Best Albums of 1951

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Listed below are the best albums of 1951 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

550

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Overall Rank:

2,785

Average Rating:

77 (101 votes)

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Masterpieces By Ellington

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

60 charts

Rank Score:

428

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

100

Overall Rank:

3,429

Average Rating:

75 (54 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:

404

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Rank in 1950s:

105

Overall Rank:

3,617

Average Rating:

75 (56 votes)

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite

Machito

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

158

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

137

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

124

Rank in 1951:

Rank in 1950s:

278

Overall Rank:

9,637

Average Rating:

70 (22 votes)

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Lover Man
Compilation

Billie Holiday

Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

22 charts

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332

Overall Rank:

11,733

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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335

Overall Rank:

11,965

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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351

Overall Rank:

12,481

Average Rating:

74 (19 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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374

Overall Rank:

13,247

Average Rating:

68 (27 votes)

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Best Albums of 1951 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	8%
Andrew Rowan Summers	3	2%
Doris Day	3	2%
James P. Johnson	2	2%
Zoot Sims	2	2%
Sarah Vaughan	2	2%
Frankie Laine	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%

	88	68%
	14	11%
	6	5%
	5	4%
	4	3%
	3	2%
	1	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	117	90%
Yes	13	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	127	98%
Yes	3	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	125	96%
Yes	5	4%

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