Top 38 Music Albums of 1961
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- Chart updated: 11/05/2025 23:45
- (Created: 03/07/2017 07:21).
- Chart size: 38 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
1,065
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[First added to this chart: 02/07/2020]
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[First added to this chart: 10/17/2022]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
688
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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 03/10/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 03/07/2022]
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2020]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
566
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[First added to this chart: 10/14/2019]
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[First added to this chart: 08/08/2023]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
614
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Total albums: 38. Page 1 of 4
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Top 38 Music Albums of 1961 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 3 | 8% | |
| Frank Sinatra | 3 | 8% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 5% | |
| Bill Evans Trio | 2 | 5% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 2 | 5% | |
| Dexter Gordon | 2 | 5% | |
| Eric Dolphy | 2 | 5% | |
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Top 38 Music Albums of 1961 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 22nd to 21stRing-A-Ding Ding! by Frank Sinatra |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 20th to 22ndMiles Davis In Person, Saturday Night At The Blackhawk, San Francisco, Volume 2 by Miles Davis |
| Down 2 from 21st to 23rdFreedom Sound by The Jazz Crusaders |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20thBlue Hour by Stanley Turrentine & The Three Sounds |
| New entries |
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| Cannonball Adderley And The Poll-Winners by Cannonball Adderley |
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