Top-rated albums of 1961

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1961 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

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31.

Showcase

Patsy Cline

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

412

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

308

Overall Rank:

3,538

Average Rating:

75 (96 votes)

Comments:

32.

Focus

Stan Getz

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

124

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

704

Overall Rank:

9,562

Average Rating:

74 (38 votes)

Comments:

33.

Out Of The Cool

Gil Evans Orchestra

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

56 charts

Rank Score:

239

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

439

Overall Rank:

5,538

Average Rating:

74 (55 votes)

Comments:

34.

After Hours

Sarah Vaughan

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

1,468

Overall Rank:

22,835

Average Rating:

74 (23 votes)

Comments:

35.

Out There

Eric Dolphy

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

117

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

742

Overall Rank:

10,012

Average Rating:

74 (68 votes)

Comments:

36.

João Gilberto (1961)

João Gilberto

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

113

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

761

Overall Rank:

10,303

Average Rating:

74 (18 votes)

Comments:

37.

Dance 'Til Quarter To Three With U. S. Bonds

Gary U.S. Bonds

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

1,490

Overall Rank:

23,142

Average Rating:

74 (10 votes)

Comments:

38.

Joan Baez Vol.2

Joan Baez

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

186

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

529

Overall Rank:

6,900

Average Rating:

74 (44 votes)

Comments:

39.

Aretha (1961)

Aretha Franklin With The Ray Bryant Combo

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

107

Rank in 1961:

Rank in 1960s:

797

Overall Rank:

10,849

Average Rating:

74 (28 votes)

Comments:

40.

Leeway

Lee Morgan

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

10 charts

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).

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