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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Popo

Art Pepper & Shorty Rogers

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1951

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Poulenc Playing His Own Works: Mouvements Perpetuels ‧ Nocturne In D Major ‧ Suite Francaise / Piano Music Of Satie

Francis Poulenc

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1951

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Vol. 13

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic

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1951

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Hymns And Carols: Early American

Andrew Rowan Summers

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1951

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Sinfonietta

Janáček / Břetislav Bakala / Česká Filharmonie

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1951

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Tempo For Dancers

Ted Heath And His Orchestra

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1951

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Vol. 14

Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic

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1951

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Tenor Sax Favorites

Wardell Gray

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1951

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And His "Little Jazz"

Roy Eldridge

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1951

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Jack Parnell & His Quartet

Jack Parnell

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1951

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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%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	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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