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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61.

Ricky

Ricky Nelson

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

366

Overall Rank:

12,968

Average Rating:

68 (28 votes)

Comments:

62.

Drum Suite

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

383

Overall Rank:

13,667

Average Rating:

77 (14 votes)

Comments:

63.

The Story Of Moondog

Moondog

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

384

Overall Rank:

13,679

Average Rating:

74 (26 votes)

Comments:

64.

Count Basie At Newport
Live

Count Basie

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

394

Overall Rank:

14,205

Average Rating:

71 (16 votes)

Comments:

65.

Dave Digs Disney

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

396

Overall Rank:

14,238

Average Rating:

74 (2 votes)

Comments:

66.

Guitarra... Dimelo Tu

Atahualpa Yupanqui

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

412

Overall Rank:

14,869

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

67.

The Call Of The Wildest

Louis Prima & Keely Smith With Sam Butera And The Witnesses

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

414

Overall Rank:

15,001

Average Rating:

71 (14 votes)

Comments:

68.

This Is How I Feel About Jazz

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

423

Overall Rank:

15,243

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

Comments:

69.

Sonny Rollins, Volume 1

Sonny Rollins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

424

Overall Rank:

15,245

Average Rating:

75 (15 votes)

Comments:

70.

Jazz By Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

429

Overall Rank:

15,440

Average Rating:

73 (17 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%
Lee Morgan	4	1%
Jimmy Smith	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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