Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1955 year summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Hank Williams, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Dinah Washington, Erroll Garner, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
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1955
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1955
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958
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1955
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780
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1955
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622
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1955
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482
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1955
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362
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1955
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320
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1955
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309
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1955
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280
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1955
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237
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Total albums: 256. Page 1 of 26

Best Albums of 1955 composition

Country Albums %


United States 169 66%
United Kingdom 18 7%
Mixed Nationality 16 6%
Brazil 12 5%
France 6 2%
Italy 5 2%
Canada 4 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 240 94%
Yes 16 6%
Live? Albums %
No 250 98%
Yes 6 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 254 99%
Yes 2 1%
Best Albums of 1958
1. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
2. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
3. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
4. Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
5. Milestones by Miles Davis
6. Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud by Miles Davis
7. Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely by Frank Sinatra
8. Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
10. One Dozen Berrys by Chuck Berry
11. The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers
12. Basie by Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti
13. Jerry Lee Lewis by Jerry Lee Lewis
14. Elvis' Golden Records by Elvis Presley
15. Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
16. Cool Struttin' by Sonny Clark
17. Dance Mania by Tito Puente
18. Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
19. King Creole by Elvis Presley
20. Please Please Please by James Brown And His Famous Flames
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