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The release which held the number one spot for the longest time during this period was South Pacific by Original Soundtrack. It held the number one spot for a total of 60 weeks during this decade.

Week		Albums's
28/07/1956 04/08/1956		Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
11/08/1956 18/08/1956		Original Soundtrack - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel
25/08/1956		Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
01/09/1956 08/09/1956 15/09/1956 22/09/1956		Original Soundtrack - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel
29/09/1956 06/10/1956		Original Soundtrack - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
13/10/1956 20/10/1956		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
27/10/1956		Bill Haley And His Comets - Rock n' Roll Stage Shows
03/11/1956		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
10/11/1956		Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley Rock n' Roll
17/11/1956 24/11/1956 01/12/1956 08/12/1956 15/12/1956 22/12/1956 29/12/1956 05/01/1957 12/01/1957 19/01/1957 26/01/1957 02/02/1957 09/02/1957 16/02/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
16/02/1957		Original Soundtrack - High Society
23/02/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
02/03/1957		Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra
09/03/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
16/03/1957		Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra
23/03/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
30/03/1957		Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra
06/04/1957 13/04/1957 20/04/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
27/04/1957		Frank Sinatra - This Is Sinatra
04/05/1957 11/05/1957 18/05/1957 25/05/1957 01/06/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
08/06/1957		Nat King Cole - Love Is The Thing
15/06/1957		Original Soundtrack - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
22/06/1957 29/06/1957 06/07/1957 13/07/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
20/07/1957 27/07/1957 03/08/1957		Original Soundtrack - The Tommy Steele Story
10/08/1957 17/08/1957 24/08/1957		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
31/08/1957		Original Soundtrack - The Tommy Steele Story
07/09/1957 14/09/1957		Elvis Presley - Lovin' You
21/09/1957 28/09/1957 05/10/1957 12/10/1957 19/10/1957 26/10/1957 02/11/1957		Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair
09/11/1957		Elvis Presley - Lovin' You
16/11/1957 23/11/1957 30/11/1957 07/12/1957 14/12/1957 21/12/1957 28/12/1957 04/01/1958 11/01/1958 18/01/1958 25/01/1958		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
01/02/1958 08/02/1958 15/02/1958 22/02/1958 01/03/1958 08/03/1958 15/03/1958		Original Soundtrack - Pal Joey
22/03/1958		Original Soundtrack - The King And I
29/03/1958 05/04/1958 12/04/1958 19/04/1958		Original Soundtrack - Pal Joey
19/04/1958 26/04/1958 03/05/1958		Original Soundtrack - The Duke Wore Jeans
10/05/1958 17/05/1958 24/05/1958 31/05/1958 07/06/1958 14/06/1958 21/06/1958 28/06/1958 05/07/1958 12/07/1958 19/07/1958 26/07/1958 02/08/1958 09/08/1958 16/08/1958 23/08/1958 30/08/1958 06/09/1958 13/09/1958		Original Broadway Cast - My Fair Lady
20/09/1958 27/09/1958 04/10/1958 11/10/1958 18/10/1958 25/10/1958 01/11/1958		Elvis Presley - King Creole
08/11/1958 15/11/1958 22/11/1958 29/11/1958 06/12/1958 13/12/1958 20/12/1958 27/12/1958 03/01/1959 10/01/1959 17/01/1959 24/01/1959 31/01/1959 07/02/1959 14/02/1959 21/02/1959 28/02/1959 07/03/1959 14/03/1959 21/03/1959 28/03/1959 04/04/1959 11/04/1959 18/04/1959 25/04/1959 02/05/1959 09/05/1959 16/05/1959 23/05/1959 30/05/1959 06/06/1959 13/06/1959 20/06/1959 27/06/1959 04/07/1959 11/07/1959 18/07/1959 25/07/1959 01/08/1959 08/08/1959 15/08/1959 22/08/1959 29/08/1959 05/09/1959 12/09/1959 19/09/1959 26/09/1959 03/10/1959 10/10/1959 17/10/1959 24/10/1959 31/10/1959 07/11/1959 14/11/1959 21/11/1959 28/11/1959 05/12/1959 12/12/1959 19/12/1959 26/12/1959		Original Soundtrack - South Pacific