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Albums in the Year 1956

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

This page lists the top albums of 1956 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 1956 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Frank Sinatra Songs For Swingin' Lovers 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, RYM 1 of 1956, UK 20 - Apr 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1962), Guiness 22, Channel4 43, Virgin 100, Acclaimed 210, Rolling Stone 306, WXPN 406, WTMD 640
2 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 1956 US num 1 for 10 weeks - May 1956, RYM 4 of 1956, US 5 of 1956, Norway 20 - Sep 1977, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1966), German RS100 26, Guiness 49, Rolling Stone 55, Acclaimed 120, Defin200 147, WXPN 470, WTMD 701
3 Harry Belafonte Calypso 1956 US 1 of 1956, US num 1 for 11 weeks - Sep 1956, US CashBox 4 of 1957, RYM 13 of 1955, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1963), Acclaimed 1252
4 Original Soundtrack The King & I 1956 US num 1 for 1 week - Oct 1956, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000, US 3 of 1956, US CashBox 9 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1964)
5 Elvis Presley Elvis 1956 US num 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1956, RYM 9 of 1956, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), US CashBox 13 of 1957, UK 16 - Sep 1973, Acclaimed 410
6 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 1 of 1957, Acclaimed 370
7 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Rodgers & Hart 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 11 of 1956, Acclaimed 888
8 Erroll Garner Concert By The Sea 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 18 of 1956, Acclaimed 683
9 The Weavers The Weavers At Carnegie Hall 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 68 of 1956, Acclaimed 1578
10 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis 1956 RYM 2 of 1956, WXPN 759, WTMD 785, Acclaimed 1370
11 Bill Haley & His Comets Rock Around The Clock 1956 Australia Goset 14 - Mar 1971, RYM 21 of 1956, UK 34 - May 1968, Acclaimed 2042
12 Various Artists Candide 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 111 of 1956
13 Gordon Jenkins Manhattan Tower 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
14 Ella Fitzgerald Plays the Cole Porter Songbook 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000
15 Carmen Cavallaro The Eddy Duchin Story 1956 US num 1 for 1 week - Oct 1956
16 Original Soundtrack The Eddy Duchin Story 1956 US 4 of 1956, US CashBox 12 of 1957
17 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Cole Porter 1956 RYM 5 of 1956, Acclaimed 617
18 Duke Ellington Ellington at Newport 1956 RYM 6 of 1956, Acclaimed 385
19 Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus 1956 RYM 7 of 1956, Acclaimed 748
20 Original Soundtrack High Society 1956 UK 16 - Jul 1960, RYM 57 of 1956
21 Sonny Rollins Tenor Madness 1956 RYM 13 of 1956, Acclaimed 1104
22 Count Basie April in Paris 1956 RYM 15 of 1956, Acclaimed 1000
23 Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street 1956 RYM 19 of 1956, Acclaimed 2209
24 Modern Jazz Quartet Django 1956 RYM 20 of 1956, Acclaimed 1352
25 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis Again 1956 RYM 21 of 1957, Acclaimed 2967
26 Modern Jazz Quartet Fontessa 1956 RYM 27 of 1956, Acclaimed 1332
27 Nat King Cole After Midnight 1956 RYM 30 of 1956, Acclaimed 2156
28 Jimmy Giuffre The Jimmy Giuffre 3 1956 RYM 32 of 1956, Acclaimed 2083
29 Lester Young & Teddy Wilson Pres & Teddy 1956 RYM 33 of 1956, Acclaimed 1740
30 Johnny Smith Moonlight in Vermont 1956 RYM 34 of 1956, Acclaimed 2578
31 Art Blakey Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 1956 RYM 37 of 1958, Acclaimed 1275
32 Johnny Burnette Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio 1956 RYM 41 of 1956, Acclaimed 637
33 Serge Chaloff Blue Serge 1956 RYM 44 of 1956, Acclaimed 2508
34 Lester Young The Jazz Giants 1956 RYM 54 of 1956, Acclaimed 1931
35 Max Roach Max Roach Plus Four 1956 RYM 68 of 1957, Acclaimed 2438
36 Big Joe Turner The Boss Of The Blues 1956 RYM 73 of 1956, Acclaimed 1094
37 Anita O'Day Pick Yourself Up With Anita O'Day 1956 RYM 77 of 1957, Acclaimed 2194
38 Louis Prima The Wildest! 1956 RYM 80 of 1956, Acclaimed 2452
39 Fats Domino This Is Fats Domino! 1956 RYM 92 of 1956, Acclaimed 2457
40 Art Tatum Group Masterpieces Vol 8 1956 RYM 95 of 1956, Acclaimed 1581
41 George Russell Jazz Workshop 1956 RYM 180 of 1956, Acclaimed 2137
42 The Quintet Jazz at Massey Hall 1956 RYM 3 of 1956
43 Johnny Cash Johnny Cash With His Hot & Blue Guitar! 1956 RYM 8 of 1956
44 Miles Davis Walkin' 1956 RYM 10 of 1956
45 Ravi Shankar Three Ragas 1956 RYM 12 of 1956
46 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins 1956 RYM 14 of 1956
47 Dizzy Gillespie For Musicians Only 1956 RYM 16 of 1956
48 Moondog Moondog 1956 RYM 17 of 1956
49 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 1956 RYM 22 of 1956
50 Gene Vincent Bluejean Bop! 1956 RYM 23 of 1956
51 Charles Mingus Mingus at the Bohemia 1956 RYM 24 of 1956
52 Various Artists My Fair Lady 1956 RYM 25 of 1956
53 Karlheinz Stockhausen Gesang der Junglinge 1956 RYM 26 of 1956
54 Moondog More Moondog 1956 RYM 28 of 1956
55 Art Blakey The Jazz Messengers 1956 RYM 29 of 1956
56 Odetta Odetta Sings Ballads & Blues 1956 RYM 31 of 1956
57 Bud Powell Jazz Giant 1956 RYM 35 of 1956
58 Maurice Ravel Daphnis & Chloe 1956 RYM 36 of 1956
59 Miles Davis Dig 1956 RYM 37 of 1956
60 Martin Denny Exotica 1956 RYM 38 of 1956
61 Miles Davis Blue Haze 1956 RYM 39 of 1956
62 Kenny Burrell Introducing Kenny Burrell 1956 RYM 40 of 1956
63 Art Blakey The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume 1 1956 RYM 42 of 1956
64 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 RYM 43 of 1956
65 Miles Davis Miles 1956 RYM 45 of 1956
66 Miles Davis Quintet/Sextet 1956 RYM 46 of 1956
67 Thelonious Monk The Unique 1956 RYM 47 of 1956
68 Rosemary Clooney Blue Rose 1956 RYM 48 of 1956
69 Fats Domino Fats Domino Rock & Rollin' 1956 RYM 49 of 1956
70 Elmer Bernstein The Man with the Golden Arm 1956 RYM 50 of 1956
71 Miles Davis And Horns 1956 RYM 51 of 1956
72 Paul Clayton Whaling & Sailing Songs from the Days of Moby Dick 1956 RYM 52 of 1956
73 Bill Evans New Jazz Conceptions 1956 RYM 53 of 1956
74 Miles Davis Collectors' Items 1956 RYM 55 of 1956
75 Maxine Sullivan Tribute to Andy Razaf 1956 RYM 56 of 1956
76 Chet Baker Quartet: Russ Freeman & Chet Baker 1956 RYM 58 of 1956
77 Paul Chambers Whims of Chambers 1956 RYM 59 of 1956
78 Gerry Mulligan Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet 1956 RYM 60 of 1956
79 Elmer Bernstein The Ten Commandments 1956 RYM 62 of 1956
80 Victor Young Around The World In 80 Days 1956 RYM 63 of 1956
81 BB King My Kind of Blues 1956 RYM 64 of 1956
82 Art Blakey The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Volume 2 1956 RYM 65 of 1956
83 Shelly Manne Shelly Manne & his Friends' Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from My Fair Lady 1956 RYM 66 of 1956
84 Frank Wess, Milt Jackson, Hank Jones, Eddie Jones & Kenny Clarke Opus de Jazz 1956 RYM 67 of 1956
85 Stan Kenton Kenton in Hi-Fi 1956 RYM 69 of 1956
86 Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie 1956 RYM 70 of 1956
87 Oscar Peterson At the Stratford Shakesperean Festival 1956 RYM 71 of 1956
88 Pete Seeger American Industrial Ballads 1956 RYM 72 of 1956
89 Marty Robbins Rock'n Roll'n Robbins 1956 RYM 74 of 1956
90 Count Basie Basie in London 1956 RYM 75 of 1956
91 Ahmad Jamal Chamber Music of the New Jazz 1956 RYM 76 of 1956
92 Georges Brassens Collection 25 cm - Georges Brassens Vol 4 1956 RYM 77 of 1956
93 Stan Kenton Cuban Fire ! 1956 RYM 78 of 1956
94 Julie London Calendar Girl 1956 RYM 79 of 1956
95 Kenny Dorham 'Round About Midnight at the Cafe Bohemia 1956 RYM 81 of 1956
96 Clifford Brown Clifford Brown Memorial 1956 RYM 82 of 1956
97 Modern Jazz Quartet The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn 1956 RYM 83 of 1956
98 Clifford Brown & Max Roach More Study in Brown 1956 RYM 84 of 1956
99 Kenny Drew The Kenny Drew Trio 1956 RYM 85 of 1956
100 Chet Baker Chet Baker & Crew 1956 RYM 86 of 1956
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