Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).

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1951 year summaryThe best artists of 1951 were Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys, Hank Williams, Doris Day, Machito, Les Baxter, Les Paul & Mary Ford and Louis Armstrong.

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61.

Sentimental Me

The Ames Brothers

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,262

Overall Rank:

44,972

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

62.

The Piano Music Of Henry Cowell

Henry Cowell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,288

Overall Rank:

46,076

Average Rating:

72 (10 votes)

Comments:

63.

Battle Of The Saxes

Illinois Jacquet & Lester Young

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,289

Overall Rank:

46,148

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

64.

Highlights In Modern Jazz

Stan Getz & Wardell Gray

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,291

Overall Rank:

46,153

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

65.

Kodály: Harry Janos Suite / Galanta Dances

Georg Solti / The Bavarian State Orchestra; Victor De Sabata / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,313

Overall Rank:

46,847

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

66.

Cantorials

David Kusevitsky

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,359

Overall Rank:

48,480

Average Rating:

69 (9 votes)

Comments:

67.

Party Time

Julia Lee

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,365

Overall Rank:

48,725

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

68.

Volume 1
Compilation

Django Reinhardt

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,371

Overall Rank:

48,930

Average Rating:

72 (4 votes)

Comments:

69.

Boogie Woogie Classics

Albert Ammons

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,381

Overall Rank:

49,565

Average Rating:

68 (5 votes)

Comments:

70.

Sea Shanties And Loggers' Songs

Sam Eskin

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,391

Overall Rank:

49,911

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Doris Day	3	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
Édith Piaf	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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