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 Les Paul & Mary Ford.

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16.

Encores

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

13 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

486

Overall Rank:

17,303

Average Rating:

71 (14 votes)

Comments:

72.

The Sleeping Princess & Caucasian Sketches

Roger Désormière

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,494

Overall Rank:

53,328

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

79.

Hits From "La P'tite Lili"

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,568

Overall Rank:

56,977

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

82.

Chansons Américaines

Joséphine Baker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,583

Overall Rank:

57,574

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

87.

Volume 1
Compilation

Django Reinhardt

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,633

Overall Rank:

60,247

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

110.

Poulenc Playing His Own Works: Mouvements Perpetuels ‧ Nocturne In D Major ‧ Suite Francaise / Piano Music Of Satie

Francis Poulenc

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

2 charts

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	67%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	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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