Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1951 year summaryThe best artists of 1951 were Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Hank Williams, Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys, Doris Day, Machito, Les Baxter, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday.

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101.

Fingers On Fire

Arthur Smith And His Cracker Jacks

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1951

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2 charts

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Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde

Otto Klemperer / Wiener Symphoniker / Elsa Cavelti / Anton Dermota

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1951

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4 charts

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103.

Stomps Rags And Blues

James P. Johnson

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1951

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104.

Tenor Sax Solos

Lester Young

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1951

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105.

Enjoy Yourself

Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians

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1951

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1 chart

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Battle Of The Saxes

Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt

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1951

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3 charts

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A Place In The Sun
Soundtrack

Franz Waxman

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1951

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Domenico Scarlatti: 11 Sonatas

Clara Haskil

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1951

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Ted Heath And His Orchestra

Ted Heath And His Music

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1951

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Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session

Red Norvo

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1951

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	67%
	14	11%
	5	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	115	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	125	98%
Yes	3	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	123	96%
Yes	5	4%

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