| # |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Frank Sinatra |
In the Wee Small Hours |
1955 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1984 (1955), BEA 1 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, RYM 2 of 1955 |
| 2 |
Glenn Miller |
Glenn Miller Story |
1955 |
US num 1 for 11 weeks - Mar 1954, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1961), UK 12 - Aug 1969 (9 weeks), Dutch 70s 24 - Apr 1971 (18 weeks), US BB 54 of 1955, RYM 49 of 1954 |
| 3 |
Glenn Gould |
Goldberg Variations |
1955 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2003 (1955), France Platinum (certified by SNEP May 2001), BEA 3 of 1955, RYM 1 of 1955 |
| 4 |
Sarah Vaughan |
Sarah Vaughan |
1955 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1955), BEA 3 of 1954, Acclaimed 743 (1955), RYM 3 of 1955 |
| 5 |
Glenn Miller |
Glenn Miller Plays Selections From 'The Glenn Miller Story' & Other Hits |
1955 |
US num 1 for 10 weeks - May 1954, UK 10 - Jan 1961 (18 weeks), US BB 10 of 1955 |
| 6 |
Sammy Davis Jr |
Starring Sammy Davis, Volume I |
1955 |
US num 1 for 6 weeks - Jun 1955, US BB 6 of 1955, UK EP 30 - Jul 1960 |
| 7 |
Frank Sinatra |
Swing Easy |
1955 |
UK 5 - Oct 1960 (17 weeks), US BB 29 of 1955, Guiness 56, Acclaimed 2217 (1954), RYM 9 of 1954 |
| 8 |
Doris Day |
Love Me or Leave Me |
1955 |
US num 1 for 25 weeks - Aug 1955, US BB 2 of 1955, RYM 44 of 1955 |
| 9 |
Jackie Gleason |
Lonesome Echo |
1955 |
US num 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1955, US BB 8 of 1955, RYM 144 of 1955 |
| 10 |
Crazy Otto |
Crazy Otto |
1955 |
US num 1 for 2 weeks - May 1955, US BB 9 of 1955 |
| 11 |
Louis Armstrong |
Satch Plays Fats |
1955 |
BEA 2 of 1955, US BB 55 of 1955, RYM 5 of 1955 |
| 12 |
Tuskegee Institute Choir |
Tuskegee Institute Choir Sings Spirituals |
1955 |
Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1955) |
| 13 |
Original Soundtrack |
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers |
1955 |
UK 6 - Apr 1961 (22 weeks), US BB 18 of 1955 |
| 14 |
Mantovani |
Song Hits From Theaterland |
1955 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1961), US BB 21 of 1955 |
| 15 |
Judy Garland |
Miss Show Business |
1955 |
US BB 22 of 1955, RYM 164 of 1955 |
| 16 |
Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald |
Pete Kelly's Blues |
1955 |
US BB 27 of 1955, RYM 115 of 1955 |
| 17 |
Original Soundtrack |
Guys & Dolls |
1955 |
US BB 31 of 1956, RYM 76 of 1955 |
| 18 |
Noel Coward |
Noel Coward in Las Vegas |
1955 |
US BB 35 of 1956, RYM 199 of 1955 |
| 19 |
June Christy |
The Misty Miss Christy |
1955 |
US BB 45 of 1956, RYM 45 of 1955 |
| 20 |
The Three Suns |
Soft & Sweet |
1955 |
US BB 49 of 1955, RYM 149 of 1955 |
| 21 |
Bing Crosby |
Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings |
1955 |
US BB 51 of 1955, RYM 120 of 1956 |
| 22 |
Clifford Brown & Max Roach |
Study In Brown |
1955 |
Acclaimed 1979 (1955), RYM 4 of 1955 |
| 23 |
The Louvin Brothers |
Tragic Songs of Life |
1955 |
Acclaimed 1876 (1956), RYM 6 of 1955 |
| 24 |
Count Basie & Joe Williams |
Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings |
1955 |
Acclaimed 1310 (1955), RYM 14 of 1955 |
| 25 |
Lennie Tristano |
Lennie Tristano |
1955 |
Acclaimed 1667 (1956), RYM 15 of 1955 |
| 26 |
Dizzy Gillespie |
Groovin' High |
1955 |
Acclaimed 1547 (1955), RYM 22 of 1955 |
| 27 |
Sarah Vaughan |
In the Land of Hi-Fi |
1955 |
Acclaimed 2239 (1956), RYM 36 of 1955 |
| 28 |
Stan Getz & Lionel Hampton |
Hamp & Getz |
1955 |
Acclaimed 2186 (1955), RYM 77 of 1955 |
| 29 |
Sonny Rollins |
Work Time |
1955 |
Acclaimed 2960 (1955), RYM 61 of 1956 |
| 30 |
Horace Silver |
Horace Silver & The Jazz Messengers |
1955 |
BEA 6 of 1955 |
| 31 |
Perry Como |
So Smooth |
1955 |
US BB 12 of 1955 |
| 32 |
Jack Webb |
Pete Kelly's Blues |
1955 |
US BB 13 of 1955 |
| 33 |
Jackie Gleason |
Romantic Jazz |
1955 |
US BB 14 of 1955 |
| 34 |
Michel Legrand |
Holiday In Rome |
1955 |
US BB 15 of 1955 |
| 35 |
Original Soundtrack |
Deep In My Heart |
1955 |
US BB 16 of 1955 |
| 36 |
Andre Kostelanetz |
Meet Andre Kostelanez |
1955 |
US BB 17 of 1955 |
| 37 |
Sammy Davis Jr |
Just For Lovers |
1955 |
US BB 20 of 1955 |
| 38 |
Jackie Gleason |
Music To Remember |
1955 |
US BB 23 of 1955 |
| 39 |
Various Artists |
Pop Shoppers |
1955 |
US BB 24 of 1955 |
| 40 |
Various Artists |
I Like Jazz |
1955 |
US BB 25 of 1955 |
| 41 |
Original Cast |
Damn Yankees |
1955 |
US BB 26 of 1955 |
| 42 |
Carlos Quinn |
Arthur Godfrey & Carlos Quinn |
1955 |
US BB 28 of 1955 |
| 43 |
Original Soundtrack |
Peter Pan |
1955 |
US BB 31 of 1955 |
| 44 |
Original Soundtrack |
There's No Business Like Show Business |
1955 |
US BB 32 of 1955 |
| 45 |
Steve Allen |
Music For Tonight |
1955 |
US BB 33 of 1955 |
| 46 |
Eddie Fisher |
I Love You |
1955 |
US BB 34 of 1955 |
| 47 |
Glenn Miller |
Glenn Miller Limited |
1955 |
US BB 36 of 1955 |
| 48 |
Billy May |
Sorta May |
1955 |
US BB 38 of 1955 |
| 49 |
Lenny Dee |
Dee-Lightful |
1955 |
US BB 39 of 1955 |
| 50 |
McGuire Sisters |
By Request |
1955 |
US BB 40 of 1955 |
Previous Comments (newest first)
18 Feb 2017
#43 - Original Soundtrack
Correct title is 'There's No Business Like Show Business'.
12 Jun 2015
Double Listing - Victory At Sea
#46 here (NBC Symphony) should be combined with #41 in 1954 (Richard Rodgers).
Data fixed, thanks
12 Feb 2015
2nd Request - Glenn Gould
#3 - Bach: Goldberg Variations was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1983. Google Grammy Hall of Fame. It is listed under "B" for Bach.
No Grammy Hall of Fame classical albums have been added because of the confusion between composer and performer
19 Jan 2015
#3 - Glenn Gould - Goldberg Variations
This album was selected for Grammy Hall of Fame in 1983. It is listed under Bach: Goldberg Variations.
We need to redo that list