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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Volume 1: Easy Like

Barney Kessel

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1956

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322.

Listening In The After Hours

Lita Roza And The Tony Kinsey Quartet

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1956

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At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vol. 2

Jimmy Smith

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1956

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American Folk And Gambling Songs

John Jacob Niles

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1956

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Kenny Clarke's Sextet Plays Andre Hodeir

Kenny Clarke's Sextet

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1956

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Whaling And Sailing Songs From The Days Of Moby Dick

Paul Clayton

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1956

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Back O' Town
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King Oliver

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1956

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René Thomas And His Orchestra

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1956

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After The Lights Go Down Low
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Al Hibbler

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1956

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Progress Report

Dizzy Reece

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	243	72%
	22	6%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	324	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	324	96%
Yes	15	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	331	98%
Yes	8	2%

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