Albums in the Year 1955

Other Years: 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1955 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. Before 1960 quality chart information for albums is sparse, the result should therefore be treated with some caution. A list of biggest hit songs of 1955 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours 1955 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 (1955), RYM 2 of 1955, US BB 3 of 1955, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 2002), Rolling Stone 100, Defin200 140 (1955), Acclaimed 224 (1955), WXPN 434 (1955), WTMD 621
2 Mario Lanza The Student Prince 1955 US BB 1 of 1955, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1960), UK 5 - Aug 1956 (1 week), US CashBox 32 of 1960, RYM 68 of 1954
3 Frank Sinatra Swing Easy 1955 UK 5 - Oct 1960 (17 weeks), RYM 9 of 1954, US BB 29 of 1955, Guiness 56, Acclaimed 2217 (1954)
4 Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations 1955 RYM 1 of 1955, France Platinum (certified by SNEP May 2001)
5 Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Story 1955 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1961), UK 12 - Aug 1969 (9 weeks), RYM 49 of 1954, US BB 54 of 1955
6 Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan 1955 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1955), RYM 3 of 1955
7 Bing Crosby Bing Sings 1955 US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), US BB 51 of 1955
8 Doris Day Love Me or Leave Me 1955 US BB 2 of 1955, RYM 44 of 1955
9 Clifford Brown & Max Roach Study In Brown 1955 RYM 4 of 1955, Acclaimed 1979 (1955)
10 Original Soundtrack Seven Brides For Seven Brothers 1955 UK 6 - Apr 1961 (22 weeks), US BB 18 of 1955
11 Louis Armstrong Satch Plays Fats 1955 RYM 5 of 1955, US BB 55 of 1955
12 Sammy Davis Jr Starring Sammy Davis, Volume I 1955 US BB 6 of 1955, UK EP 30 - Jul 1960
13 Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Plays Selections From 'The Glenn Miller Story' & Other Hits 1955 UK 10 - Jan 1961 (18 weeks), US BB 10 of 1955
14 The Louvin Brothers Tragic Songs of Life 1955 RYM 6 of 1955, Acclaimed 1876 (1956)
15 Jackie Gleason Lonesome Echo 1955 US BB 8 of 1955, RYM 144 of 1955
16 Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings 1955 RYM 14 of 1955, Acclaimed 1310 (1955)
17 Lennie Tristano Lennie Tristano 1955 RYM 15 of 1955, Acclaimed 1667 (1956)
18 Judy Garland Miss Show Business 1955 US BB 22 of 1955, RYM 164 of 1955
19 Dizzy Gillespie Groovin' High 1955 RYM 22 of 1955, Acclaimed 1547 (1955)
20 June Christy The Misty Miss Christy 1955 US BB 45 of 1956, RYM 45 of 1955
21 Noel Coward Noel Coward in Las Vegas 1955 US BB 35 of 1956, RYM 199 of 1955
22 Sarah Vaughan In the Land of Hi-Fi 1955 RYM 36 of 1955, Acclaimed 2239 (1956)
23 The Three Suns Soft & Sweet 1955 US BB 49 of 1955, RYM 149 of 1955
24 Sonny Rollins Work Time 1955 RYM 61 of 1956, Acclaimed 2960 (1955)
25 Stan Getz & Lionel Hampton Hamp & Getz 1955 RYM 77 of 1955, Acclaimed 2186 (1955)
26 Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban 1955 RYM 7 of 1955
27 Crazy Otto Crazy Otto 1955 US BB 9 of 1955
28 Georges Brassens Vol 3 - 'Les sabots d'Helene' 1955 RYM 9 of 1955
29 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1955 RYM 10 of 1955
30 Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya singt Kurt Weill 1955 RYM 11 of 1955
31 Clifford Brown & Max Roach Brown & Roach, Incorporated 1955 RYM 12 of 1955
32 Perry Como So Smooth 1955 US BB 12 of 1955
33 Jack Webb Pete Kelly's Blues 1955 US BB 13 of 1955
34 Jackie Gleason Romantic Jazz 1955 US BB 14 of 1955
35 Michel Legrand Holiday In Rome 1955 US BB 15 of 1955
36 Original Soundtrack Deep In My Heart 1955 US BB 16 of 1955
37 Louis Armstrong Ambassador Satch 1955 RYM 16 of 1955
38 Andre Kostelanetz Meet Andre Kostelanez 1955 US BB 17 of 1955
39 Miles Davis Miles Davis Volume 1 1955 RYM 17 of 1955
40 Hank Williams Ramblin' Man 1955 RYM 18 of 1955
41 Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz Diz & Getz 1955 RYM 19 of 1955
42 Sammy Davis Jr Just For Lovers 1955 US BB 20 of 1955
43 Miles Davis Blue Moods 1955 RYM 20 of 1955
44 Mantovani Song Hits From Theaterland 1955 US BB 21 of 1955
45 Miles Davis Miles Davis Volume 2 1955 RYM 21 of 1955
46 Miles Davis The Musings of Miles 1955 RYM 23 of 1955
47 Jackie Gleason Music To Remember 1955 US BB 23 of 1955
48 Various Artists Pop Shoppers 1955 US BB 24 of 1955
49 Modern Jazz Quartet Concorde 1955 RYM 24 of 1955
50 Various Artists I Like Jazz 1955 US BB 25 of 1955
51 J J Johnson The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol 2 1955 RYM 25 of 1955
52 Original Cast Damn Yankees 1955 US BB 26 of 1955
53 Nat King Cole The Piano Style of Nat King Cole 1955 RYM 26 of 1955
54 Clifford Brown Clifford Brown With Strings 1955 RYM 27 of 1955
55 Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald Pete Kelly's Blues 1955 US BB 27 of 1955
56 Carlos Quinn Arthur Godfrey & Carlos Quinn 1955 US BB 28 of 1955
57 Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Reads The Five Books Of Moses 1955 RYM 28 of 1955
58 Stan Getz West Coast Jazz 1955 RYM 29 of 1955
59 Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi 1955 RYM 30 of 1955
60 Original Soundtrack Peter Pan 1955 US BB 31 of 1955
61 Jackie Gleason Merry Christmas 1955 RYM 32 of 1955
62 Original Soundtrack No Business Like Show Business 1955 US BB 32 of 1955
63 Chris Connor Chris 1955 RYM 33 of 1955
64 Steve Allen Music For Tonight 1955 US BB 33 of 1955
65 Chet Baker Chet Baker Quartet Vol 2 1955 RYM 34 of 1955
66 Eddie Fisher I Love You 1955 US BB 34 of 1955
67 Hank Williams Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter 1955 RYM 35 of 1955
68 NBC Symphony Victory At Sea 1955 US BB 35 of 1955
69 Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Limited 1955 US BB 36 of 1955
70 Billie Holiday All or Nothing at All 1955 RYM 37 of 1955
71 Billy May Sorta May 1955 US BB 38 of 1955
72 Lenny Dee Dee-Lightful 1955 US BB 39 of 1955
73 McGuire Sisters By Request 1955 US BB 40 of 1955
74 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Roy & Diz 1955 RYM 40 of 1955
75 Cannonball Adderley Presenting Cannonball 1955 RYM 41 of 1955
76 Original Cast Silk Stockings 1955 US BB 41 of 1955
77 Milt Jackson The Milt Jackson Quartet 1955 RYM 42 of 1955
78 Ray Herdot Pete Kelly's Blues 1955 US BB 42 of 1955
79 Horace Silver Horace Silver Quintet Vol 2 1955 RYM 43 of 1955
80 Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck At Storyville 1955 US BB 43 of 1955
81 Ray Anthony Golden Horn 1955 US BB 44 of 1955
82 Judy Garland A Star Is Born 1955 US BB 45 of 1955
83 Horace Silver Horace Silver Quintet 1955 RYM 46 of 1955
84 Dinah Washington For Those in Love 1955 RYM 47 of 1955
85 Bill Haley & His Comets Shake Rattle & Roll 1955 RYM 48 of 1955
86 Donald Byrd Byrd's Word 1955 RYM 49 of 1955
87 Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop 1955 RYM 50 of 1955
88 Melachrine Strings Christmas In Hi-Fidelity 1955 US BB 50 of 1955
89 Dean Martin Swingin' Down Yonder 1955 RYM 51 of 1955
90 William Walton Facade 1955 RYM 52 of 1955
91 Original Cast Fanny 1955 US BB 52 of 1955
92 Gustav Mahler Symphonie No. 1 'Titan' 1955 RYM 53 of 1955
93 Neil Hefvork Music Of Prime 1955 US BB 53 of 1955
94 Mel Torme It's a Blue World 1955 RYM 54 of 1955
95 Barney Kessel To Swing or Not to Swing 1955 RYM 55 of 1955
96 Harry James Harry James In Hi-Fi 1955 US BB 56 of 1955
97 Pete Seeger Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Bigger Fishes 1955 RYM 56 of 1955
98 Stan Getz Stan Getz at The Shrine 1955 RYM 57 of 1955
99 Woody Herman Three Herds 1955 US BB 57 of 1955
100 Mantovani Music Of Rudolph Prival 1955 US BB 58 of 1955

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