Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1957 year summaryThe best artists of 1957 were John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Little Richard, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, The Crickets, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and Charles Mingus.

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81.

Back Country Suite

Mose Allison

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

505

Overall Rank:

18,134

Average Rating:

72 (23 votes)

Comments:

82.

Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs Du Mal Chantées Par Léo Ferré

Léo Ferré

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

513

Overall Rank:

18,419

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

83.

Karlheinz Stockhausen: Studie I / Studie II / Gesang Der Jünglinge

Studio Für Elektronische Musik (Köln)

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

515

Overall Rank:

18,444

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

84.

Walt Disney's Fantasia
Soundtrack

Leopold Stokowski / Philadelphia Orchestra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

518

Overall Rank:

18,513

Average Rating:

76 (62 votes)

Comments:

85.

The Hawk Flies High

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

525

Overall Rank:

18,724

Average Rating:

75 (27 votes)

Comments:

86.

Stormy Weather

Lena Horne

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

529

Overall Rank:

18,891

Average Rating:

71 (14 votes)

Comments:

87.

School Days

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

546

Overall Rank:

19,509

Average Rating:

73 (21 votes)

Comments:

88.

Mingus Three

Charles Mingus With Hampton Hawes & Danny Richmond

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

552

Overall Rank:

19,625

Average Rating:

71 (14 votes)

Comments:

89.

Georges Brassens

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

557

Overall Rank:

19,768

Average Rating:

73 (12 votes)

Comments:

90.

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

559

Overall Rank:

19,808

Average Rating:

75 (23 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	2%
Hank Mobley	6	1%
Sonny Rollins	6	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	5	1%
Kenny Burrell	4	1%
Dizzy Gillespie	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	290	65%
	45	10%
	24	5%
	23	5%
	9	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	429	96%
Yes	18	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	439	98%
Yes	8	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	444	99%
Yes	3	1%

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