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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]

Chart history

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† Indicates best performing album of 1956
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Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 7 No album chart
January 14
January 21
January 28 Oklahoma! Soundtrack Capitol [4]
February 4 No album chart
February 11
February 18
February 25 Oklahoma! Soundtrack Capitol [5]
March 3 No 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 Cast Columbia [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 Belafonte RCA Victor [30]
September 15 [31]
September 22 [32]
September 29 [33]
October 6 The King and I Soundtrack Capitol [34]
October 13 The Eddy Duchin Story Carmen Cavallaro / Soundtrack Decca [35]
October 20 Calypso † Harry Belafonte RCA Victor [36]
October 27 [37]
November 3 [38]
November 10 [39]
November 17 [40]
November 24 [41]
December 1 [42]
December 8 Elvis Elvis Presley RCA Victor [43]
December 15 [44]
December 22 [45]
December 29 [46]
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