The UK Album Chart was first published in the music paper the Record Mirror in July 1956. 

It was a Top 5 chart and during the first five or six months of its existence through to the end of 1956, just fifteen different albums were listed in that chart, with six of those making No. 1. 

Of those, three were the soundtracks of the movie versions of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, “Carousel”, “Oklahoma” and “The King And I”. 

Other artists to make the top spot were Frank Sinatra, Bill Haley & His Comets and Elvis Presley. 

This 45-track 2-CD collection comprises three selected titles from each of those albums to give a representative flavour of the content of the charts during its first year of operation.

It makes for an interesting and varied selection of music, underlining the state of flux the pop landscape was in with the advent of rock ‘n’ roll in the pop charts during the previous year or more. 

This collection builds on Acrobat long-standing catalogue of annual “British Hit Parade” collections and our parallel “America’s Greatest Hits” sets, based on the singles charts in each market, and there will be subsequent collections for the years which followed.

CD 1
1. YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG Frank Sinatra (From the album 'Songs For Swingin' Lovers' Capitol S/LCT6106) 
2. I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN Frank Sinatra (From the album 'Songs For Swingin' Lovers' Capitol S/LCT6106) 
3. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY Frank Sinatra (From the album 'Songs For Swingin' Lovers' Capitol S/LCT6106) 
4. CAROUSEL WALTZ Carousel soundtrack (From the album 'Music from the Soundtrack of Carousel' Capitol LCT6105) 
5. JUNE IS BUSTING OUT ALL OVER Carousel soundtrack (From the album 'Music from the Soundtrack of Carousel' Capitol LCT6105) 
6. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE Carousel soundtrack (From the album 'Music from the Soundtrack of Carousel' Capitol LCT6105) 
7. MOUNTAIN GREENERY Mel Torme (From the album 'Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo' Coral CRL57102) 
8. GOODY GOODY Mel Torme (From the album 'Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo' Coral CRL57102) 
9. JEEPERS CREEPERS Mel Torme (From the album 'Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo' Coral CRL57102) 
10. WHEN IT'S SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH Louis Armstrong  (From the album 'Louis Armstrong At The Crescendo' Brunswick LAT8084) 
11. LAZY RIVER Louis Armstrong  (From the album 'Louis Armstrong At The Crescendo' Brunswick LAT8084) 
12. STOMPIN' AT THE SAVOY Louis Armstrong  (From the album 'Louis Armstrong At The Crescendo' Brunswick LAT8084) 
13. OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING Oklahoma! Soundtrack (From the album 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma'' Capitol LCT6100) 
14. PEOPLE WILL SAY WE'RE IN LOVE Oklahoma! Soundtrack (From the album 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma'' Capitol LCT6100) 
15. OKLAHOMA Oklahoma! Soundtrack (From the album 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Oklahoma'' Capitol LCT6100) 
16. ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album 'Rock Around The Clock' Brunswick LAT8117) 
17. SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album 'Rock Around The Clock' Brunswick LAT8117) 
18. ROCK A BEATIN' BOOGIE Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album 'Rock Around The Clock' Brunswick LAT8117) 
19. SERENADE Mario Lanza (From the album 'Songs From 'The Student Prince' And Other Famous Melodies' HMV ALP1186) 
20. DRINK DRINK DRINK Mario Lanza (From the album 'Songs From 'The Student Prince' And Other Famous Melodies' HMV ALP1186) 
21. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN Mario Lanza (From the album 'Songs From 'The Student Prince' And Other Famous Melodies' HMV ALP1186) 
22. LULU'S BACK IN TOWN Mel Torme (From the album 'Mel Torme With the Marty Paich Dek-Tette' London LTZ-N15009)

CD 2
1. FASCINATING RHYTHM Mel Torme (From the album 'Mel Torme With the Marty Paich Dek-Tette' London LTZ-N15009) 
2. THE LADY IS A TRAMP Mel Torme (From the album 'Mel Torme With the Marty Paich Dek-Tette' London LTZ-N15009) 
3. TO LOVE AGAIN (MAIN TITLE) Carmen  Cavallaro (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'Eddy Duchin Story'' Brunswick  LAT8119) 
4. MANHATTAN Carmen  Cavallaro (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'Eddy Duchin Story'' Brunswick  LAT8119) 
5. BRAZIL Carmen  Cavallaro (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'Eddy Duchin Story'' Brunswick  LAT8119) 
6. HELLO YOUNG LOVERS The King And I soundtrack (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'The King And I'' Capitol LCT6108) 
7. I HAVE DREAMED The King And I soundtrack (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'The King And I'' Capitol LCT6108) 
8. SHALL WE DANCE The King And I soundtrack (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'The King And I'' Capitol LCT6108) 
9. WE SAID WE WOULDN'T LOOK BACK Salad Days Original Cast Recording (From the album 'Selection Of The Songs from Salad Days' Oriole  MG20004) 
10. I SIT IN THE SUN Salad Days Original Cast Recording (From the album 'Selection Of The Songs from Salad Days' Oriole  MG20004) 
11. IT'S EASY TO SING Salad Days Original Cast Recording (From the album 'Selection Of The Songs from Salad Days' Oriole  MG20004) 
12. CALLING ALL COMETS Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album ' Rock n' Roll Stage Show' Brunswick  LAT8139) 
13. CHOO CHOO CH'BOOGIE Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album ' Rock n' Roll Stage Show' Brunswick  LAT8139) 
14. HOT DOG BUDDY BUDDY Bill Haley & His Comets (From the album ' Rock n' Roll Stage Show' Brunswick  LAT8139) 
15. BLUES SUEDE SHOES Elvis Presley (From the album 'Rock 'n Roll ' HMV  CLP 1093) 
16. I'M LEFT YOU'RE RIGHT SHE'S GONE Elvis Presley (From the album 'Rock 'n Roll ' HMV  CLP 1093) 
17. LAWDY MISS CLAWDY Elvis Presley (From the album 'Rock 'n Roll ' HMV  CLP 1093) 
18. WABASH CANNONBALL Lonnie Donegan  (From the album 'Showcase' Pye Nixa  NPT19012) 
19. HOW LONG HOW LONG BLUES Lonnie Donegan  (From the album 'Showcase' Pye Nixa  NPT19012) 
20. WRECK OF THE OLD 97 Lonnie Donegan  (From the album 'Showcase' Pye Nixa  NPT19012) 
21. WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Bing Crosby & Celeste Holm (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'High Society'' Capitol S/LCT6116) 
22. WELL, DID YOU EVAH Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'High Society'' Capitol S/LCT6116) 
23. TRUE LOVE Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (From the album 'Music From The Soundtrack of 'High Society'' Capitol S/LCT6116)