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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Genius Of Modern Music
Compilation

Thelonious Monk

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

560

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Overall Rank:

2,768

Average Rating:

77 (104 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

442

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Overall Rank:

3,364

Average Rating:

75 (57 votes)

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Hank Williams Sings
Compilation

Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

441

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Overall Rank:

3,371

Average Rating:

75 (58 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

156

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

136

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

129

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

278

Overall Rank:

9,341

Average Rating:

70 (23 votes)

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Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2

Les Paul & Mary Ford

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

114

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305

Overall Rank:

10,349

Average Rating:

72 (22 votes)

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Satchmo At Symphony Hall
Live

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

108

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Rank in 1950s:

319

Overall Rank:

10,850

Average Rating:

74 (19 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

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Rank in 1950s:

338

Overall Rank:

11,742

Average Rating:

73 (20 votes)

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10.

Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage

Maro Ajemian

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

25 charts

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399

Overall Rank:

14,000

Average Rating:

68 (27 votes)

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

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