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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21.

Gospel Train

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

309

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

131

Overall Rank:

4,512

Average Rating:

74 (42 votes)

Comments:

22.

The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz

Big Joe Turner

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

265

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

143

Overall Rank:

5,083

Average Rating:

72 (33 votes)

Comments:

23.

Bound For Glory

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

262

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

145

Overall Rank:

5,139

Average Rating:

72 (35 votes)

Comments:

24.

That Bad Eartha
Compilation

Eartha Kitt

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

249

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

151

Overall Rank:

5,362

Average Rating:

73 (52 votes)

Comments:

25.

Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues

Odetta

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

244

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

154

Overall Rank:

5,460

Average Rating:

74 (38 votes)

Comments:

26.

Solitude

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

243

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

155

Overall Rank:

5,489

Average Rating:

76 (34 votes)

Comments:

27.

Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles

Boris Vian

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

220

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

172

Overall Rank:

5,942

Average Rating:

75 (23 votes)

Comments:

28.

More Moondog

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

219

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

174

Overall Rank:

5,963

Average Rating:

72 (34 votes)

Comments:

29.

Django

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

176

Overall Rank:

6,011

Average Rating:

73 (46 votes)

Comments:

30.

No. 4

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

180

Overall Rank:

6,131

Average Rating:

74 (21 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	3	1%
Art Tatum	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	244	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
Show all

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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