Top 16 Music Albums of 1961 by TastyandTemptin 
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- (Created: 07/07/2025 01:16).
- Chart size: 16 albums.
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
348
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Year of Release:
1961
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Rank Score:
427
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Top 16 Music Albums of 1961 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| John Lee Hooker | 2 | 13% | |
| Charles Mingus | 2 | 13% | |
| Patsy Cline | 1 | 6% | |
| Louis Armstrong / Duke Ellington | 1 | 6% | |
| Yusef Lateef | 1 | 6% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 6% | |
| Bobby Bland | 1 | 6% | |
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Top 16 Music Albums of 1961 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 8 from 12th to 4thThe Folklore Of John Lee Hooker by John Lee Hooker |
| Up 8 from 11th to 3rd So Much Guitar! by Wes Montgomery |
| Up 8 from 10th to 2nd Aretha (1961) by Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 3rd to 13th Olé Coltrane by John Coltrane |
| Down 7 from 7th to 14th A Night In Tunisia by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers |
| Down 7 from 8th to 15th Joan Baez Vol.2 by Joan Baez |
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