Best Albums of 1956

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Listed below are the best albums of 1956 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

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321.

At The Organ, Volume 3

Jimmy Smith

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

321

Rank in 1950s:

2,619

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

322.

Mozart: Serenade No. 9 In D Major, K. 320 ("Posthorn"); Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K. 201

Eduard Van Beinum / Concertgebouw Orchestra Of Amsterdam

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

322

Rank in 1950s:

2,631

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

323.

Dancing Party

Freddy Martin And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

323

Rank in 1950s:

2,641

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

324.

English Drinking Songs

A.L. Lloyd

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

324

Rank in 1950s:

2,652

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

325.

Listening In The After Hours

Lita Roza And The Tony Kinsey Quartet

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

325

Rank in 1950s:

2,659

Average Rating:

70 (1 vote)

Comments:

326.

Volume 1: Easy Like

Barney Kessel

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

326

Rank in 1950s:

2,661

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

327.

Organ Moods In Hi-Fi

Buddy Cole

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

327

Rank in 1950s:

2,664

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

328.

At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vol. 2

Jimmy Smith

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

328

Rank in 1950s:

2,667

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

329.

Back O' Town
Compilation

King Oliver

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

329

Rank in 1950s:

2,696

Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

Comments:

330.

After The Lights Go Down Low
Compilation

Al Hibbler

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1956:

330

Rank in 1950s:

2,707

Average Rating:

Not enough data

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
Pete Seeger	4	1%
Coleman Hawkins	4	1%
Sonny Rollins	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	3	1%
The Original Broadway Cast	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	244	71%
	24	7%
	17	5%
	16	5%
	10	3%
	4	1%
	4	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	327	96%
Yes	15	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	326	95%
Yes	16	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	334	98%
Yes	8	2%

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Best Albums of the 1950s
1. Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis
2. Mingus Ah Um by Charles Mingus
3. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Blue Train by John Coltrane
5. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley
6. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
7. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman
8. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
10. Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry
11. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
12. Songs For Swingin' Lovers! by Frank Sinatra
13. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
14. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
15. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
16. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
17. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker
18. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
19. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
20. Moanin' In The Moonlight by Howlin' Wolf