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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11.

This Is Fats Domino!

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

742

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,193

Average Rating:

74 (100 votes)

Comments:

12.

Music Of India - Three Classical Ragas On Sitar

Ravi Shankar

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

82 charts

Rank Score:

657

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,417

Average Rating:

77 (77 votes)

Comments:

13.

Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio

Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

638

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,479

Average Rating:

76 (70 votes)

Comments:

14.

Jazz At Massey Hall
Live

The Quintet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

586

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,649

Average Rating:

77 (104 votes)

Comments:

15.

Bluejean Bop

Gene Vincent

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

85 charts

Rank Score:

535

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,860

Average Rating:

74 (75 votes)

Comments:

16.

Calypso

Harry Belafonte

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

515

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

2,944

Average Rating:

71 (78 votes)

Comments:

17.

Rock And Rollin' With Fats Domino

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

394

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

104

Overall Rank:

3,677

Average Rating:

74 (45 votes)

Comments:

18.

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

374

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

108

Overall Rank:

3,853

Average Rating:

76 (55 votes)

Comments:

19.

Tragic Songs Of Life

The Louvin Brothers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

365

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

114

Overall Rank:

3,936

Average Rating:

72 (73 votes)

Comments:

20.

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

126

Overall Rank:

4,342

Average Rating:

78 (47 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	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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