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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, RYM 2 of 1955, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 2002), Rolling Stone 100, Defin200 140, Acclaimed 224, WXPN 434, WTMD 621
2 Original Soundtrack Oklahoma! 1955 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1976, US 3 of 1957, US CashBox 5 of 1957, RYM 31 of 1955, Guiness 81
3 Harry Belafonte Belafonte 1955 US num 1 for 6 weeks - Mar 1956, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1963), RYM 192 of 1955
4 Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan 1955 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 3 of 1955
5 Glenn Gould Goldberg Variations 1955 RYM 1 of 1955, France Platinum (certified by SNEP May 2001)
6 Clifford Brown & Max Roach Study In Brown 1955 RYM 4 of 1955, Acclaimed 1979
7 The Louvin Brothers Tragic Songs of Life 1955 RYM 6 of 1955, Acclaimed 1876
8 Julie London Julie Is Her Name 1955 RYM 8 of 1955, Acclaimed 2998
9 Count Basie & Joe Williams Count Basie Swings - Joe Williams Sings 1955 RYM 14 of 1955, Acclaimed 1310
10 Lennie Tristano Lennie Tristano 1955 RYM 15 of 1955, Acclaimed 1667
11 Four Freshmen 4 Freshmen & 5 Trombones 1955 US CashBox 37 of 1957, RYM 38 of 1955
12 Dizzy Gillespie Groovin' High 1955 RYM 22 of 1955, Acclaimed 1547
13 Sarah Vaughan In the Land of Hi-Fi 1955 RYM 36 of 1955, Acclaimed 2239
14 Sonny Rollins Work Time 1955 RYM 61 of 1956, Acclaimed 2960
15 Stan Getz & Lionel Hampton Hamp & Getz 1955 RYM 77 of 1955, Acclaimed 2186
16 Louis Armstrong Satch Plays Fats 1955 RYM 5 of 1955
17 Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban 1955 RYM 7 of 1955
18 Georges Brassens Vol 3 - 'Les sabots d'Helene' 1955 RYM 9 of 1955
19 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1955 RYM 10 of 1955
20 Lotte Lenya Lotte Lenya singt Kurt Weill 1955 RYM 11 of 1955
21 Clifford Brown & Max Roach Brown & Roach, Incorporated 1955 RYM 12 of 1955
22 Louis Armstrong Ambassador Satch 1955 RYM 16 of 1955
23 Miles Davis Miles Davis Volume 1 1955 RYM 17 of 1955
24 Hank Williams Ramblin' Man 1955 RYM 18 of 1955
25 Dizzy Gillespie & Stan Getz Diz & Getz 1955 RYM 19 of 1955
26 Miles Davis Blue Moods 1955 RYM 20 of 1955
27 Miles Davis Miles Davis Volume 2 1955 RYM 21 of 1955
28 Miles Davis The Musings of Miles 1955 RYM 23 of 1955
29 Modern Jazz Quartet Concorde 1955 RYM 24 of 1955
30 J J Johnson The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol 2 1955 RYM 25 of 1955
31 Nat King Cole The Piano Style of Nat King Cole 1955 RYM 26 of 1955
32 Clifford Brown Clifford Brown With Strings 1955 RYM 27 of 1955
33 Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Reads The Five Books Of Moses 1955 RYM 28 of 1955
34 Stan Getz West Coast Jazz 1955 RYM 29 of 1955
35 Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi 1955 RYM 30 of 1955
36 Jackie Gleason Merry Christmas 1955 RYM 32 of 1955
37 Chris Connor Chris 1955 RYM 33 of 1955
38 Chet Baker Chet Baker Quartet Vol 2 1955 RYM 34 of 1955
39 Hank Williams Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter 1955 RYM 35 of 1955
40 Billie Holiday All or Nothing at All 1955 RYM 37 of 1955
41 Roy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie Roy & Diz 1955 RYM 40 of 1955
42 Cannonball Adderley Presenting Cannonball 1955 RYM 41 of 1955
43 Milt Jackson The Milt Jackson Quartet 1955 RYM 42 of 1955
44 Horace Silver Horace Silver Quintet Vol 2 1955 RYM 43 of 1955
45 Doris Day Love Me or Leave Me 1955 RYM 44 of 1955
46 June Christy The Misty Miss Christy 1955 RYM 45 of 1955
47 Horace Silver Horace Silver Quintet 1955 RYM 46 of 1955
48 Dinah Washington For Those in Love 1955 RYM 47 of 1955
49 Bill Haley & His Comets Shake Rattle & Roll 1955 RYM 48 of 1955
50 Donald Byrd Byrd's Word 1955 RYM 49 of 1955
51 Charles Mingus Jazz Composers Workshop 1955 RYM 50 of 1955
52 Dean Martin Swingin' Down Yonder 1955 RYM 51 of 1955
53 William Walton Facade 1955 RYM 52 of 1955
54 Gustav Mahler Symphonie No. 1 'Titan' 1955 RYM 53 of 1955
55 Mel Torme It's a Blue World 1955 RYM 54 of 1955
56 Barney Kessel To Swing or Not to Swing 1955 RYM 55 of 1955
57 Pete Seeger Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Bigger Fishes 1955 RYM 56 of 1955
58 Stan Getz Stan Getz at The Shrine 1955 RYM 57 of 1955
59 Anita O'Day This Is Anita 1955 RYM 58 of 1955
60 Charles Munch Beethoven 5th Symphony/6th Symphony 'Pastoral' 1955 RYM 59 of 1955
61 Chet Baker Chet Baker Quartet 1955 RYM 60 of 1955
62 Modern Jazz Quartet With The Modern Jazz Quartet 1955 RYM 61 of 1955
63 Chet Baker Jazz at Ann Arbor 1955 RYM 62 of 1955
64 Franz Schubert Winterreise (Hans Hotter,Gerald Moore) 1955 RYM 63 of 1955
65 Chet Baker Sings & Plays with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman & Strings 1955 RYM 64 of 1955
66 Billie Holiday Music for Torching 1955 RYM 65 of 1955
67 Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh 1955 RYM 66 of 1955
68 Hampton Hawes Trio 1955 RYM 67 of 1955
69 Nelson Riddle Oklahoma! 1955 RYM 68 of 1955
70 Andrew Hill So in Love with the Sound of Andrew Hill 1955 RYM 69 of 1955
71 Urbie Green East Coast Jazz, Volume 6 1955 RYM 70 of 1955
72 Wardell Gray Memorial, Volume Two 1955 RYM 71 of 1955
73 Clark Terry Clark Terry 1955 RYM 72 of 1955
74 Art Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol 4 1955 RYM 73 of 1955
75 Dean Martin Dean Martin Sings 1955 RYM 74 of 1955
76 Joe Sullivan Mr Piano Man 1955 RYM 75 of 1955
77 Sarah Vaughan Summertime 1955 RYM 78 of 1955
78 Tito Puente Mamborama 1955 RYM 79 of 1955
79 Gustav Mahler Kindertotenlieder 1955 RYM 80 of 1955
80 Lee Konitz With Tristano, Marsh & Bauer 1955 RYM 81 of 1955
81 Herbie Nichols The Prophetic Herbie Nichols, Vol 2 1955 RYM 82 of 1955
82 Stan Getz Quartets 1955 RYM 83 of 1955
83 Denis Brain WA Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos 1-4 Qunitet K452 1955 RYM 84 of 1955
84 Ernesto Lecuona Lecuona plays Lecuona 1955 RYM 85 of 1955
85 Carmen McRae Here to Stay 1955 RYM 87 of 1955
86 Wardell Gray Memorial, Volume One 1955 RYM 88 of 1955
87 Dexter Gordon Dexter Blows Hot & Cool 1955 RYM 89 of 1955
88 Hank Jones The Jazz Trio of Hank Jones 1955 RYM 90 of 1955
89 Johnny Ace Memorial Album 1955 RYM 91 of 1955
90 Various Artists Damn Yankees 1955 RYM 92 of 1955
91 Nat Adderley Introducing Nat Adderley 1955 RYM 93 of 1955
92 Billy May Orchestra Naughty Operetta 1955 RYM 94 of 1955
93 June Christy Duet 1955 RYM 95 of 1955
94 Kenny Clarke Bohemia After Dark 1955 RYM 96 of 1955
95 Les Baxter Kaleidoscope 1955 RYM 97 of 1955
96 Wild Bill Davis Wild Bill Davis at Birdland 1955 RYM 98 of 1955
97 Phil Woods Woodlore 1955 RYM 99 of 1955
98 Helen Merrill Helen Merrill with Strings 1955 RYM 100 of 1955
99 Lester Young It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 1955 RYM 101 of 1955
100 George Wallington George Wallington Quintet at The Bohemia 1955 RYM 102 of 1955
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