Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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81.

A Blowin' Session

Johnny Griffin

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

490

Overall Rank:

17,482

Average Rating:

73 (20 votes)

Comments:

82.

Exotica

Martin Denny

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

493

Overall Rank:

17,649

Average Rating:

69 (19 votes)

Comments:

83.

Charles Baudelaire: Les Fleurs Du Mal Chantées Par Léo Ferré

Léo Ferré

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

510

Overall Rank:

18,387

Average Rating:

72 (8 votes)

Comments:

84.

New Jazz Conceptions

Bill Evans

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

521

Overall Rank:

18,564

Average Rating:

71 (23 votes)

Comments:

85.

Stormy Weather

Lena Horne

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

527

Overall Rank:

18,658

Average Rating:

70 (15 votes)

Comments:

86.

Jazz Mood

Yusef Lateef

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

528

Overall Rank:

18,670

Average Rating:

73 (13 votes)

Comments:

87.

Swingin' Easy

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

536

Overall Rank:

18,877

Average Rating:

74 (28 votes)

Comments:

88.

Mingus Three

Charles Mingus With Hampton Hawes & Danny Richmond

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

537

Overall Rank:

18,883

Average Rating:

70 (16 votes)

Comments:

89.

Jacques Brel 2 (Quand On N'a Que L'Amour)

Jacques Brel

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

546

Overall Rank:

19,072

Average Rating:

74 (11 votes)

Comments:

90.

School Days

Dizzy Gillespie

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

551

Overall Rank:

19,308

Average Rating:

72 (22 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	%

	304	65%
	45	10%
	24	5%
	23	5%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	450	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	457	98%
Yes	9	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	462	99%
Yes	4	1%

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