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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Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

5,000

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Overall Rank:

352

Average Rating:

79 (755 votes)

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Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,949

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Overall Rank:

598

Average Rating:

79 (371 votes)

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Pithecanthropus Erectus

Charles Mingus

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,850

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Overall Rank:

968

Average Rating:

80 (268 votes)

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Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

1,550

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Overall Rank:

1,140

Average Rating:

79 (225 votes)

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Ellington At Newport
Live

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,451

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Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

1,360

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Overall Rank:

1,287

Average Rating:

77 (172 votes)

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Elvis

Elvis Presley

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

1,312

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Overall Rank:

1,332

Average Rating:

77 (199 votes)

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

1,067

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Overall Rank:

1,609

Average Rating:

78 (139 votes)

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J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

884

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Overall Rank:

1,890

Average Rating:

81 (113 votes)

Comments:

10.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

Year of Release:

1956

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

788

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Overall Rank:

2,084

Average Rating:

75 (125 votes)

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Best Albums of 1956 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	2%
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	%

	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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