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The Best Music of 1955

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1955. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1955, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Bill Haley & His CometsRock Around The Clock
Bing CrosbyMerry Christmas
Clifford Brown & Max RoachStudy in Brown
Count Basie & Joe WilliamsCount Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings
Frank SinatraIn The Wee Small Hours
Julie LondonJulie is Her Name
Kenny DorhamAfro-Cuban
Les Paul & Mary FordLes And Mary
Mahalia JacksonThe World's Greatest Gospel Singer
Miles DavisBlue Moods
Pérez PradoVoodoo Suite
Pérez Prado & his OrchestraMambo Mania
Sammy Davis Jr.Just For Lovers
Sarah VaughanIn the Land of Hi-Fi
Stan GetzWest Coast Jazz

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Arthur Smith & Don RenoFeudin' Banjos
B. B. KingEvery Day I Have The Blues
Big Joe TurnerFlip, Flop and Fly
Big MaybelleWhole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Bill HayesThe Ballad of Davy Crockett
Bo DiddleyBo Diddley
Bo DiddleyI'm a Man
Chuck BerryMaybellene
Dean MartinMemories are Made of This
El DoradosAt My Front Door
Elvis PresleyMystery Train
Elvis PresleyBaby Let's Play House
Etta JamesThe Wallflower (Dance with Me, Henry)
Etta JamesW-O-M-A-N
Fats DominoAin't That a Shame
Fats DominoAll By Myself
Four AcesLove Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Frank SinatraI've Got You Under My Skin
Frank SinatraIn The Wee Small Hours of the Morning
Frank SinatraLove And Marriage
Frank SinatraYou Make Me Feel So Young
Johnny CashFolsom Prison Blues
Johnny CashCry! Cry! Cry!
Julie LondonCry Me a River
Kay StarrRock And Roll Waltz
LaVern BakerTweedlee Dee
Les Paul & Mary FordHummingbird
Little RichardTutti Frutti
Little WalterMy Babe
Muddy WatersMannish Boy
Muddy WatersTrouble No More
Pete SeegerWhere Have All the Flowers Gone?
Ray CharlesA Fool for You
Sarah VaughanWhatever Lola Wants
Smiley LewisI Hear You Knockin'
Sonny Boy Williamson IIDon't Start Me Talkin'
Tennessee Ernie FordSixteen Tons
The Cadillacs featuring The Jesse Powell OrchestraSpeedoo
The Crew-CutsGum Drop
The HarptonesLife Is But a Dream
The PlattersThe Great Pretender
The PlattersOnly You (And You Alone)
The RobinsSmokey Joe's Cafe

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