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Albums in the Year 1961

This page lists the top albums of 1961 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1961 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Judy Garland	Judy At Carnegie Hall	1961	Grammy in 1961, US CashBox 8 of 1962, UK 13 - Mar 1962, RYM 23 of 1961, Acclaimed 1093
2	Elvis Presley	Blue Hawaii	1961	UK 1 - Dec 1961, US CashBox 3 of 1962, US 3 of 1962, RYM 56 of 1961
3	Original Soundtrack	Exodus	1961	US CashBox 1 of 1961, US 5 of 1961, UK 17 - Jun 1961
4	Ray Charles	Genius & Soul = Jazz	1961	US CashBox 21 of 1961, RYM 47 of 1961, Guiness 76, WXPN 843, Acclaimed 1479
5	The Shadows	The Shadows	1961	UK 1 - Jan 1961, RYM 86 of 1961, Acclaimed 1281
6	John Coltrane	My Favorite Things	1961	RYM 1 of 1961, WXPN 442, Acclaimed 444
7	Various Artists	Great Motion Picture Themes	1961	US 2 of 1961, US CashBox 3 of 1961, UK 19 - Mar 1962
8	Etta James	At Last	1961	RYM 14 of 1960, Rolling Stone 116, Defin200 146, Acclaimed 1375
9	Elvis Presley	Something For Everybody	1961	UK 2 - Nov 1961, US CashBox 16 of 1961, RYM 99 of 1961
10	Original Soundtrack	Never On Sunday	1961	US 3 of 1961, US CashBox 6 of 1961, UK 17 - Jan 1961
11	Elvis Presley	His Hand In Mine	1961	UK 3 - May 1961, RYM 42 of 1960, Acclaimed 2285
12	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!	1961	UK 6 - Sep 1961, US CashBox 15 of 1961, RYM 40 of 1961
13	Frank Sinatra	Ring-a-ding Ding!	1961	UK 8 - Dec 1961, US CashBox 26 of 1961, RYM 48 of 1961
14	Bob Newhart	The Button-down Mind Strikes Back!	1961	US CashBox 9 of 1961, UK 20 - Oct 1962, RYM 94 of 1960
15	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra Swings	1961	UK 8 - Oct 1961, US CashBox 36 of 1961, RYM 111 of 1961
16	Frank Sinatra	Come Swing With Me	1961	UK 13 - Feb 1962, US CashBox 45 of 1961, RYM 76 of 1961
17	Johnny Mathis	I'll Buy You A Star	1961	UK 18 - Jun 1961, US CashBox 50 of 1961, RYM 130 of 1961
18	Bill Evans	Waltz for Debby	1961	RYM 2 of 1961, Acclaimed 496
19	Cliff Richard	The Young Ones	1961	UK 1 - Dec 1961
20	Cliff Richard	I'm 21 Today	1961	UK 1 - Oct 1961
21	The Shadows	The Shadows To The Fore	1961	UK 1 - Jun 1961
22	Original Cast	Camelot	1961	US CashBox 1 of 1961
23	Helen Shapiro	Helen	1961	UK 1 - Nov 1961
24	George Mitchell Minstrels	Another Black & White Minstrel Show	1961	UK 1 - Oct 1961
25	Bill Evans	Sunday at the Village Vanguard	1961	RYM 3 of 1961, Acclaimed 479
26	Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra	Wonderland By Night	1961	Austria 4 - Nov 1980, US CashBox 17 of 1961
27	Joan Baez	Joan Baez, Vol 2	1961	US CashBox 4 of 1962, RYM 50 of 1961
28	Oliver Nelson	The Blues & the Abstract Truth	1961	RYM 4 of 1961, Acclaimed 455
29	John Coltrane	Ole Coltrane	1961	RYM 5 of 1961, Acclaimed 2377
30	Frankie Laine	Hell Bent For Leather	1961	UK 7 - Jun 1961, RYM 197 of 1961
31	Nat King Cole	Nat King Cole Sings & The George Shearing Quintet Plays	1961	UK 8 - Oct 1962, RYM 57 of 1961
32	Charles Mingus	Oh Yeah	1961	RYM 8 of 1962, Acclaimed 2605
33	Ray Conniff	Memories Are Made Of This	1961	UK 14 - May 1961, US CashBox 20 of 1961
34	Ornette Coleman	Free Jazz	1961	RYM 10 of 1961, Acclaimed 501
35	Miles Davis	Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet	1961	RYM 12 of 1961, Acclaimed 1277
36	Eric Dolphy & Booker Little	Far Cry	1961	RYM 12 of 1962, Acclaimed 2416
37	John Coltrane	Africa/Brass	1961	RYM 13 of 1961, Acclaimed 2166
38	Art Blakey	Mosaic	1961	RYM 13 of 1962, Acclaimed 2510
39	Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger	1961	UK 20 - Nov 1963, RYM 52 of 1961
40	Eric Dolphy	At The Five Spot (Vol 1)	1961	RYM 15 of 1961, Acclaimed 1834
41	The Ventures	The Ventures	1961	UK 20 - May 1961, RYM 68 of 1961
42	Bill Evans	Explorations	1961	RYM 16 of 1961, Acclaimed 2257
43	Dion	Runaround Sue	1961	US CashBox 22 of 1962, RYM 64 of 1961
44	Ornette Coleman	This Is Our Music	1961	RYM 17 of 1961, Acclaimed 1688
45	Milt Jackson & John Coltrane	Bags & Trane	1961	RYM 20 of 1961, Acclaimed 1963
46	Freddie Hubbard	Ready for Freddie	1961	RYM 21 of 1961, Acclaimed 2408
47	Harry Belafonte	Jump Up Calypso	1961	US CashBox 33 of 1962, RYM 60 of 1961
48	Sandy Nelson	Let There Be Drums	1961	US CashBox 29 of 1962, RYM 116 of 1961
49	Eddie Harris	Exodus To Jazz	1961	US CashBox 30 of 1961, RYM 128 of 1961
50	Ike Quebec	Blue & Sentimental	1961	RYM 25 of 1961, Acclaimed 2656
51	Arthur Lyman	Yellow Bird	1961	US CashBox 35 of 1961, RYM 95 of 1961
52	Ricky Nelson	Rick Is 21	1961	US CashBox 35 of 1961, RYM 112 of 1961
53	Benny Carter	Further Definitions	1961	RYM 28 of 1962, Acclaimed 1590
54	Stan Getz & Eddie Sauter	Focus	1961	RYM 28 of 1961, Acclaimed 1769
55	Miles Davis	Miles Davis in Person, Friday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 1	1961	RYM 30 of 1961, Acclaimed 2515
56	Miles Davis	Miles Davis in Person, Saturday Night at the Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 2	1961	RYM 32 of 1961, Acclaimed 2516
57	Bob Newhart	Behind The Button-down Mind Of Bob Newhart	1961	US CashBox 40 of 1962, RYM 193 of 1961
58	Henry Mancini	Mr Lucky Goes Latin	1961	US CashBox 47 of 1961, RYM 124 of 1961
59	George Russell	Ezz-thetics	1961	RYM 35 of 1961, Acclaimed 1605
60	Booker Little	Out Front	1961	RYM 38 of 1961, Acclaimed 2178
61	Sarah Vaughan	After Hours	1961	RYM 46 of 1961, Acclaimed 2710
62	Freddie King	Let's Hide Away & Dance Away	1961	RYM 90 of 1961, Acclaimed 2235
63	Jimmy Giuffre	Thesis	1961	RYM 129 of 1961, Acclaimed 1718
64	Jimmy Giuffre	Fusion	1961	RYM 148 of 1961, Acclaimed 1923
65	Cliff Richard	Listen To Cliff	1961	UK 2 - Apr 1961
66	Nina & Frederik	Christmas At Home With Nina & Frederick	1961	UK 2 - Nov 1961
67	Bob Newhart	The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart, Volume II	1961	UK 2 - Jun 1961
68	Temperance Seven	The Musick	1961	UK 2 - May 1961
69	Shirley Bassey	As Long As He Needs Me	1961	UK 3 - Jan 1961
70	Temperance Seven	Temperance Seven	1961	UK 3 - Sep 1961
71	Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen	Kenny's Big Four	1961	UK 3 - Dec 1961
72	Mantovani	Exodus & Other Themes	1961	UK 3 - Apr 1961
73	Dorothy Provine	The Roaring Twenties - Songs From The TV Series	1961	UK 3 - Dec 1961
74	Andy Stewart	Andy Sings	1961	UK 3 - Jun 1961
75	Cliff Richard	Dream	1961	UK 3 - Nov 1961
76	Chris Barber & Mr Acker Bilk	The Best Of Barber & Bilk Volume I	1961	UK 4 - May 1961
77	Adam Faith	Adam No 1	1961	UK 4 - Mar 1961
78	George Mitchell Minstrels	Christmas With The Minstrels	1961	UK 4 - Dec 1961
79	Dave Brubeck	Take Five	1961	UK 4 - Sep 1961
80	John Barry	The John Barry Sound	1961	UK 4 - Feb 1961
81	Lawrence Welk	Calcutta!	1961	US CashBox 5 of 1961
82	Billy Fury	Halfway To Paradise	1961	UK 5 - Sep 1961
83	Anthony Newley	Tony	1961	UK 5 - Jul 1961
84	Duane Eddy	A Million Dollars' Worth Of Twang	1961	UK 5 - Apr 1961
85	Frank Sinatra	When Your Lover Has Gone	1961	UK 6 - Aug 1961
86	Mr Acker Bilk	Acker No 1	1961	UK 6 - Aug 1961
87	Original Soundtrack	Seven Brides For Seven Brothers	1961	UK 6 - Apr 1961
88	Cliff Richard	Me & My Shadows No 3	1961	UK 6 - Apr 1961
89	Frankie Laine	Western Favourites	1961	UK 7 - Jul 1961
90	Yusef Lateef	Eastern Sounds	1961	RYM 7 of 1961
91	Frank Sinatra	Sinatra Plus	1961	UK 7 - Nov 1961
92	Karl Denver	Wimoweh	1961	UK 7 - Dec 1961
93	Connie Francis	First Lady Of Record	1961	UK 7 - Jan 1961
94	Cliff Richard	Me & My Shadows No 2	1961	UK 8 - Apr 1961
95	Harry Simeone Chorale	Golden Hits Of The Harry Simeone Chorale	1961	UK 8 - Dec 1961
96	Temple Church Choir	Christmas Carols	1961	UK 8 - Dec 1961
97	Chris Barber & Mr Acker Bilk	The Best Of Barber & Bilk Volume II	1961	UK 8 - Nov 1961
98	Temperance Seven	Temperance Seven 1961	1961	UK 8 - Nov 1961
99	Rusty Warren	Knockers Up!	1961	US CashBox 8 of 1961
100	Original Soundtrack	Song Without End	1961	UK 9 - Feb 1961