Best Albums of 1957

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

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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.

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Blue Train

John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

5,422

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Overall Rank:

360

Average Rating:

84 (523 votes)

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Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

3,417

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1957

Appears in:

290 charts

Rank Score:

2,840

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

2,742

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Overall Rank:

691

Average Rating:

82 (305 votes)

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The "Chirping" Crickets

The Crickets

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

236 charts

Rank Score:

2,387

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Overall Rank:

791

Average Rating:

79 (241 votes)

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Birth Of The Cool
Compilation

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

2,325

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Overall Rank:

811

Average Rating:

81 (377 votes)

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Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

1,543

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Overall Rank:

1,162

Average Rating:

77 (178 votes)

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'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

1,518

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Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

1,398

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Overall Rank:

1,268

Average Rating:

77 (121 votes)

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Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

915

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Overall Rank:

1,844

Average Rating:

75 (82 votes)

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Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	2%
Sonny Rollins	6	2%
Hank Mobley	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Lee Morgan	5	1%
Jimmy Smith	4	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	235	66%
	33	9%
	25	7%
	21	6%
	7	2%
	5	1%
	5	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	342	96%
Yes	13	4%

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

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