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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71.

Jazz By Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

435

Overall Rank:

15,590

Average Rating:

73 (18 votes)

Comments:

72.

Guitarra... Dimelo Tu

Atahualpa Yupanqui

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

439

Overall Rank:

15,745

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

73.

The Hawk Flies High

Coleman Hawkins

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

444

Overall Rank:

15,891

Average Rating:

76 (28 votes)

Comments:

74.

Stan Getz And The Oscar Peterson Trio

Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

454

Overall Rank:

16,198

Average Rating:

72 (13 votes)

Comments:

75.

A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

460

Overall Rank:

16,628

Average Rating:

66 (24 votes)

Comments:

76.

Getz Meets Mulligan In Hi-Fi

Stan Getz & Gerry Mulligan

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

465

Overall Rank:

16,803

Average Rating:

72 (17 votes)

Comments:

77.

Walkin'
Compilation

Miles Davis All-Stars

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

34 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

472

Overall Rank:

17,016

Average Rating:

74 (39 votes)

Comments:

78.

Blues In Time

Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond Quartet

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

474

Overall Rank:

17,068

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

79.

Thelonious Himself

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

475

Overall Rank:

17,075

Average Rating:

71 (22 votes)

Comments:

80.

Plenty, Plenty Soul

Milt Jackson

Year of Release:

1957

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1957:

Rank in 1950s:

482

Overall Rank:

17,195

Average Rating:

71 (13 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Herbie Mann	4	1%
Kenny Burrell	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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