Top 44 Music Albums of 1961
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Favorite songs of the year:
• Adios nonino - Astor Piazzolla y su Quinteto
• A Night in Tunisia - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
• My Favorite Things - John Coltrane
• Out There - Eric Dolphy
• Stolen Moments - Oliver Nelson
- Chart updated: 09/16/2026 21:45
- (Created: 12/10/2025 01:13).
- Chart size: 44 albums.
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1961
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2,757
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1961
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1961
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1961
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1,696
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1961
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1961
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536
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Total albums: 44. Page 1 of 5
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Top 44 Music Albums of 1961 composition
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| John Coltrane | 6 | 14% | |
| Miles Davis | 4 | 9% | |
| Bill Evans | 2 | 5% | |
| Eric Dolphy | 2 | 5% | |
| Ornette Coleman | 2 | 5% | |
| Judy Garland | 1 | 2% | |
| Various Artists | 1 | 2% | |
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36 | 82% | |
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