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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227
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1957
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1957
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209
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Buy album United States
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1957
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204
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Buy album United States
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1957
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202
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Buy album United States
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1957
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202
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Buy album United States
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1957
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185
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1957
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182
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1957
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165
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Total albums: 446. Page 4 of 45

Best Albums of 1957 composition

Country Albums %


United States 289 65%
United Kingdom 45 10%
Mixed Nationality 24 5%
Brazil 23 5%
Canada 9 2%
Cuba 8 2%
France 8 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 428 96%
Yes 18 4%
Live? Albums %
No 438 98%
Yes 8 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 443 99%
Yes 3 1%
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