Best Albums of 1957

« View best albums of 1956View best albums of 1958 »

Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

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

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Share | |

Collector's summary (top 355)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

Blue Train

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

5,424

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

360

Average Rating:

84 (522 votes)

Comments:

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

3,419

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

2,839

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

2,744

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

690

Average Rating:

82 (305 votes)

Comments:

The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

236 charts

Rank Score:

2,387

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

788

Average Rating:

79 (241 votes)

Comments:

Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

2,326

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

810

Average Rating:

81 (375 votes)

Comments:

Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,539

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,164

Average Rating:

77 (178 votes)

Comments:

'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,518

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

1,394

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,276

Average Rating:

77 (121 votes)

Comments:

10.

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

915

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

Overall Rank:

1,847

Average Rating:

75 (82 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
2
3
4
...
35
36
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 355. Page 1 of 36

Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	2%
Sonny Rollins	6	2%
Lee Morgan	5	1%
Hank Mobley	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
Dizzy Gillespie	4	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	235	66%
	33	9%
	25	7%
	21	6%
	7	2%
	5	1%
	5	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	342	96%
Yes	13	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	351	99%
Yes	4	1%

« View best albums of 1956View best albums of 1958 »

Hi, we'd really appreciate your help!

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker. We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and free!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

Best Ever Albums
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
3. Abbey Road by The Beatles
4. Revolver by The Beatles
5. Kid A by Radiohead
6. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
7. In Rainbows by Radiohead
8. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
9. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
10. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
11. Funeral by Arcade Fire
12. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
13. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
14. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
15. Nevermind by Nirvana
16. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
17. Doolittle by Pixies
18. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
19. London Calling by The Clash
20. The Bends by Radiohead