Best Albums of 1957

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Listed below are the best albums of 1957 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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101.

Jazz Advance

Cecil Taylor Quartet

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1957

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20 charts

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Mushroom Ceremony Of The Mazatec Indians Of Mexico

Maria Sabina

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1957

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9 charts

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103.

Indeed!

Lee Morgan

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1957

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16 charts

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104.

Let's Cook

Barney Kessel

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1957

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13 charts

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105.

New Jazz Conceptions

Bill Evans

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1957

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20 charts

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Born To Sing The Blues

Shirley Bassey

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1957

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10 charts

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Heitor Villa-Lobos: Quatre Bachianas Brasileiras

Heitor Villa-Lobos / Orchestre National De La R.T.F.

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1957

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7 charts

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Bass On Top

Paul Chambers

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1957

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12 charts

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Foggy Mountain Jamboree

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs

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1957

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12 charts

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Chet Atkins At Home

Chet Atkins

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1957

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7 charts

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Best Albums of 1957 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	2%
Hank Mobley	6	1%
Sonny Rollins	6	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers	5	1%
Kenny Burrell	4	1%
Lee Morgan	4	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	299	65%
	45	10%
	23	5%
	23	5%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	442	96%
Yes	17	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	451	98%
Yes	8	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	456	99%
Yes	3	1%

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