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, 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:

101 charts

Rank Score:

593

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Overall Rank:

2,647

Average Rating:

77 (107 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

489

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Overall Rank:

3,090

Average Rating:

75 (59 votes)

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Hank Williams Sings
Compilation

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

440

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Overall Rank:

3,373

Average Rating:

75 (59 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

159

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

129

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Rank in 1950s:

279

Overall Rank:

9,307

Average Rating:

70 (23 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

117

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Rank in 1950s:

302

Overall Rank:

10,120

Average Rating:

74 (19 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

117

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304

Overall Rank:

10,160

Average Rating:

72 (22 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

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338

Overall Rank:

11,715

Average Rating:

73 (20 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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389

Overall Rank:

13,431

Average Rating:

68 (27 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%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker	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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