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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301.

The Gilded Hawk

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

301

Rank in 1950s:

2,446

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

302.

Cha Cha Cha

Orquesta Sensacion

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

302

Rank in 1950s:

2,456

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

303.

"Top Trumpets" - Dizzy Blows Bird / Deuchar Plays Deuchar

Dizzy Reece / Jimmy Deuchar

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

303

Rank in 1950s:

2,460

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

304.

Informal Jazz

Elmo Hope Sextet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

304

Rank in 1950s:

2,462

Average Rating:

73 (2 votes)

Comments:

305.

Watkins At Large

Doug Watkins

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

305

Rank in 1950s:

2,463

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

306.

The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards

Count Basie & Joe Williams

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

306

Rank in 1950s:

2,465

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

307.

A New Sound, A New Star, Volume 2

Jimmy Smith

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

307

Rank in 1950s:

2,473

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

308.

Mr. Rhythm

Freddie Green

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

308

Rank in 1950s:

2,480

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

309.

Congo Drums

Carlos Vidal

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

309

Rank in 1950s:

2,486

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

310.

Ted Heath At The London Palladium Vol. 4
Live

Ted Heath And His Music

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

310

Rank in 1950s:

2,498

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

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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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Best Artists of the 1960s
1. The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Bob Dylan
5. The Beach Boys
6. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
7. The Velvet Underground & Nico
8. Led Zeppelin
9. The Doors
10. The Rolling Stones
11. John Coltrane
12. King Crimson
13. Frank Zappa
14. The Kinks
15. Love
16. Neil Young
17. Van Morrison
18. Charles Mingus
19. Miles Davis
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