Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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

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261.

Meet Mark Murphy (The Singing "M")

Mark Murphy

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1956

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1 chart

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262.

Memorial

Clifford Brown

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1956

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3 charts

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263.

Midnight On Cloud 69

George Shearing Quintet / Red Norvo Trio

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1956

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2 charts

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264.

Chris Barber Plays Vol. 2

Chris Barber's Jazz Band

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1956

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1 chart

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265.

Judy

Judy Garland

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1956

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1 chart

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266.

Lights Out!

The Jackie McLean Quintet With Donald Byrd & Elmo Hope

Year of Release:

1956

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2 charts

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266

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2,180

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267.

Cal Tjader Quartet

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1956

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1 chart

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267

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2,181

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

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268.

Conception

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1956

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2 charts

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268

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2,184

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73 (3 votes)

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269.

American Folk And Gambling Songs

John Jacob Niles

Year of Release:

1956

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3 charts

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269

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2,194

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

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270.

The Toshiko Trio

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Year of Release:

1956

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1 chart

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270

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2,216

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Billie Holiday	3	1%
Elvis Presley	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	251	72%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	335	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	334	95%
Yes	16	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	342	98%
Yes	8	2%

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