Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Blue Train

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

5,880

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Overall Rank:

328

Average Rating:

84 (603 votes)

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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

382 charts

Rank Score:

3,945

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1957

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

3,014

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,864

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Overall Rank:

649

Average Rating:

82 (348 votes)

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

2,564

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Overall Rank:

725

Average Rating:

78 (288 votes)

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

334 charts

Rank Score:

2,432

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Overall Rank:

764

Average Rating:

81 (424 votes)

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'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

1,794

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Overall Rank:

1,032

Average Rating:

82 (283 votes)

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Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

1,529

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1957

Appears in:

179 charts

Rank Score:

1,439

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Overall Rank:

1,240

Average Rating:

78 (141 votes)

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Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

1,007

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Overall Rank:

1,716

Average Rating:

76 (93 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%
Lee Morgan	5	1%
Kenny Burrell	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	275	65%
	41	10%
	24	6%
	20	5%
	9	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	404	96%
Yes	16	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	412	98%
Yes	8	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	419	100%
Yes	1	0%

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