Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong.

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16.

Encores

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

13 charts

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Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

488

Overall Rank:

17,335

Average Rating:

71 (14 votes)

Comments:

72.

The Sleeping Princess & Caucasian Sketches

Roger Désormière

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

1,488

Overall Rank:

53,101

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

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79.

Chansons Américaines

Joséphine Baker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

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Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,573

Overall Rank:

57,267

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

83.

Hits From "La P'tite Lili"

Édith Piaf

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,597

Overall Rank:

58,168

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

119.

Poulenc Playing His Own Works: Mouvements Perpetuels ‧ Nocturne In D Major ‧ Suite Francaise / Piano Music Of Satie

Francis Poulenc

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

1 chart

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
Zoot Sims	2	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	85	67%
	14	11%
	5	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	114	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	125	98%
Yes	2	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	122	96%
Yes	5	4%

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Best Albums of 1955
1. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
8. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
11. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor
14. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
15. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
16. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
17. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
18. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
19. Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
20. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton