Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2
by Les Paul & Mary Ford
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Les Paul & Mary Ford bestography
Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Les Paul & Mary Ford on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Les Paul & Mary Ford is Les And Mary which is ranked number 7548 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 170.
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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Olli | Top 62 Music Albums of 1951 | 5/62 | 5 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 76/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 5 Music Albums of 1951 | 5/5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 4 Music Albums of 1951 | 1/4 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 50 Music Albums of 1951 | 20/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s | 38/80 | 11 |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 21 Music Albums of 1951 | 9/21 | 3 |
| 2025 | panapsal | Top 62 Music Albums of 1951 | 11/62 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 22 Music Albums of 1951 | 16/22 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 126 | |||
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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Siromynian | 1,660 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/13/2026 19:43 | matterhornrider | 5,168 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 15:05 |  NoisyBeast | 13,315 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.
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Mr. Paul revolutionized music as we know it today. Listen to this record and be amazed.
Really cool. 1951 puts it definitely in the pre-rock era, but listen to that first track and tell me that’s not rock and roll!? Great tune too
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