Best Albums of 1956

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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1956
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738
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1956
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641
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1956
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637
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1956
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583
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1956
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534
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1956
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512
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1956
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396
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1956
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378
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1956
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364
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1956
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324
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Total albums: 340. Page 2 of 34

Best Albums of 1956 composition

Country Albums %


United States 244 72%
United Kingdom 22 6%
Brazil 17 5%
Mixed Nationality 16 5%
France 10 3%
Canada 4 1%
Germany 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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