Best-selling albums of 1956

The best-selling album released in 1956 is soundtrack MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST) which sold 6,000,000 copies.

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1
MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST)
SOUNDTRACK
Sales: 6,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 1
Rank in 1950's: 4
Overall rank : 612
2
ELVIS VOLUME 1 EP
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 2,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 2
Rank in 1950's: 11
Overall rank : 2783
3
ELVIS PRESLEY
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 1,032,600
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 3
Rank in 1950's: 15
Overall rank : 5267
4
ELVIS
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 1,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 4
Rank in 1950's: 29
Overall rank : 6633
5
LOVE ME TENDER (SOUNDTRACK) EP
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 1,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 5
Rank in 1950's: 30
Overall rank : 6634
6
THE REAL ELVIS EP
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 1,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 6
Rank in 1950's: 31
Overall rank : 6635
7
HYMNS
ERNIE FORD
Sales: 1,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 7
Rank in 1950's: 32
Overall rank : 6636
8
CAROUSEL
SOUNDTRACK
Sales: 1,000,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 8
Rank in 1950's: 33
Overall rank : 6637
9
SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS
FRANK SINATRA
Sales: 600,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 9
Rank in 1950's: 37
Overall rank : 8626
10
1812 OVERTURE - TSCHAIKOVSKY
ANTAL DORATI & THE MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 10
Rank in 1950's: 93
Overall rank : 13147
11
GOLDEN INSTRUMENTALS
BILLY VAUGHN
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 11
Rank in 1950's: 94
Overall rank : 13148
12
ELVIS PRESLEY EP (JUNE 1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 12
Rank in 1950's: 95
Overall rank : 13149
13
ELVIS PRESLEY EP (MARCH 1956)
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 13
Rank in 1950's: 96
Overall rank : 13150
14
ELVIS VOLUME 2 EP
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 14
Rank in 1950's: 97
Overall rank : 13151
15
HEARTBREAK HOTEL EP
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 15
Rank in 1950's: 98
Overall rank : 13152
16
LOVE ME TENDER
ELVIS PRESLEY
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 16
Rank in 1950's: 99
Overall rank : 13153
17
THIS IS SINATRA
FRANK SINATRA
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 17
Rank in 1950's: 100
Overall rank : 13154
18
BELAFONTE
HARRY BELAFONTE
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 18
Rank in 1950's: 101
Overall rank : 13155
19
CALYPSO
HARRY BELAFONTE
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 19
Rank in 1950's: 102
Overall rank : 13156
20
THE KING AND I
SOUNDTRACK
Sales: 500,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 20
Rank in 1950's: 103
Overall rank : 13157
21
BACH: THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS
GLENN GOULD
Sales: 452,904
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 21
Rank in 1950's: 113
Overall rank : 13325
22
JE ME SUIS FAIT TOUT PETIT
GEORGES BRASSENS
Sales: 100,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 22
Rank in 1950's: 117
Overall rank : 31812
23
ELLA AND LOUIS
ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Sales: 25,000
Rankings:
Rank in 1956 : 23
Rank in 1950's: 126
Overall rank : 50229