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Best songs of 1956

Songs from the albums of 1956, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.

This Is How I Feel About Jazz cover№ 1Ballad Medley: What's New / We'll Be Together Again / Time on My Hands / You Go to My Head / LauraQuincy Jones · This Is How I Feel About Jazz1 rating
  1. 21956-1958 coverViolent LoveOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  2. 31956-1958 coverIt Takes TimeOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  3. 41956-1958 coverAll Your LoveOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  4. 51956-1958 coverIf You Were MineOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  5. 61956-1958 coverMy Baby is a Good 'UnOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  6. 71956-1958 coverJust Love That WomanOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  7. 81956-1958 coverSit Down BabyOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  8. 91956-1958 coverChecking on My BabyOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  9. 101956-1958 coverJump Sister BessieOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  10. 111956-1958 coverDouble TroubleOtis Rush · 1956-1958
  11. 12Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverGirl FriendShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  12. 13Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverStars Fell On AlabamaShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  13. 14Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverCollard Greens And Black-Eyed PeasShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  14. 15Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverSquatty RooShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  15. 16Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverI Cover The WaterfrontShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  16. 17Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992) coverTangerineShelly Manne · Shelly Manne & His Friends (Remastered 1992)
  17. 18My Fair Lady coverI Could Have Danced All Night (feat. André Previn & Leroy Vinnegar) [Instrumental]Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  18. 19My Fair Lady coverWith A Little Bit Of Luck (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  19. 20My Fair Lady coverShow Me (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  20. 21My Fair Lady coverAscot Gavotte (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  21. 22My Fair Lady coverWouldn't It Be Loverly (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  22. 23My Fair Lady coverI've Grown Accustomed To Your Face (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  23. 24My Fair Lady coverOn The Street Where You Live (Instrumental)Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  24. 25My Fair Lady coverGet Me To The Church On Time (feat. André Previn & Leroy Vinnegar) [Instrumental]Shelly Manne · My Fair Lady
  25. 26Drummer Man coverAfter You've Gone (feat. Roy Eldridge)Anita O'Day · Drummer Man
  26. 27Drummer Man coverThat's What You ThinkAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  27. 28Drummer Man coverWire Brush StompAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  28. 29Drummer Man coverSlow DownAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  29. 30Drummer Man coverLeave Us LeapAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  30. 31Drummer Man coverBoogie Blues (feat. Anita O'Day)Anita O'Day · Drummer Man
  31. 32Drummer Man coverDrum BoogieAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  32. 33Drummer Man coverDrummin' ManAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  33. 34Drummer Man coverFish FryAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  34. 35Drummer Man coverOpus OneAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  35. 36Drummer Man coverRockin' ChairAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  36. 37Drummer Man coverLet Me off UptownAnita O'Day · Drummer Man
  37. 38Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverThere's a Better World A-Comin'Woody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  38. 39Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverJesus ChristWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  39. 40Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverThe Sinking of the Reuben JamesWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  40. 41Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverTalking Fish BluesWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  41. 42Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverThis Land Is Your LandWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  42. 43Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverGrand Coulee DamWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  43. 44Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverPastures of PlentyWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  44. 45Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverDo-Re-MiWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  45. 46Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverVigilante ManWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  46. 47Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverLittle Sack of Sugar / Ship In the Sky / Swimmy SwimWoody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  47. 48Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie coverStagger Lee (Stagolee)Woody Guthrie · Bound for Glory: The Songs and Story of Woody Guthrie
  48. 49Sur ma vie (Chante Charles Aznavour, Vol. 3) coverÀ tout jamaisCharles Aznavour · Sur ma vie (Chante Charles Aznavour, Vol. 3)
  49. 50Sur ma vie (Chante Charles Aznavour, Vol. 3) coverTon beau visageCharles Aznavour · Sur ma vie (Chante Charles Aznavour, Vol. 3)

One great song, one bad album

Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.

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