Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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, Louis Armstrong and Les Paul & Mary Ford.

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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

607

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Overall Rank:

2,587

Average Rating:

77 (110 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

487

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Overall Rank:

3,092

Average Rating:

75 (64 votes)

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Hank Williams Sings
Compilation

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

427

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Rank in 1950s:

103

Overall Rank:

3,469

Average Rating:

74 (63 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

159

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

143

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

131

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Rank in 1950s:

282

Overall Rank:

9,251

Average Rating:

70 (25 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

126

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288

Overall Rank:

9,571

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

120

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Rank in 1950s:

299

Overall Rank:

9,927

Average Rating:

72 (26 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Rank in 1950s:

327

Overall Rank:

11,023

Average Rating:

73 (25 votes)

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10.

The New Sounds

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

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388

Overall Rank:

13,344

Average Rating:

70 (31 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%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	84	65%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	116	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	127	98%
Yes	2	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	123	95%
Yes	6	5%

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