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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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

4,974

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Overall Rank:

364

Average Rating:

79 (747 votes)

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,957

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Overall Rank:

600

Average Rating:

79 (364 votes)

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Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

1,848

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Overall Rank:

974

Average Rating:

80 (260 votes)

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Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

1,597

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Overall Rank:

1,106

Average Rating:

79 (221 votes)

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Ellington At Newport
Live

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

1,487

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

190 charts

Rank Score:

1,363

Rank in 1956:

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Overall Rank:

1,287

Average Rating:

77 (167 votes)

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Elvis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,339

Rank in 1956:

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Overall Rank:

1,316

Average Rating:

77 (194 votes)

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

1,068

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Overall Rank:

1,614

Average Rating:

78 (137 votes)

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J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

97 charts

Rank Score:

843

Rank in 1956:

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Overall Rank:

1,980

Average Rating:

81 (108 votes)

Comments:

10.

This Is Fats Domino!

Fats Domino

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

119 charts

Rank Score:

742

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Overall Rank:

2,206

Average Rating:

74 (101 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Ted Heath	3	1%
Ted Heath And His Music	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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