Top 86 Music Albums of 1961
by TodFitz 
- Chart updated: 05/09/2025 18:45
- (Created: 11/19/2018 21:20).
- Chart size: 86 albums.
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
571
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Year of Release:
1961
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2,870
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
705
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Year of Release:
1961
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1,079
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Year of Release:
1961
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627
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Total albums: 86. Page 1 of 9
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Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 5 | 6% | |
| Grant Green | 4 | 5% | |
| Freddie Hubbard | 3 | 3% | |
| Lou Donaldson | 3 | 3% | |
| Eddie Harris | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Evans Trio | 2 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 86 Music Albums of 1961 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 1 from 69th to 68thShades Of Redd by Freddie Redd Quintet |
| Up 1 from 68th to 67th Let's Hide Away And Dance Away With Freddie King by Freddie King |
| Up 1 from 67th to 66th Free Jazz by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 4 from 65th to 69th The World Of Cecil Taylor by Cecil Taylor |
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