Best-selling albums of 1956

According to the BSA Ranking, the best-selling album released in1956 is the soundtrack to MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST), with over 3.1 million copies sold. The sales figures throughout this ranking include physical album sales as well as digital track downloads and audio and video streaming, converted into album-equivalent units using industry-standard formulas. For more information, see the certification criteria used in different countries.

★ Highlights:
MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST) is the best-selling soundtrack album released in 1956.
ELVIS by ELVIS PRESLEY is the best-selling male solo album released in 1956, with over 1.06 million copies sold.
Miss Show Business by JUDY GARLAND is the best-selling female solo album released in 1956, with over 500,000 copies sold.
The Platters by THE PLATTERS is the best-selling group album released in 1956, with over 500,000 copies sold.
The best-selling live album released in 1956 is Concert by the Sea by Erroll Garner, with over 500,000 copies sold.

Please note that this ranking reflects the cumulative sales of albums released in 1956, from their original release to date. It does not represent the best-selling albums during the calendar year itself. For annual worldwide best-seller lists, see the IFPI Global Album Charts, published since 2001.

№	Album	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	MY FAIR LADY (ORIGINAL CAST) SOUNDTRACK 1956	3,100,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 1 6 1,417
2	1812 OVERTURE - TSCHAIKOVSKY ANTAL DORATI & THE MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 1956	1,250,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 2 12 3,914
3	ELVIS ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	1,060,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 3 15 5,127
4	ELVIS PRESLEY ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	1,032,600	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 4 16 5,472
5	ELVIS VOLUME 1 EP ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	1,000,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 5 29 6,892
6	THE REAL ELVIS EP ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	1,000,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 6 30 6,893
7	HYMNS Tennessee Ernie Ford 1956	1,000,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 7 31 6,894
8	CAROUSEL SOUNDTRACK 1956	1,000,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 8 32 6,895
9	SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS FRANK SINATRA 1956	600,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 9 36 8,971
10	GOLDEN INSTRUMENTALS BILLY VAUGHN 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 10 128 13,728
11	ELVIS PRESLEY EP (JUNE 1956) ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 11 129 13,729
12	ELVIS PRESLEY EP (MARCH 1956) ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 12 130 13,730
13	LOVE ME TENDER ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 13 131 13,731
14	LOVE ME TENDER (SOUNDTRACK) EP ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 14 132 13,732
15	THIS IS SINATRA FRANK SINATRA 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 15 133 13,733
16	BELAFONTE HARRY BELAFONTE 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 16 134 13,734
17	CALYPSO HARRY BELAFONTE 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 17 135 13,735
18	THE KING AND I SOUNDTRACK 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 18 136 13,736
19	EDDY DUCHIN STORY SOUNDTRACK 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 19 137 13,737
20	Rock and Rollin' FATS DOMINO 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 20 138 13,738
21	Miss Show Business JUDY GARLAND 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 21 139 13,739
22	The Threepenny Opera SOUNDTRACK 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 22 140 13,740
23	The Platters THE PLATTERS 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 23 141 13,741
24	Concert by the Sea Erroll Garner 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 24 142 13,742
25	Shearing Spell George Shearing 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 25 143 13,743
26	Scheherazade—Rimsky Korsakov Mario Rossi & Vienna State Opera Orchestra 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 26 144 13,744
27	Beyond the Sunset Red Foley 1956	500,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 27 145 13,745
28	BACH: THE GOLDBERG VARIATIONS GLENN GOULD 1956	453,600	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 28 168 13,933
29	ELVIS VOLUME 2 EP ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	250,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 29 170 18,345
30	HEARTBREAK HOTEL EP ELVIS PRESLEY 1956	250,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 30 171 18,346
31	JE ME SUIS FAIT TOUT PETIT GEORGES BRASSENS 1956	100,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 31 175 32,772
32	ELLA AND LOUIS ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG 1956	25,000	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 32 184 51,865
33	ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS 1956	0	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 33 199 74,975
34	ROCK N ROLL STAGE SHOWS BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS 1956	0	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 34 200 74,976
35	SHOWCASE LONNIE DONEGAN 1956	0	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 35 201 74,977
36	AT THE CRESCENDO MEL TORME 1956	0	Rank in 1956 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 36 202 74,978

1956 albums ranked by sales