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

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91.

Tenderly

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,678

Overall Rank:

62,204

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

92.

Folk Music Of Pakistan

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,683

Overall Rank:

62,557

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

93.

Lester Young Collates

Lester Young

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,727

Overall Rank:

66,076

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

94.

Echoes Of New Orleans

George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,844

Overall Rank:

72,283

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

95.

Jimmie Rodgers Songs

Ernest Tubb

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,847

Overall Rank:

72,369

Average Rating:

68 (6 votes)

Comments:

96.

Chinese Classic - Instrumental Music

The Chinese Cultural Theatre Group

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,885

Overall Rank:

74,347

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

97.

Fela Sowande: African Suite

Trevor Harvey / The New Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,886

Overall Rank:

74,367

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

98.

Stomps Rags And Blues

James P. Johnson

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,919

Overall Rank:

76,228

Average Rating:

69 (4 votes)

Comments:

99.

Fingers On Fire

Arthur Smith And His Cracker Jacks

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,954

Overall Rank:

79,762

Average Rating:

66 (4 votes)

Comments:

100.

Domenico Scarlatti: 11 Sonatas

Clara Haskil

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Doris Day	3	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	84	65%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	4	3%
	2	2%
Show all

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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