Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

425 charts

Rank Score:

4,153

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Overall Rank:

424

Average Rating:

79 (490 votes)

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Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

362 charts

Rank Score:

2,838

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Overall Rank:

616

Average Rating:

81 (378 votes)

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,789

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

363 charts

Rank Score:

2,679

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Overall Rank:

660

Average Rating:

82 (385 votes)

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

358 charts

Rank Score:

2,457

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Overall Rank:

724

Average Rating:

80 (461 votes)

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'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

241 charts

Rank Score:

1,700

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Overall Rank:

1,034

Average Rating:

82 (316 votes)

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With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

232 charts

Rank Score:

1,631

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

1,426

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Overall Rank:

1,233

Average Rating:

77 (162 votes)

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Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

141 charts

Rank Score:

1,093

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Overall Rank:

1,581

Average Rating:

76 (108 votes)

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10.

Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

732

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Overall Rank:

2,219

Average Rating:

81 (146 votes)

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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%
Herbie Mann	5	1%
Elvis Presley	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	299	65%
	45	10%
	24	5%
	23	5%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	445	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	453	98%
Yes	8	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	458	99%
Yes	3	1%

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Best Artists of 1961
1. John Coltrane
2. Robert Johnson
3. Ornette Coleman
4. Bill Evans
5. Bill Evans Trio
6. Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
7. Miles Davis
8. John Coltrane Quartet
9. Oliver Nelson
10. Ray Charles
11. Patsy Cline
12. Yusef Lateef
13. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
14. Art Blakey
15. The Miles Davis Sextet
16. Elvis Presley
17. Bobby Bland
18. Roy Orbison
19. Eric Dolphy
20. Django Reinhardt