Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, The Crickets, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and Nat King Cole.

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28.

West Side Story

The Original Broadway Cast

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

248

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Rank in 1950s:

152

Overall Rank:

5,357

Average Rating:

75 (28 votes)

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74.

Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio

Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

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455

Overall Rank:

16,206

Average Rating:

72 (12 votes)

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94.

Music Of The Ituri Forest

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

9 charts

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576

Overall Rank:

20,828

Average Rating:

68 (7 votes)

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Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

Herbert Von Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus / Bancroft School Choir / Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Christa Ludwig

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1957

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8 charts

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118.

Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson

Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson

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1957

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10 charts

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The Modern Jazz Quartet And The Oscar Peterson Trio At The Opera House

Modern Jazz Quartet & Oscar Peterson Trio

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1957

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8 charts

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148.

Sounds Of New Music
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

5 charts

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151.

Sing A Song Of Basie

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

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1957

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3 charts

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180.

Changing The Jazz At Buckingham Palace

Dizzy Reece / Tubby Hayes

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1957

Appears in:

1 chart

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183.

A Poem In Cycles And Bells & Other Music For Tape Recorder

Luening / Ussachevsky / William Bergsma

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1957

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1 chart

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Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	2%
Hank Mobley	6	1%
Sonny Rollins	6	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Kenny Burrell	4	1%
Dizzy Gillespie	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	289	65%
	45	10%
	24	5%
	22	5%
	9	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	427	96%
Yes	18	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	437	98%
Yes	8	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	442	99%
Yes	3	1%

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Best Albums of 1955
1. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
8. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
11. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor
14. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
15. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
16. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
17. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
18. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
19. Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
20. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton