Best Albums of 1957
Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 8 hours ago).
"way underrated, should be in the top 500."
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alelsupreme | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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alelsupreme | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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4,182
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"I love this album. I bought my first Monk album after reading a NME obituary in 1982. He sounded great and the album did not disappoint. There was a great picture that went with the article and it was framed and lived on my walls until it got badly damaged around 10 years ago."
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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lancashirearab | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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2,889
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"One of the true origins of rock n roll..."
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vilangelo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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vilangelo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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2,822
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"wow. very cool. This album makes me want to look further into jazz."
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ImmortalAl | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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ImmortalAl | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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2,717
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"Miles changed the face of music many times, the first of which was Birth of the Cool. This album is cool as can be, featuring unusual arrangements for jazz music at the time. The album didn't come out for many years after it was recorded, but the music from these recordings had already spread thr..." [More]
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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souplipton | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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2,493
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"'Round About Midnight was the first album by Davis on Columbia, where he would stay for 30 years. It features saxophonist John Coltrane, who had not yet become an icon. The interplay between the two here is great, with Davis' melodies being answered by Coltrane's energetic solos. The rhythm secti..." [More]
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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1,870
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"I heard that lonesome whistle blow reminds me of Hank Williams. Great country album. Johnny Cash's debut shows how serious/true this man's heart has been. Cry Cry Cry, Folsom, I walk the line, are key tracks."
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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1,691
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"This record has Downbound Train on it, one of Chuck's coolest pieces of work. Roly Poly and Deep Feeling are two more favourites. The hits you can get anywhere but it's good to hear them more or less in context."
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ticharu | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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ticharu | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1957
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1,477
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"Listen up! He doin' the Mess Around. Turns out he was Genius right from the start. All killer no filler. Remarkable for a non-jazz 50s album."
- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
- | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1957
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1,183
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"Well, the first (and my favorite) great quintet. Coltrane like hard learner of freedom in harmonies. Chambers, Garland and Joe Jones, the best rhythm section of history of jazz. Davis lyrical, masterful. What can I say?"
- carneham | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
- carneham | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1957
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788
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Total albums: 465. Page 1 of 47
Best Albums of 1957 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 2% | |
| Sonny Rollins | 6 | 1% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 5 | 1% | |
| Dizzy Gillespie | 5 | 1% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 5 | 1% | |
| Herbie Mann | 5 | 1% | |
| Nat King Cole | 4 | 1% | |
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303 | 65% | |
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45 | 10% | |
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24 | 5% | |
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22 | 5% | |
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10 | 2% | |
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8 | 2% | |
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8 | 2% | |
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