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, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday.

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81.

Plays For Fletcher Henderson

The Benny Goodman Trio

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,580

Overall Rank:

57,339

Average Rating:

71 (2 votes)

Comments:

82.

Chansons Américaines

Joséphine Baker

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,581

Overall Rank:

57,356

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

83.

Religious Music Of The Falashas (Jews Of Ethiopia)
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,584

Overall Rank:

57,531

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

84.

Mr Rhythm Sings

Frankie Laine

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,587

Overall Rank:

57,715

Average Rating:

70 (5 votes)

Comments:

85.

Folk Music Of Pakistan

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,614

Overall Rank:

59,083

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

86.

Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

Herbert Von Karajan / Chor Und Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,620

Overall Rank:

59,560

Average Rating:

73 (6 votes)

Comments:

87.

Volume 1
Compilation

Django Reinhardt

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,633

Overall Rank:

60,170

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

88.

Party Time

Julia Lee

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,638

Overall Rank:

60,278

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

89.

Stan Getz

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,656

Overall Rank:

61,221

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

90.

Tenderly

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

1,735

Overall Rank:

64,836

Average Rating:

71 (4 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Doris Day	3	2%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	2%
Lester Young	2	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	67%
	14	11%
	5	4%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	115	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	125	98%
Yes	3	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	123	96%
Yes	5	4%

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