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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

559

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Overall Rank:

2,770

Average Rating:

77 (101 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

433

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Overall Rank:

3,393

Average Rating:

76 (51 votes)

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Hank Williams Sings
Compilation

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

408

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Rank in 1950s:

101

Overall Rank:

3,574

Average Rating:

75 (54 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

137

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

130

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

268

Overall Rank:

9,246

Average Rating:

70 (23 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

336

Overall Rank:

11,817

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

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338

Overall Rank:

11,877

Average Rating:

72 (21 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

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354

Overall Rank:

12,393

Average Rating:

74 (18 votes)

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10.

Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage

Maro Ajemian

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

26 charts

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375

Overall Rank:

13,248

Average Rating:

68 (26 votes)

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	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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