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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131.

Soundproof

Ferrante & Teicher

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1956

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3 charts

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132.

Heart And Soul

The Four Aces

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1956

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3 charts

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Spirituals

Marian Anderson

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1956

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4 charts

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Chet Baker And His Quintet With Bobby Jaspar

Chet Baker And His Quintet With Bobby Jaspar

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1956

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8 charts

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135.

Be There At 5

Glenn Osser

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1956

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2 charts

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Just Joan

Joan Regan

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1956

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2 charts

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A Garland Of Red

Red Garland Trio

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1956

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5 charts

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Howdy!

Pat Boone

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1956

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4 charts

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Here Is Phineas

Phineas Newborn Jr.

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1956

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6 charts

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The Most Happy Fella

The Original Broadway Cast

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1956

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5 charts

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Ted Heath	3	1%
Ted Heath And His Music	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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Best Artists of 1960
1. John Coltrane
2. Miles Davis
3. Etta James
4. Charles Mingus
5. Elvis Presley
6. Joan Baez
7. Max Roach
8. The Everly Brothers
9. Muddy Waters
10. Wes Montgomery
11. Hank Mobley
12. Bill Evans
13. Bill Evans Trio
14. Ella Fitzgerald
15. Johnny Cash
16. John Lee Hooker
17. Eddie Cochran
18. Miriam Makeba
19. Bo Diddley
20. Olatunji