Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Mozart: Requiem

Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic

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1956

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5 charts

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122.

Used To Be Duke

Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra

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1956

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3 charts

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Chants Et Danses Du Chili Vol. I

Violeta Parra

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1956

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5 charts

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Manhattan Tower

Patti Page

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1956

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3 charts

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Ain't Misbehavin'
Compilation

Fats Waller

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1956

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7 charts

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Chante Charles Aznavour Vol. 3

Charles Aznavour

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1956

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2 charts

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World Statesman

Dizzy Gillespie

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1956

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8 charts

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Soundblast - The Sound Of Tomorrow, Today!

Ferrante & Teicher

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1956

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Favorites

Slim Whitman

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1956

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2 charts

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Soundproof

Ferrante & Teicher

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1956

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Art Tatum	3	1%
Billie Holiday	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	245	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	325	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	332	98%
Yes	8	2%

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