Best Albums of 1957

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 Charles Mingus.
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1957
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741
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1957
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702
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1957
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671
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1957
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618
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1957
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616
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1957
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568
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1957
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560
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18.
Singin' The Blues 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1957
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Rank Score:
443
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Year of Release:
1957
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399
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1957
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384
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Total albums: 447. Page 2 of 45

Best Albums of 1957 composition

Country Albums %


United States 290 65%
United Kingdom 45 10%
Mixed Nationality 24 5%
Brazil 23 5%
Canada 9 2%
France 8 2%
Cuba 8 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 429 96%
Yes 18 4%
Live? Albums %
No 439 98%
Yes 8 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 444 99%
Yes 3 1%
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1. The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
2. Doolittle by Pixies
3. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
4. Disintegration by The Cure
5. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
6. The Joshua Tree by U2
7. Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush
8. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth
9. Thriller by Michael Jackson
10. Closer by Joy Division
11. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
12. Surfer Rosa by Pixies
13. Master Of Puppets by Metallica
14. Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
15. Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
16. Graceland by Paul Simon
17. Back In Black by AC/DC
18. Spirit Of Eden by Talk Talk
19. Murmur by R.E.M.
20. Moving Pictures by Rush
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