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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81.

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:

1,496

Overall Rank:

54,430

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

82.

Modern Jazz Trombones, Volume Two

Bennie Green & J.J. Johnson With Sonny Stitt ‎

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,502

Overall Rank:

54,771

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

83.

Chansons Américaines

Joséphine Baker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,508

Overall Rank:

55,086

Average Rating:

68 (6 votes)

Comments:

84.

Show Boat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,541

Overall Rank:

56,196

Average Rating:

69 (10 votes)

Comments:

85.

A Streetcar Named Desire
Soundtrack

Alex North & Ray Heindorf

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,575

Overall Rank:

57,325

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

86.

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection"

Otto Klemperer / Wiener Symphoniker / Ilona Steingruber / Hilde Rössl-Majdan / Akademie Kammerchor / Singverein Der Musikfreunde

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,644

Overall Rank:

60,414

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

87.

Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde

Otto Klemperer / Wiener Symphoniker / Elsa Cavelti / Anton Dermota

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,660

Overall Rank:

61,065

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

88.

Religious Music Of The Falashas (Jews Of Ethiopia)
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,677

Overall Rank:

61,899

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

89.

Over The Rainbow A Panorama Of Color

Les Brown And His Band Of Renown

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,680

Overall Rank:

62,144

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

90.

Sarah Vaughan Sings

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,690

Overall Rank:

63,029

Average Rating:

71 (7 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	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	%

	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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