Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

614

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Overall Rank:

2,559

Average Rating:

77 (110 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

503

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Overall Rank:

3,001

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:

69 charts

Rank Score:

431

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Rank in 1950s:

102

Overall Rank:

3,445

Average Rating:

74 (64 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:

130

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

284

Overall Rank:

9,287

Average Rating:

70 (25 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

125

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293

Overall Rank:

9,628

Average Rating:

72 (26 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

124

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Rank in 1950s:

296

Overall Rank:

9,716

Average Rating:

73 (24 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:

334

Overall Rank:

11,043

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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392

Overall Rank:

13,360

Average Rating:

70 (31 votes)

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Wilhelm Furtwängler / Berliner Philharmoniker	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Frankie Laine	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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