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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81.

Brubeck Plays Brubeck

Dave Brubeck

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

630

Overall Rank:

22,793

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

82.

Farmer's Market

Art Farmer

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

632

Overall Rank:

22,842

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

83.

Blue Serge

Serge Chaloff

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

645

Overall Rank:

23,355

Average Rating:

71 (12 votes)

Comments:

84.

Quintet/Sextet

Miles Davis & Milt Jackson

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

650

Overall Rank:

23,525

Average Rating:

74 (15 votes)

Comments:

85.

The Hawk In Hi-Fi

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

681

Overall Rank:

24,614

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

86.

Detroit-New York Junction

Thad Jones

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

686

Overall Rank:

24,748

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

87.

Vince Guaraldi Trio

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

706

Overall Rank:

25,217

Average Rating:

69 (12 votes)

Comments:

88.

Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

711

Overall Rank:

25,524

Average Rating:

68 (13 votes)

Comments:

89.

The Weavers At Carnegie Hall
Live

The Weavers

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

712

Overall Rank:

25,548

Average Rating:

70 (13 votes)

Comments:

90.

The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

720

Overall Rank:

25,847

Average Rating:

73 (14 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	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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