# List of Billboard number-one albums of 1956

These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1956. These albums were the number-one albums on the Best-Selling Popular Record Albums chart. On March 24, 1956, the name of the chart was changed to Best-Selling Popular Albums. On July 7, 1956, the name was changed again to Best-Selling Pop Albums.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1956 |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
| January 7 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| January 14 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| January 21 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| January 28 | Oklahoma! | Soundtrack | Capitol | |
| February 4 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| February 11 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| February 18 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| February 25 | Oklahoma! | Soundtrack | Capitol | |
| March 3 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| March 10 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| March 17 | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart | No album chart |
| March 24 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| March 31 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| April 7 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| April 14 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| April 21 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| April 28 | Belafonte | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| May 5 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| May 12 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| May 19 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| May 26 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| June 2 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| June 9 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| June 16 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| June 23 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| June 30 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| July 7 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| July 14 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| July 21 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| July 28 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| August 4 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| August 11 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| August 18 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| August 25 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| September 1 | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| September 8 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| September 15 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| September 22 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| September 29 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| October 6 | The King And I | Soundtrack | Capitol | |
| October 13 | The Eddy Duchin Story | Carmen Cavallaro / Soundtrack | Decca | |
| October 20 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| October 27 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| November 3 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| November 10 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| November 17 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| November 24 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| December 1 | Calypso † | Harry Belafonte | RCA Victor | |
| December 8 | Elvis | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| December 15 | Elvis | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| December 22 | Elvis | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |
| December 29 | Elvis | Elvis Presley | RCA Victor | |