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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 (156 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1957, US num 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1956, Germany 1 for 96 weeks - Jul 1962, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1977 (1956), Italy 18 of 1965
2 Elvis Presley Elvis' Christmas Album 1957 US num 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1957, US 3 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1999), UK 2 - Nov 1957 (15 weeks), Canada Platinum (certified by CRIA in May 2002), US sales 9 M (according to RIAA), US BB 20 of 1957, RYM 28 of 1957, US CashBox 43 of 1957, Acclaimed 2988 (1957), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1976)
3 Nat King Cole Love Is The Thing 1957 UK 1 - May 1957 (14 weeks), US num 1 for 8 weeks - May 1957, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1992), US CashBox 3 of 1957, US BB 5 of 1957, RYM 24 of 1957, Acclaimed 2136 (1957)
4 Elvis Presley Lovin' You 1957 UK 1 - Aug 1957 (25 weeks), US num 1 for 10 weeks - Jul 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1968), US BB 7 of 1957, US CashBox 11 of 1957, RYM 37 of 1957, Acclaimed 1505 (1957)
5 Original Cast My Fair Lady 1957 US 1 of 1957, US num 1 for 4 weeks - Nov 1957, US BB 1 of 1956, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1987), Acclaimed 2391 (1956)
6 John Coltrane Blue Train 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1957), RYM 2 of 1958, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 2001), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Sep 2006), WXPN 431 (1997), Acclaimed 613 (1957), WTMD 831
7 Original Soundtrack Around The World In 80 Days 1957 US num 1 for 10 weeks - Jul 1957, US CashBox 2 of 1957, US BB 2 of 1957, US 4 of 1957
8 Frank Sinatra A Swingin' Affair 1957 UK 1 - Sep 1957 (20 weeks), US CashBox 8 of 1957, US BB 9 of 1957, RYM 10 of 1957, Acclaimed 1178 (1957)
9 Mantovani Film Encores 1957 US num 1 for 1 week - Jul 1959, US BB 4 of 1957, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1961), US CashBox 10 of 1957
10 Original Soundtrack Fantasia 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 (1956), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1993), Italy 88 of 1973, RYM 91 of 1957
11 Frank Sinatra Where Are You? 1957 UK 3 - Mar 1958 (5 weeks), US CashBox 15 of 1957, RYM 15 of 1957, US BB 16 of 1957, Acclaimed 1673 (1957)
12 Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1956), RYM 2 of 1957, Acclaimed 429 (1957)
13 Frank Sinatra This Is Sinatra 1957 UK 1 - Feb 1957 (13 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1962), US BB 18 of 1957
14 Frank Sinatra Close To You 1957 UK 2 - May 1957 (9 weeks), US CashBox 17 of 1957, US BB 19 of 1957, RYM 36 of 1957
15 Miles Davis Miles Ahead 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994 (1957), RYM 13 of 1957, Acclaimed 789 (1957)
16 Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing A Song Of Basie 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1957), RYM 119 of 1957, Acclaimed 1824 (1957)
17 Tennessee Ernie Ford Hymns 1957 US 2 of 1957, US BB 3 of 1957, US CashBox 7 of 1957
18 The Crickets Chirping Crickets 1957 UK 5 - Apr 1958 (1 week), RYM 5 of 1957, Acclaimed 329 (1957), Rolling Stone 421
19 Little Richard Here's Little Richard 1957 RYM 4 of 1957, US BB 39 of 1957, Rolling Stone 50, Acclaimed 382 (1957)
20 Roger Williams Songs Of The Fabulous Fifties 1957 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1967), US CashBox 6 of 1957, US BB 6 of 1957
21 Elvis Presley Peace In The Valley 1957 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), UK EP 12 - Sep 1961, US BB 22 of 1957
22 Pat Boone Pat's Great Hits 1957 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1960), US BB 8 of 1957, US CashBox 14 of 1958
23 Harry Belafonte An Evening With Belafonte 1957 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1967), US BB 10 of 1957, US CashBox 14 of 1957
24 Original Soundtrack The Pajama Game 1957 UK 3 - Feb 1958 (10 weeks), US BB 21 of 1957, US CashBox 26 of 1957
25 Perry Como We Get Letters 1957 UK 4 - Jun 1958 (7 weeks), US CashBox 33 of 1957, US BB 36 of 1957
26 Ray Conniff 's Wonderful! 1957 UK 18 - Dec 1962 (3 weeks), US BB 24 of 1957, US CashBox 28 of 1957
27 Harry Belafonte Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean 1957 US BB 17 of 1957, US CashBox 20 of 1957, RYM 179 of 1957
28 Nat King Cole After Midnight 1957 RYM 30 of 1956, US BB 43 of 1957, Acclaimed 2156 (1957)
29 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Monk's Music 1957 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1957)
30 Tommy Steele Tommy Steele Story 1957 UK 1 - Jun 1957 (21 weeks)
31 Frank Sinatra A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra 1957 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2003), RYM 31 of 1957
32 Mantovani Christmas Carols 1957 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Sep 1961), US BB 11 of 1957
33 Miles Davis 'Round About Midnight 1957 RYM 3 of 1957, Acclaimed 1272 (1957)
34 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane 1957 RYM 6 of 1961, Acclaimed 733 (1957)
35 Miles Davis Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet 1957 RYM 6 of 1957, Acclaimed 1457 (1957)
36 Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lewis Sings 1957 US BB 12 of 1957, US CashBox 16 of 1957
37 Sonny Rollins Way Out West 1957 RYM 7 of 1957, Acclaimed 891 (1957)
38 Tommy Sands Steady Date With Tommy Sands 1957 US BB 13 of 1957, US CashBox 19 of 1957
39 Johnny Mathis Wonderful Wonderful 1957 US BB 14 of 1957, US CashBox 18 of 1957
40 Tennessee Ernie Ford Spirituals 1957 US BB 15 of 1957, US CashBox 21 of 1957
41 Miles Davis Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet 1957 RYM 9 of 1957, Acclaimed 1146 (1957)
42 Charles Mingus The Clown 1957 RYM 12 of 1957, Acclaimed 2790 (1957)
43 Sonny Rollins A Night at the 'Village Vanguard' 1957 RYM 13 of 1958, Acclaimed 1021 (1957)
44 Polly Bergen Bergen Sings Morgan 1957 US CashBox 25 of 1957, US BB 27 of 1957
45 Lester Lanin Dance To The Music Of Lester Lanin 1957 US CashBox 22 of 1957, US BB 33 of 1957
46 Ella Fitzgerald Ella At The Opera House 1957 UK 16 - Jun 1960 (1 week), RYM 101 of 1957
47 Doris Day Day By Day 1957 US BB 28 of 1957, US CashBox 32 of 1957
48 Eddie Cochran Singing To My Baby 1957 UK 19 - Jul 1960 (2 weeks), RYM 93 of 1957
49 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Duke Ellington 1957 RYM 16 of 1957, Acclaimed 1319 (1957)
50 The Platters The Platters, Volume Two 1957 US BB 31 of 1957, US CashBox 35 of 1957
51 Duke Ellington Such Sweet Thunder 1957 RYM 17 of 1957, Acclaimed 1917 (1957)
52 Chuck Berry After School Session 1957 RYM 18 of 1957, Acclaimed 2077 (1958)
53 Nat King Cole Just One Of Those Things 1957 US CashBox 30 of 1958, RYM 58 of 1957
54 Julie London About The Blues 1957 US CashBox 38 of 1957, RYM 54 of 1957
55 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Himself 1957 RYM 23 of 1957, Acclaimed 2378 (1957)
56 Dizzy Gillespie Sonny Side Up 1957 RYM 23 of 1958, Acclaimed 2940 (1957)
57 Count Basie At Newport 1957 RYM 27 of 1957, Acclaimed 1447 (1957)
58 Sonny Rollins Newk's Time 1957 RYM 27 of 1958, Acclaimed 2106 (1957)
59 Gene Vincent Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps 1957 RYM 29 of 1957, Acclaimed 1743 (1957)
60 Art Pepper Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section 1957 RYM 32 of 1957, Acclaimed 1088 (1957)
61 Louis Armstrong Satchmo the Great 1957 RYM 61 of 1957, Italy 74 of 1994
62 Jane Morgan Fascination 1957 US BB 45 of 1957, RYM 161 of 1957
63 Ben Webster Soulville 1957 RYM 39 of 1958, Acclaimed 2565 (1957)
64 Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 RYM 43 of 1958, Acclaimed 1341 (1957)
65 Johnny Griffin A Blowin' Session 1957 RYM 43 of 1957, Acclaimed 2368 (1957)
66 Anita O'Day Anita Sings the Most 1957 RYM 44 of 1957, Acclaimed 1650 (1957)
67 The Five Royales Dedicated to You 1957 RYM 98 of 1957, Acclaimed 2345 (1957)
68 Rev Gary Davis Pure Religion & Bad Company 1957 RYM 99 of 1957, Acclaimed 2548 (1957)
69 Dizzy Gillespie Birks' Works 1957 RYM 121 of 1957, Acclaimed 2360 (1958)
70 Sun Ra Sound of Joy 1957 RYM 131 of 1994, Acclaimed 2569 (1957)
71 Elvis Presley The Best Of Elvis 1957 UK 3 - Oct 1957 (7 weeks)
72 Frank Sinatra Frankie 1957 UK 3 - Jul 1957 (7 weeks)
73 Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll No 2 1957 UK 3 - May 1957 (20 weeks)
74 Bill Haley & His Comets Rock The Joint 1957 UK 4 - Feb 1957 (1 week)
75 Tommy Steele Stage Show 1957 UK 5 - Apr 1957 (1 week)
76 Billie Holiday Songs for Distingue Lovers 1957 RYM 8 of 1957
77 Count Basie Basie 1957 RYM 11 of 1957
78 Miles Davis Bags' Groove 1957 RYM 14 of 1957
79 Sun Ra Super-Sonic Jazz 1957 RYM 20 of 1957
80 Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson 1957 RYM 25 of 1957
81 Fred Warring Now Is Caroling Season 1957 US BB 25 of 1957
82 Pat Boone 4 By Pat 1957 US BB 26 of 1957
83 Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins, Volume 2 1957 RYM 26 of 1957
84 Jackie Gleason Velvet Brass 1957 US CashBox 29 of 1957
85 Eydie Gorme Eydie Swings The Blues 1957 US CashBox 30 of 1957
86 Ray Charles Rock & Roll - Ray Charles 1957 RYM 30 of 1957
87 Pat Boone Just a Closer Walk With Thee 1957 US BB 30 of 1957
88 Lawrence Welk Merry Christmas 1957 US BB 32 of 1957
89 Billie Holiday Body & Soul 1957 RYM 33 of 1957
90 John Coltrane Traneing In - John Coltrane With the Red Garland Trio 1957 RYM 34 of 1957
91 Nat King Cole This Is Nat King Cole 1957 US CashBox 34 of 1957
92 New World Theatre Orchestra Around The World In 80 Days 1957 US BB 35 of 1957
93 Gogi Grant The Helen Morgan Story 1957 US CashBox 36 of 1957
94 Perry Como Dream Along With Me 1957 US BB 37 of 1957
95 Sun Ra Jazz by Sun Ra, Vol 1 1957 RYM 38 of 1957
96 Hi-Los Suddenly It's The Hi-Los 1957 US BB 38 of 1957
97 Gerry Mulligan Mulligan Meets Monk 1957 RYM 39 of 1957
98 Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins 1957 RYM 40 of 1957
99 Stan Wolowic & The Polka Chips It's Polka Time 1957 US CashBox 40 of 1957
100 The Three Suns Midnight For Two 1957 US CashBox 41 of 1957
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