Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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71.

The Hawk Flies High

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

446

Overall Rank:

15,336

Average Rating:

75 (30 votes)

Comments:

72.

This Is How I Feel About Jazz

Quincy Jones

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

447

Overall Rank:

15,445

Average Rating:

73 (23 votes)

Comments:

73.

Jazz By Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

454

Overall Rank:

15,883

Average Rating:

72 (22 votes)

Comments:

74.

The Call Of The Wildest

Louis Prima & Keely Smith With Sam Butera And The Witnesses

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

460

Overall Rank:

16,324

Average Rating:

70 (15 votes)

Comments:

75.

Back Country Suite

Mose Allison

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

475

Overall Rank:

16,834

Average Rating:

72 (24 votes)

Comments:

76.

Dave Digs Disney

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

477

Overall Rank:

16,865

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

77.

Blues In Time

Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond Quartet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

479

Overall Rank:

16,925

Average Rating:

72 (16 votes)

Comments:

78.

Plenty, Plenty Soul

Milt Jackson

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

481

Overall Rank:

17,045

Average Rating:

70 (14 votes)

Comments:

79.

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:

487

Overall Rank:

17,212

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

80.

New Jazz Conceptions

Bill Evans

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

490

Overall Rank:

17,318

Average Rating:

71 (24 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%
Dizzy Gillespie	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	5	1%
Herbie Mann	5	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	301	65%
	45	10%
	24	5%
	22	5%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	445	96%
Yes	17	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	453	98%
Yes	9	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	458	99%
Yes	4	1%

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