Best Albums of 1951

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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1951
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29
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1951
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26
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Buy album United States
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1951
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25
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1951
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25
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1951
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25
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1951
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22
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1951
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22
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1951
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21
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Total albums: 127. Page 4 of 13

Best Albums of 1951 composition

Country Albums %


United States 85 67%
Mixed Nationality 14 11%
United Kingdom 5 4%
France 5 4%
Austria 4 3%
Germany 3 2%
India 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%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Kendrick Lamar
11. Nirvana
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. Pixies
18. R.E.M.
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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