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 Les Paul & Mary Ford.

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111.

Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session

Red Norvo

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

111

Rank in 1950s:

2,183

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

112.

Popo

Art Pepper & Shorty Rogers

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

112

Rank in 1950s:

2,192

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

113.

Vol. 13

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

113

Rank in 1950s:

2,228

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

114.

Hymns And Carols: Early American

Andrew Rowan Summers

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

114

Rank in 1950s:

2,253

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

115.

Sinfonietta

Janáček / Břetislav Bakala / Česká Filharmonie

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

115

Rank in 1950s:

2,272

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

116.

Tempo For Dancers

Ted Heath And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

116

Rank in 1950s:

2,307

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

117.

Vol. 14

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

117

Rank in 1950s:

2,315

Average Rating:

69 (3 votes)

Comments:

118.

Tenor Sax Favorites

Wardell Gray

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

118

Rank in 1950s:

2,319

Average Rating:

72 (2 votes)

Comments:

119.

And His "Little Jazz"

Roy Eldridge

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

119

Rank in 1950s:

2,384

Average Rating:

70 (4 votes)

Comments:

120.

Jack Parnell & His Quartet

Jack Parnell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

120

Rank in 1950s:

2,438

Average Rating:

72 (2 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%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	86	67%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	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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