Best Albums of 1955

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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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Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro

Erich Kleiber / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Vienna State Opera Chorus

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

876

Overall Rank:

30,950

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

72.

Experiment In Time

Victor Feldman With Kenny Graham's Afro-Cubists

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

884

Overall Rank:

31,063

Average Rating:

72 (5 votes)

Comments:

73.

The Shearing Spell

The George Shearing Quintet

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

889

Overall Rank:

31,309

Average Rating:

68 (9 votes)

Comments:

74.

Subconscious-Lee

Lee Konitz

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

890

Overall Rank:

31,323

Average Rating:

70 (18 votes)

Comments:

75.

Bud Powell's Moods

Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

893

Overall Rank:

31,361

Average Rating:

73 (9 votes)

Comments:

76.

Helen Merrill With Strings

Helen Merrill

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

920

Overall Rank:

32,069

Average Rating:

74 (7 votes)

Comments:

77.

Hank Mobley Quartet

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

928

Overall Rank:

32,431

Average Rating:

72 (9 votes)

Comments:

78.

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 In F Major

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

929

Overall Rank:

32,492

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

79.

Franz Schubert: Winterreise

Hans Hotter / Gerald Moore

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

935

Overall Rank:

32,665

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

80.

Just Patti

Patti Page

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

936

Overall Rank:

32,742

Average Rating:

65 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Erroll Garner	4	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	2%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	3	1%
Sarah Vaughan	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	169	66%
	18	7%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	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%

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