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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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

4,161

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

375 charts

Rank Score:

2,917

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Overall Rank:

583

Average Rating:

81 (390 votes)

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

322 charts

Rank Score:

2,802

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

2,735

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Overall Rank:

632

Average Rating:

81 (394 votes)

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

2,488

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Overall Rank:

699

Average Rating:

80 (470 votes)

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'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,868

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Overall Rank:

925

Average Rating:

81 (323 votes)

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With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

1,648

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1957

Appears in:

207 charts

Rank Score:

1,445

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Overall Rank:

1,204

Average Rating:

77 (169 votes)

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Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

1,139

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1,498

Average Rating:

76 (116 votes)

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10.

Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

802

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2,054

Average Rating:

81 (153 votes)

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Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	2%
Hank Mobley	6	1%
Sonny Rollins	6	1%
Dizzy Gillespie	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	5	1%
Herbie Mann	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	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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