Best Albums of 1955

Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1955 were Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Haley And His Comets, Julie London, Hank Williams, Clifford Brown & Max Roach, Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Year of Release:
1955
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112
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1955
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106
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1955
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1955
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103
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25.
Memorial Album 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
90
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1955
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84
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Year of Release:
1955
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79
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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79
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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Rank Score:
78
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1955
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78
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Total albums: 268. Page 3 of 27

Best Albums of 1955 composition

Country Albums %


United States 175 66%
United Kingdom 21 8%
Mixed Nationality 16 6%
Brazil 13 5%
France 6 2%
Canada 5 2%
Italy 5 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 251 94%
Yes 16 6%
Live? Albums %
No 260 97%
Yes 7 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 265 99%
Yes 2 1%
Best Artists of 1978
1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Blondie
3. The Cars
4. Elvis Costello
5. Kraftwerk
6. Van Halen
7. Kate Bush
8. The Rolling Stones
9. Steve Reich
10. Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits
12. Rush
13. Pere Ubu
14. Big Star
15. The Police
16. Wire
17. The Jam
18. Devo
19. AC/DC
20. Magazine
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