Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1956 were Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Domino and Glenn Gould.

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21.

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

320

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

133

Overall Rank:

4,415

Average Rating:

77 (50 votes)

Comments:

22.

Odetta Sings Ballads And Blues

Odetta

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

281

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

144

Overall Rank:

4,912

Average Rating:

74 (39 votes)

Comments:

23.

The Boss Of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz

Big Joe Turner

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

264

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

150

Overall Rank:

5,159

Average Rating:

72 (35 votes)

Comments:

24.

Solitude

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

255

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

151

Overall Rank:

5,320

Average Rating:

76 (34 votes)

Comments:

25.

Bound For Glory

Woody Guthrie

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

253

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

152

Overall Rank:

5,337

Average Rating:

72 (35 votes)

Comments:

26.

That Bad Eartha
Compilation

Eartha Kitt

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

250

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

155

Overall Rank:

5,389

Average Rating:

73 (53 votes)

Comments:

27.

More Moondog

Moondog

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

38 charts

Rank Score:

218

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

179

Overall Rank:

6,036

Average Rating:

71 (36 votes)

Comments:

28.

Django

The Modern Jazz Quartet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

183

Overall Rank:

6,196

Average Rating:

73 (47 votes)

Comments:

29.

Chansons Possibles Et Impossibles

Boris Vian

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

184

Overall Rank:

6,197

Average Rating:

75 (24 votes)

Comments:

30.

No. 4

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

203

Rank in 1956:

Rank in 1950s:

189

Overall Rank:

6,426

Average Rating:

74 (21 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Ted Heath	3	1%
Ted Heath And His Music	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	254	72%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	339	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	338	95%
Yes	16	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	346	98%
Yes	8	2%

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