List of Billboard number-one albums of 1956

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1956.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best performing album of 1956

Issue date	No.	Album	Artist(s)	Label
January 7	63	Love Me or Leave Me	Doris Day / Soundtrack	Columbia
January 14
January 21
January 28	64	Oklahoma!	Soundtrack	Capitol
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24	65	Belafonte	Harry Belafonte	RCA Victor
March 31
April 7
April 14
April 21
April 28
May 5	66	Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley	RCA Victor
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14	67	My Fair Lady	Original Broadway Cast	Columbia
July 21
July 28
August 4
August 11
August 18
August 25
September 1
September 8	68	Calypso †	Harry Belafonte	RCA Victor
September 15
September 22
September 29
October 6	69	The King And I	Soundtrack	Capitol
October 13	70	The Eddy Duchin Story	Carmen Cavallaro / Soundtrack	Decca
October 20	re	Calypso †	Harry Belafonte	RCA Victor
October 27
November 3
November 10
November 17
November 24
December 1
December 8	71	Elvis	Elvis Presley	RCA Victor
December 15
December 22
December 29

See also

• 1956 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)