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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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

4,232

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Overall Rank:

407

Average Rating:

79 (491 votes)

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Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

2,862

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Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

81 (381 votes)

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

315 charts

Rank Score:

2,807

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

2,656

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Overall Rank:

660

Average Rating:

82 (389 votes)

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

359 charts

Rank Score:

2,474

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Overall Rank:

716

Average Rating:

80 (466 votes)

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'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,742

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Overall Rank:

1,012

Average Rating:

82 (317 votes)

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With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,599

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,417

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Overall Rank:

1,234

Average Rating:

77 (161 votes)

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Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

1,106

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Overall Rank:

1,557

Average Rating:

76 (108 votes)

Comments:

10.

Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis Quintet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

764

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Overall Rank:

2,155

Average Rating:

81 (149 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%
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	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	452	98%
Yes	9	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	457	99%
Yes	4	1%

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