List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1955

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These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1955, per the Billboard albums chart. [1]

Contents

Chart history through August 6

Chart history
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelRef.
January 1 The Student Prince Mario Lanza RCA Victor [2] [3]
January 8 [4]
January 15
January 22 [5]
January 29
February 5 [6]
February 12
February 19 [7]
February 26
March 5 Music, Martinis and Memories Jackie Gleason Capitol [8]
March 12
March 19The Student PrinceMario LanzaRCA Victor [9]
March 26
April 2 [10]
April 9
April 16 [11]
April 23
April 30 [12]
May 7
May 14 [13]
May 21
May 28Crazy Otto Crazy Otto Decca [14]
June 4
June 11 Starring Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. Decca [15]
June 18
June 25 [16]
July 2
July 9 [17]
July 16
July 23Lonesome EchoJackie GleasonCapitol [18]
July 30
August 6 Love Me or Leave Me Doris Day / Soundtrack Columbia [19]

Chart history August 13 to August 27 (no album chart)

Chart history
Issue date
August 13
August 20
August 27

Chart history September 3 to December 3

Chart history
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelRef.
September 3Love Me or Leave MeDoris Day / SoundtrackColumbia [20]
September 10
September 17 [21]
September 24
October 1 [22]
October 8
October 15 [23]
October 22
October 29 [24]
November 5
November 12 [25]
November 19
November 26 [26]
December 3 [27]

Chart history December 10 to end of year (no album chart)

Chart history
Issue date
December 10
December 17
December 24
December 31

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