| # |
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 |