Top 12 Music Albums of 1961
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- Chart updated: 12/08/2025 08:45
- (Created: 05/23/2019 23:56).
- Chart size: 12 albums.
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Best rhythm & blues compilation album of the year
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/22/2021]
Best debut album of the year
Best USA album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/22/2021]
Year of Release:
1961
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431
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Best post bop modal jazz album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2021]
[First added to this chart: 11/20/2021]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
678
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Best modern classical album of the year
[First added to this chart: 04/21/2025]
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Best hard bop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1961
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534
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Best delta blues archival compilation album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/13/2021]
Year of Release:
1961
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1,677
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Best progressive big band album of the year
Best Canadian album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/21/2021]
Best Canadian album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/21/2021]
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Best jazz manouche archival compilation album of the year
Best Belgian album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
Best Belgian album of the year [First added to this chart: 11/14/2021]
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Best big band post-bop modal jazz album of the year
[First added to this chart: 11/11/2021]
Year of Release:
1961
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2,747
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Best rhythm & blues album of the year
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Best pop album of the year
[First added to this chart: 12/08/2025]
Total albums: 12. Page 1 of 2
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Top 12 Music Albums of 1961 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 2 | 17% | |
| Ike & Tina Turner | 1 | 8% | |
| Elvis Presley | 1 | 8% | |
| Ornette Coleman | 1 | 8% | |
| Patsy Cline | 1 | 8% | |
| Bobby Bland | 1 | 8% | |
| Igor Stravinsky / Columbia Symphony Orchestra | 1 | 8% | |
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