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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

559

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Overall Rank:

2,769

Average Rating:

77 (101 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

61 charts

Rank Score:

433

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Overall Rank:

3,391

Average Rating:

76 (51 votes)

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Hank Williams Sings
Compilation

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

408

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Rank in 1950s:

101

Overall Rank:

3,578

Average Rating:

75 (54 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

139

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

137

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

130

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

268

Overall Rank:

9,247

Average Rating:

70 (23 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

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337

Overall Rank:

11,816

Average Rating:

73 (19 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

27 charts

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339

Overall Rank:

11,868

Average Rating:

72 (21 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

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355

Overall Rank:

12,394

Average Rating:

74 (18 votes)

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10.

Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage

Maro Ajemian

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

26 charts

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376

Overall Rank:

13,218

Average Rating:

68 (26 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%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	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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