Best Albums of 1951

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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1951
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559
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1951
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434
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1951
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410
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1951
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139
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1951
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136
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1951
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130
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7.
Lover Man 
Compilation
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1951
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98
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1951
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97
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Buy album United States
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1951
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97
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Buy album United States
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1951
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84
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Total albums: 127. Page 1 of 13

Best Albums of 1951 composition

Country Albums %


United States 85 67%
Mixed Nationality 14 11%
United Kingdom 5 4%
France 5 4%
Austria 4 3%
Germany 3 2%
Belarus 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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