Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 by mostlymor 
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- (Created: 04/28/2020 19:36).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
572
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
1,113
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,007
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Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
572
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Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Buy album
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2020]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
996
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[First added to this chart: 09/30/2023]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
590
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Total albums: 20. Page 1 of 2
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Coltrane | 3 | 15% | |
| Ray Charles | 3 | 15% | |
| Ornette Coleman | 1 | 5% | |
| Ray Charles & Betty Carter | 1 | 5% | |
| John Coltrane Quartet | 1 | 5% | |
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 1 | 5% | |
| Bill Evans Trio | 1 | 5% | |
| Show all | |||
Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 9 from 19th to 10thThe Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson |
| Up 3 from 15th to 12th Someday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet |
| Up 3 from 5th to 2nd Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 5 from 2nd to 7th The Genius After Hours by Ray Charles |
| Down 4 from 11th to 15th A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Down 3 from 10th to 13th This Is Our Music by Ornette Coleman |
| New entries |
|---|
 The World Of Cecil Taylorby Cecil Taylor |
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