Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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31.

The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
Compilation

Bessie Smith

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

816

Overall Rank:

28,752

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

Comments:

32.

Sonny Stitt & Bud Powell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

824

Overall Rank:

29,025

Average Rating:

71 (11 votes)

Comments:

33.

Galloping Guitars

Les Paul And His Trio

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

834

Overall Rank:

29,303

Average Rating:

71 (10 votes)

Comments:

34.

Quo Vadis

Miklós Rózsa

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

864

Overall Rank:

30,382

Average Rating:

72 (7 votes)

Comments:

35.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Arturo Toscanini / NBC Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

885

Overall Rank:

30,926

Average Rating:

74 (7 votes)

Comments:

36.

Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers

Lefty Frizzell

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

911

Overall Rank:

31,643

Average Rating:

67 (9 votes)

Comments:

37.

Folk Music Of Rumania
Compilation

Various Artists

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

917

Overall Rank:

31,886

Average Rating:

70 (6 votes)

Comments:

38.

Pal Joey

Vivienne Segal & Harold Lang

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

924

Overall Rank:

32,070

Average Rating:

69 (5 votes)

Comments:

39.

Souvenir Album

The Mills Brothers

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

926

Overall Rank:

32,164

Average Rating:

72 (6 votes)

Comments:

40.

Boogie Woogie Classics

Albert Ammons

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

989

Overall Rank:

34,393

Average Rating:

71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	9%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Doris Day	3	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
Édith Piaf	2	2%
Norman Granz' Jazz At The Philharmonic	2	2%
Charlie Parker	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	87	67%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	116	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	126	98%
Yes	3	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	123	95%
Yes	6	5%

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