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Albums in the Year 1957

Other Years: 1950s 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1957 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. Before 1960 quality chart information for albums is sparse, the result should therefore be treated with some caution. A list of biggest hit songs of 1957 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Frederick Loewe My Fair Lady 1957 UK 1 - May 1958, US CashBox 1 of 1957, US num 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1956, Germany 1 for 96 - Jul 1962, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1977, Italy 18 of 1965
2 John Coltrane Blue Train 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 2 of 1958, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 2001), WXPN 431, Acclaimed 613, WTMD 831
3 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album 1957 UK 2 - Nov 1957, US 3 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1999), US sales 9 M (according to RIAA), RYM 28 of 1957, US CashBox 43 of 1957, Acclaimed 2988, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1976)
4 Nat King Cole Love Is The Thing 1957 UK 1 - May 1957, US CashBox 3 of 1957, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1992), RYM 24 of 1957, Acclaimed 2136
5 Original Cast West Side Story 1957 UK 2 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 1986), US CashBox 4 of 1962, US 4 of 1962, RYM 22 of 1957, Guiness 100, Acclaimed 1230
6 Elvis Presley Lovin' You 1957 UK 1 - Aug 1957, US CashBox 11 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1968), RYM 37 of 1957, Acclaimed 1505
7 Frank Sinatra A Swingin' Affair 1957 UK 1 - Sep 1957, US CashBox 8 of 1957, RYM 10 of 1957, Acclaimed 1178
8 Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 2 of 1957, Acclaimed 429
9 Miles Davis Miles Ahead 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994, RYM 13 of 1957, Acclaimed 789
10 Original Cast My Fair Lady 1957 US 1 of 1957, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1987), Acclaimed 2391
11 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing A Song Of Basie 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, RYM 119 of 1957, Acclaimed 1824
12 Frank Sinatra Where Are You? 1957 UK 3 - Mar 1958, US CashBox 15 of 1957, RYM 15 of 1957, Acclaimed 1673
13 The Crickets Chirping Crickets 1957 UK 5 - Apr 1958, RYM 5 of 1957, Acclaimed 329, Rolling Stone 421
14 Frank Sinatra Close To You 1957 UK 2 - May 1957, US CashBox 17 of 1957, RYM 36 of 1957
15 Frank Sinatra This Is Sinatra 1957 UK 1 - Feb 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1962)
16 Little Richard Here's Little Richard 1957 RYM 4 of 1957, Rolling Stone 50, Acclaimed 382
17 Original Soundtrack Around The World In 80 Days 1957 US CashBox 2 of 1957, US 4 of 1957
18 Tennessee Ernie Ford Hymns 1957 US 2 of 1957, US CashBox 7 of 1957
19 Original Soundtrack Fantasia 1957 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1993), Italy 88 of 1973, RYM 91 of 1957
20 Bing Crosby Merry Christmas 1957 RYM 19 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1970), Internet 83 - 15 M claimed 1957
21 Louis Prima & Keely Smith The Wildest! 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999
22 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Monk's Music 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001
23 Tommy Steele Tommy Steele Story 1957 UK 1 - Jun 1957
24 Original Soundtrack The Pajama Game 1957 UK 3 - Feb 1958, US CashBox 26 of 1957
25 Miles Davis 'Round About Midnight 1957 RYM 3 of 1957, Acclaimed 1272
26 Perry Como We Got Letters 1957 UK 4 - Jun 1958, US CashBox 33 of 1957
27 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane 1957 RYM 6 of 1961, Acclaimed 733
28 Miles Davis Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet 1957 RYM 6 of 1957, Acclaimed 1457
29 Mantovani Film Encores 1957 US CashBox 10 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1961)
30 Sonny Rollins Way Out West 1957 RYM 7 of 1957, Acclaimed 891
31 Dakota Staton The Late, Late Show 1957 US CashBox 8 of 1958, RYM 129 of 1957
32 Frank Sinatra A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra 1957 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2003), RYM 31 of 1957
33 Harry Belafonte An Evening With Belafonte 1957 US CashBox 14 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1967)
34 Miles Davis Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet 1957 RYM 9 of 1957, Acclaimed 1146
35 Ray Conniff 's Wonderful! 1957 UK 18 - Dec 1962, US CashBox 28 of 1957
36 Ricky Nelson Ricky 1957 US CashBox 13 of 1958, RYM 88 of 1957
37 Charles Mingus The Clown 1957 RYM 12 of 1957, Acclaimed 2790
38 Sonny Rollins A Night at the 'Village Vanguard' 1957 RYM 13 of 1958, Acclaimed 1021
39 Ella Fitzgerald Ella At The Opera House 1957 UK 16 - Jun 1960, RYM 101 of 1957
40 Eddie Cochran Singing To My Baby 1957 UK 19 - Jul 1960, RYM 93 of 1957
41 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Duke Ellington 1957 RYM 16 of 1957, Acclaimed 1319
42 Duke Ellington Such Sweet Thunder 1957 RYM 17 of 1957, Acclaimed 1917
43 Chuck Berry After School Session 1957 RYM 18 of 1957, Acclaimed 2077
44 Jacques Brel Quand On N'a Que l'Amour 1957 France Gold (certified by SNEP Nov 1996), RYM 178 of 1957
45 Harry Belafonte Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean 1957 US CashBox 20 of 1957, RYM 179 of 1957
46 Nat King Cole Just One Of Those Things 1957 US CashBox 30 of 1958, RYM 58 of 1957
47 Julie London About The Blues 1957 US CashBox 38 of 1957, RYM 54 of 1957
48 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Himself 1957 RYM 23 of 1957, Acclaimed 2378
49 Dizzy Gillespie Sonny Side Up 1957 RYM 23 of 1958, Acclaimed 2940
50 Count Basie At Newport 1957 RYM 27 of 1957, Acclaimed 1447
51 Sonny Rollins Newk's Time 1957 RYM 27 of 1958, Acclaimed 2106
52 Gene Vincent Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps 1957 RYM 29 of 1957, Acclaimed 1743
53 Art Pepper Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section 1957 RYM 32 of 1957, Acclaimed 1088
54 Louis Armstrong Satchmo the Great 1957 RYM 61 of 1957, Italy 74 of 1994
55 Ben Webster Soulville 1957 RYM 39 of 1958, Acclaimed 2565
56 Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 RYM 43 of 1958, Acclaimed 1341
57 Johnny Griffin A Blowin' Session 1957 RYM 43 of 1957, Acclaimed 2368
58 Anita O'Day Anita Sings the Most 1957 RYM 44 of 1957, Acclaimed 1650
59 The Five Royales Dedicated to You 1957 RYM 98 of 1957, Acclaimed 2345
60 Rev Gary Davis Pure Religion & Bad Company 1957 RYM 99 of 1957, Acclaimed 2548
61 Dizzy Gillespie Birks' Works 1957 RYM 121 of 1957, Acclaimed 2360
62 Sun Ra Sound of Joy 1957 RYM 131 of 1994, Acclaimed 2569
63 Elvis Presley The Best Of Elvis 1957 UK 3 - Oct 1957
64 Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll No 2 1957 UK 3 - May 1957
65 Frank Sinatra Frankie 1957 UK 4 - Jul 1957
66 Bill Haley & His Comets Rock The Joint 1957 UK 5 - Feb 1957
67 Tommy Steele Stage Show 1957 UK 5 - Apr 1957
68 Roger Williams Songs Of The Fabulous Fifties 1957 US CashBox 6 of 1957
69 Billie Holiday Songs for Distingue Lovers 1957 RYM 8 of 1957
70 Count Basie Basie 1957 RYM 11 of 1957
71 Miles Davis Bags' Groove 1957 RYM 14 of 1957
72 Jerry Lewis Just Sings Jerry Lewis 1957 US CashBox 16 of 1957
73 Johnny Mathis Wonderful Wonderful 1957 US CashBox 18 of 1957
74 Tommy Sands Steady Date With Tommy Sands 1957 US CashBox 19 of 1957
75 Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz 1957 RYM 20 of 1957
76 Tennessee Ernie Ford Spirituals 1957 US CashBox 21 of 1957
77 Lester Lanin Dance To The Music Of Lester Lanin 1957 US CashBox 22 of 1957
78 Lawrence Welk Say It With Music 1957 US CashBox 24 of 1957
79 Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 1957 RYM 25 of 1957
80 Polly Bergen Bergen Sings Morgan 1957 US CashBox 25 of 1957
81 Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 1957 RYM 26 of 1957
82 Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass 1957 US CashBox 29 of 1957
83 Eydie Gorme Eydie Swings The Blues 1957 US CashBox 30 of 1957
84 Ray Charles Rock & Roll - Ray Charles 1957 RYM 30 of 1957
85 Doris Day Day By Day 1957 US CashBox 32 of 1957
86 Billie Holiday Body & Soul 1957 RYM 33 of 1957
87 John Coltrane Traneing In - John Coltrane With the Red Garland Trio 1957 RYM 34 of 1957
88 Nat King Cole This Is Nat King Cole 1957 US CashBox 34 of 1957
89 The Platters The Platters, Volume Two 1957 US CashBox 35 of 1957
90 Gogi Grant The Helen Morgan Story 1957 US CashBox 36 of 1957
91 Sun Ra Jazz by Sun Ra, Vol 1 1957 RYM 38 of 1957
92 Gerry Mulligan Mulligan Meets Monk 1957 RYM 39 of 1957
93 Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins 1957 RYM 40 of 1957
94 Stan Wolowic & The Polka Chips It's Polka Time 1957 US CashBox 40 of 1957
95 The Three Suns Midnight For Two 1957 US CashBox 41 of 1957
96 Ken Nordine Word Jazz 1957 RYM 41 of 1957
97 Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians In Hi-fi 1957 US CashBox 42 of 1957
98 Dave Brubeck Dave Digs Disney 1957 RYM 42 of 1957
99 Lena Horne Lena Horne At The Waldorf Astoria 1957 US CashBox 44 of 1957
100 Horace Silver Six Pieces of Silver 1957 RYM 45 of 1957
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