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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

608

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Overall Rank:

2,589

Average Rating:

77 (110 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

487

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Overall Rank:

3,094

Average Rating:

75 (64 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:

428

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Rank in 1950s:

103

Overall Rank:

3,472

Average Rating:

74 (63 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

159

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

143

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

131

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Rank in 1950s:

282

Overall Rank:

9,252

Average Rating:

70 (25 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

126

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289

Overall Rank:

9,574

Average Rating:

73 (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:

120

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Rank in 1950s:

300

Overall Rank:

9,932

Average Rating:

72 (26 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

106

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Rank in 1950s:

328

Overall Rank:

11,027

Average Rating:

73 (25 votes)

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10.

The New Sounds

Miles Davis

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

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390

Overall Rank:

13,343

Average Rating:

70 (31 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%
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%
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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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