Best Albums of 1955

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Listed below are the best albums of 1955 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1955 year 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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31.

Brown And Roach Incorporated

Clifford Brown & Max Roach

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

26 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

439

Overall Rank:

15,768

Average Rating:

72 (24 votes)

Comments:

32.

Amália Rodrigues (1955)

Amália Rodrigues

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

445

Overall Rank:

15,922

Average Rating:

76 (8 votes)

Comments:

33.

Big Bill Blues

Big Bill Broonzy

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

466

Overall Rank:

16,850

Average Rating:

66 (10 votes)

Comments:

34.

Groovin' High

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

468

Overall Rank:

16,888

Average Rating:

75 (21 votes)

Comments:

35.

For Those In Love

Dinah Washington

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

511

Overall Rank:

18,295

Average Rating:

71 (18 votes)

Comments:

36.

Love Me Or Leave Me

Doris Day

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

524

Overall Rank:

18,621

Average Rating:

66 (16 votes)

Comments:

37.

Dexter Blows Hot And Cool

Dexter Gordon

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

527

Overall Rank:

18,847

Average Rating:

71 (16 votes)

Comments:

38.

Down To Eartha

Eartha Kitt

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

534

Overall Rank:

19,067

Average Rating:

69 (8 votes)

Comments:

39.

Brubeck Time

Dave Brubeck

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

536

Overall Rank:

19,100

Average Rating:

72 (16 votes)

Comments:

40.

The World's Greatest Gospel Singer

Mahalia Jackson

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1955:

Rank in 1950s:

539

Overall Rank:

19,192

Average Rating:

73 (11 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1955 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Frank Sinatra	4	2%
Erroll Garner	4	2%
Sarah Vaughan	3	1%
Chris Barber's Jazz Band	3	1%
Bill Haley And His Comets	3	1%
Stan Getz	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	171	66%
	21	8%
	16	6%
	12	5%
	6	2%
	5	2%
	5	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	245	94%
Yes	16	6%

Live?	Albums	%
No	254	97%
Yes	7	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	259	99%
Yes	2	1%

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