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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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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

588

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Overall Rank:

2,652

Average Rating:

77 (109 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

476

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Overall Rank:

3,151

Average Rating:

75 (63 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:

429

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Rank in 1950s:

102

Overall Rank:

3,450

Average Rating:

74 (63 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

157

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

141

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

130

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

282

Overall Rank:

9,290

Average Rating:

70 (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:

121

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

295

Overall Rank:

9,875

Average Rating:

72 (25 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

116

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Rank in 1950s:

310

Overall Rank:

10,230

Average Rating:

73 (22 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

102

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Rank in 1950s:

335

Overall Rank:

11,358

Average Rating:

73 (23 votes)

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10.

The New Sounds

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

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391

Overall Rank:

13,462

Average Rating:

70 (30 votes)

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Doris Day	3	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	84	66%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
	2	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	115	90%
Yes	13	10%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	122	95%
Yes	6	5%

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