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Best albums of 1956

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1956 is Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley, rated 4.2/5 by 3 listeners.

  1. Elvis Presley cover№ 1Elvis PresleyElvis Presley · 19564.0Weighted score4.2 avg · 3 ratings
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  1. 2This Is How I Feel About Jazz coverThis Is How I Feel About JazzQuincy Jones · 19562 ratings
  2. 3Elvis coverElvisElvis Presley · 19561 rating
  3. 4Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar coverJohnny Cash With His Hot and Blue GuitarJohnny Cash · 19561 rating
  4. 5Chet Baker Sings coverChet Baker SingsChet Baker · 1956
  5. 6Saxophone Colossus coverSaxophone ColossusSonny Rollins · 1956
  6. 7Songs for Swingin' Lovers! coverSongs for Swingin' Lovers!Frank Sinatra · 1956
  7. 8Moondog coverMoondogMoondog · 1956
  8. 9Pithecanthropus Erectus coverPithecanthropus ErectusCharles Mingus · 1956
  9. 10Gospel Train coverGospel TrainSister Rosetta Tharpe · 1956
  10. 11Orfeu da Conceição coverOrfeu da ConceiçãoAntonio Carlos Jobim · 1956
  11. 12Picture of Heath coverPicture of HeathChet Baker · 1956
  12. 13Latin Kick coverLatin KickCal Tjader · 1956
  13. 14New Jazz Conceptions coverNew Jazz ConceptionsBill Evans · 1956
  14. 15Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color coverFrank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of ColorFrank Sinatra · 1956
  15. 16Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters coverClyde McPhatter & The DriftersThe Drifters · 1956
  16. 17The Unique Thelonious Monk coverThe Unique Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk · 1956
  17. 18The Champ coverThe ChampDizzy Gillespie · 1956
  18. 19Sassy coverSassySarah Vaughan · 1956
  19. 20More Moondog coverMore MoondogMoondog · 1956
  20. 212 Trumpets cover2 TrumpetsDonald Byrd · 1956
  21. 22World Statesman coverWorld StatesmanDizzy Gillespie · 1956
  22. 23Lonely Tramp coverLonely TrampClarence “Frogman” Henry · 1956
  23. 24Trapeze coverTrapezeMalcolm Arnold · 1956
  24. 25Holiday in New York coverHoliday in New YorkWerner Müller und sein Orchester · 1956
  25. 26Howdy! coverHowdy!Pat Boone · 1956
  26. 27Pat Boone coverPat BoonePat Boone · 1956
  27. 28The Jazz Skyline coverThe Jazz SkylineMilt Jackson · 1956
  28. 29Ballads & Blues coverBallads & BluesMilt Jackson · 1956
  29. 30Roll 'Em Bags coverRoll 'Em BagsMilt Jackson · 1956
  30. 31Ellington at Newport coverEllington at NewportDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1956
  31. 32Blue Rose coverBlue RoseDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1956
  32. 33In a Mellotone coverIn a MellotoneDuke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1956
  33. 341956-1958 cover1956-1958Otis Rush · 1956
  34. 35Huit chansons nouvelles coverHuit chansons nouvellesLéo Ferré · 1956
  35. 3625 Favorite Cowboy Songs cover25 Favorite Cowboy SongsSons of the Pioneers · 1956
  36. 37Mel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek-Tette coverMel Tormé with The Marty Paich Dek-TetteMel Tormé · 1956
  37. 38Sings Fred Astaire coverSings Fred AstaireMel Tormé · 1956
  38. 39Musical Sounds Are The Best SongsMel Tormé · 1956
  39. 40Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverShelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)Shelly Manne · 1956
  40. 41My Fair Lady coverMy Fair LadyShelly Manne · 1956
  41. 42Drummer Man coverDrummer ManAnita O'Day · 1956
  42. 43Six Pieces of Silver (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] coverSix Pieces of Silver (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]Horace Silver · 1956
  43. 44Gospel Feeling coverGospel FeelingSister Rosetta Tharpe · 1956
  44. 45The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz coverThe Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City JazzBig Joe Turner · 1956
  45. 46Burl Ives Sings Five Early Tunes coverBurl Ives Sings Five Early TunesBurl Ives · 1956
  46. 47The Wildest! coverThe Wildest!Louis Prima · 1956
  47. 48That Towering Feeling!Vic Damone · 1956
  48. 49Frivolous Sal coverFrivolous SalSal Salvador · 1956
  49. 50Allegheny Moon coverAllegheny MoonPatti Page · 1956

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Best albums of 1956 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

Best Jazz albums of 1956

56 albums from 1956

Best Blues albums of 1956

10 albums from 1956

Best Country albums of 1956

10 albums from 1956

Best Folk albums of 1956

8 albums from 1956

Best Bebop albums of 1956

7 albums from 1956

Best R&B albums of 1956

7 albums from 1956

The artists of 1956

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

Every artist of 1956, ranked →

1956, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1956?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1956 is Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley (4.2/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1956 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1956 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1956 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.