Negro Prison Songs - Mississippi State Penitentiary
by Various Artists
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Overall rank: 55,647th | 1950s rank: 1,514th | 1957 rank: 237th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 94 Music Albums of 1957 | 7/94 | 5 |
| 2025 | TastyandTemptin | Top 16 Music Albums of 1957 | 3/16 | 4 |
| 2025 | WayneMC | Uncut The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1950s (1-100) | 94/100 | - |
| 2019 | AlienCinema | Top 40 Music Albums of 1957 | 27/40 | 2 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1957 | 84/86 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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| ! | 07/25/2025 17:55 | TastyandTemptin | 3,182 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2022 04:52 | Gendjar | 4,749 | 56/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2016 19:14 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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