944

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Overall Rank:

347

Average Rating:

79 (777 votes)

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,863

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Overall Rank:

596

Average Rating:

79 (386 votes)

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Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

1,898

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Overall Rank:

913

Average Rating:

80 (279 votes)

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Ellington At Newport
Live

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

1,644

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Overall Rank:

1,058

Average Rating:

79 (207 votes)

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Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,604

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

197 charts

Rank Score:

1,387

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Overall Rank:

1,244

Average Rating:

78 (180 votes)

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Elvis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

1,374

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Overall Rank:

1,253

Average Rating:

77 (208 votes)

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

1,149

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Overall Rank:

1,476

Average Rating:

77 (149 votes)

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J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations (1956)

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

109 charts

Rank Score:

893

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Overall Rank:

1,868

Average Rating:

81 (120 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

832

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Overall Rank:

1,989

Average Rating:

76 (137 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Billie Holiday	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	255	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	17	5%
	11	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	344	96%
Yes	16	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	344	96%
Yes	16	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	352	98%
Yes	8	2%

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