Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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, Louis Armstrong and Les Paul & Mary Ford.

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71.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,380

Overall Rank:

48,493

Average Rating:

73 (5 votes)

Comments:

72.

Music Of The Ukraine

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,383

Overall Rank:

48,601

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

73.

Sea Shanties And Loggers' Songs

Sam Eskin

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,384

Overall Rank:

48,602

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

74.

Mr Rhythm Sings

Frankie Laine

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,402

Overall Rank:

49,341

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

75.

Art Tatum Encores

Art Tatum

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,415

Overall Rank:

49,882

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

76.

Mr. Saxophone

Sonny Stitt

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,420

Overall Rank:

50,026

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

77.

After Hours With Joe Bushkin

Joe Bushkin

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,428

Overall Rank:

50,468

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

78.

The Sleeping Princess & Caucasian Sketches

Roger Désormière

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,436

Overall Rank:

50,831

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

79.

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Haydn: Symphony No. 88

Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,478

Overall Rank:

52,518

Average Rating:

74 (5 votes)

Comments:

80.

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Herbert Von Karajan / Chor Und Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,479

Overall Rank:

52,529

Average Rating:

71 (7 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%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	67%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	116	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	126	98%
Yes	3	2%

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

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Best Albums of 1957
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2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito