Top 20 Music Albums of 1961
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- Chart updated: 06/01/2026 21:45
- (Created: 10/03/2012 21:20).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2013]
Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
431
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2013]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,722
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[First added to this chart: 05/29/2026]
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,771
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[First added to this chart: 06/01/2026]
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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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| Art Blakey | 1 | 5% | |
| Smokey Robinson | 1 | 5% | |
| Chuck Berry | 1 | 5% | |
| Dion | 1 | 5% | |
| Del Shannon | 1 | 5% | |
| Wanda Jackson | 1 | 5% | |
| Gil Evans | 1 | 5% | |
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Top 20 Music Albums of 1961 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 12th to 11thSomeday My Prince Will Come by The Miles Davis Sextet |
| Up 1 from 11th to 10thOut Of The Cool by Gil Evans Orchestra |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thRunaway With Del Shannon by Del Shannon |
| New entries |
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| Spanish Harlem by Ben E. King |
| Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes |
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