The Best Music of 1951

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1951. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1951, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Bud Powell	The Amazing Bud Powell	☆
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	Masterpieces by Ellington	☆
Miles Davis	Blue Period	☆
Original Broadway Cast	The King and I	☆
Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan Sings	☆
Thelonious Monk	Genius of Modern Music (Volume 1)	☆
Various Artists	An American in Paris (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	☆
Various Artists	Porgy and Bess	☆

Songs (?)		Wikipedia
B. B. King	Three O'Clock Blues	☆
Big Joe Turner	Chains of Love	☆
Billie Holiday	Lover Man	☆
Bing Crosby	It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas	☆
Charles Brown	Seven Long Days	☆
Charles Brown and His Band	Black Night	☆
Dinah Shore	Sweet Violets	☆
Elmore James	Dust My Broom	☆
Fats Domino	Don't You Lie to Me	☆
Hank Williams	Hey Good Lookin'	☆
Hank Williams	Cold, Cold Heart	☆
Howlin' Wolf	How Many More Years	☆
Jackie Brenston	Rocket 88	☆
Johnnie Ray	Cry	☆
Les Paul & Mary Ford	How High The Moon	☆
Nat "King" Cole	Unforgettable	☆
Nat "King" Cole	Too Young	☆
Rosemary Clooney	Come On-a My House	☆
Sonny Boy Williamson II	Eyesight to the Blind	☆
The Dominoes	Sixty Minute Man	☆
The Dominoes	Harbor Lights	☆
The Orioles	You Are My First Love	☆
The Stanley Brothers	I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow	☆
The Weavers	On Top Of Old Smokey	☆
The Weavers	Wimoweh	☆
Tony Bennett	Cold, Cold Heart	☆
Wynonie Harris	Bloodshot Eyes	☆

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