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, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong.

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31.

Sonny Stitt & Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

809

Overall Rank:

28,826

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

32.

Galloping Guitars

Les Paul And His Trio

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

813

Overall Rank:

28,986

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

Comments:

33.

Chopin: Nocturnes

Artur Rubinstein

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

814

Overall Rank:

29,005

Average Rating:

75 (11 votes)

Comments:

34.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

857

Overall Rank:

30,491

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

35.

Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers

Lefty Frizzell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

877

Overall Rank:

31,104

Average Rating:

67 (9 votes)

Comments:

36.

Folk Music Of Rumania
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

886

Overall Rank:

31,330

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

37.

Pal Joey

Vivienne Segal & Harold Lang

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

902

Overall Rank:

31,761

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

38.

Boogie Woogie Classics

Albert Ammons

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

956

Overall Rank:

33,756

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

39.

Quo Vadis

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

968

Overall Rank:

34,117

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

40.

Galloping Fingers

Ethel Smith

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

987

Overall Rank:

34,908

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	85	67%
	14	11%
	5	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	114	90%
Yes	13	10%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	122	96%
Yes	5	4%

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