List of Billboard number-one albums of 1956

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These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1956. These albums were the number-one albums on the Best-Selling Popular Record Albums [1] chart. On March 24, 1956, the name of the chart was changed to Best-Selling Popular Albums. [2] On July 7, 1956, the name was changed again to Best-Selling Pop Albums. [3]

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Chart history

Key
†Indicates best performing album of 1956
Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelRef.
January 7No album chart
January 14
January 21
January 28 Oklahoma! Soundtrack Capitol [4]
February 4No album chart
February 11
February 18
February 25 Oklahoma! Soundtrack Capitol [5]
March 3No album chart
March 10
March 17
March 24 Belafonte Harry Belafonte RCA Victor [6]
March 31 [7]
April 7 [8]
April 14 [9]
April 21 [10]
April 28 [11]
May 5 Elvis Presley Elvis Presley RCA Victor [12]
May 12 [13]
May 19 [14]
May 26 [15]
June 2 [16]
June 9 [17]
June 16 [18]
June 23 [19]
June 30 [20]
July 7 [21]
July 14 My Fair Lady Original Broadway CastColumbia [22]
July 21 [23]
July 28 [24]
August 4 [25]
August 11 [26]
August 18 [27]
August 25 [28]
September 1 [29]
September 8 Calypso †Harry BelafonteRCA Victor [30]
September 15 [31]
September 22 [32]
September 29 [33]
October 6 The King And I SoundtrackCapitol [34]
October 13 The Eddy Duchin Story Carmen Cavallaro / Soundtrack Decca [35]
October 20Calypso†Harry BelafonteRCA Victor [36]
October 27 [37]
November 3 [38]
November 10 [39]
November 17 [40]
November 24 [41]
December 1 [42]
December 8 Elvis Elvis PresleyRCA Victor [43]
December 15 [44]
December 22 [45]
December 29 [46]

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  2. ↑ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). March 24, 1956.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). July 7, 1956.
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  5. ↑ "Best Selling Packaged Records-Popular Albums (Over-all)". Billboard . February 25, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Best Selling Pop Albums". Billboard . March 24, 1956. p. 26. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Best Selling Packaged Records-Popular Albums (Over-all)". Billboard . March 31, 1956. p. 30. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Best Selling Pop Albums". Billboard . April 7, 1956. p. 24. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Best Selling Popular Albums". Billboard . April 14, 1956. p. 40. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Best Selling Popular Albums". Billboard . April 21, 1956. p. 34. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Best Selling Packaged Records-Popular Albums (Over-all)". Billboard . April 28, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Best Selling Popular Albums". Billboard . May 5, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Best Selling Popular Albums". Billboard . May 12, 1956. p. 72. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Best Selling Packaged Records-Popular Albums (Over-all)". Billboard . May 26, 1956. p. 26. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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  20. ↑ "Best Selling Popular Albums". Billboard . June 30, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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