Best Albums of 1961

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Listed below are the best albums of 1961 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1961 were John Coltrane, Robert Johnson, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio, Ornette Coleman Double Quartet, Miles Davis, John Coltrane Quartet, Oliver Nelson and Ray Charles.

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341.

Vuelven Los Teen Tops

Los Teen Tops

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

341

Rank in 1960s:

4,976

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

342.

Chicago: The Living Legends

Lil Hardin Armstrong and Her Orchestra

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

342

Rank in 1960s:

5,012

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

342.

Zungo!

Olatunji

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

342

Rank in 1960s:

5,012

Average Rating:

68 (3 votes)

Comments:

344.

Curtis Fuller Volume 3

Curtis Fuller

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

344

Rank in 1960s:

5,062

Average Rating:

71 (9 votes)

Comments:

345.

Sound Of Christmas

The Ramsey Lewis Trio

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

345

Rank in 1960s:

5,067

Average Rating:

70 (8 votes)

Comments:

346.

Dance By The Light Of The Moon

The Olympics / The Marathons / The Robins

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

346

Rank in 1960s:

5,079

Average Rating:

70 (3 votes)

Comments:

347.

Kenny Ball And His Jazzmen

Kenny Ball & His Jazz Men

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

347

Rank in 1960s:

5,095

Average Rating:

71 (3 votes)

Comments:

348.

I Didn't Wanna Do It

The Spiders (US)

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

348

Rank in 1960s:

5,103

Average Rating:

71 (1 vote)

Comments:

349.

Big Brass

Benny Bailey

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

349

Rank in 1960s:

5,127

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

Comments:

350.

Kreisler Meets Love Meets Jazz

Georg Kreisler

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1961:

350

Rank in 1960s:

5,132

Average Rating:

68 (4 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1961 composition

Artist	Albums	%

John Coltrane	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Ray Charles	5	1%
Lightnin' Hopkins	4	1%
The Ventures	4	1%
Grant Green	4	1%
Lou Donaldson	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	355	71%
	39	8%
	16	3%
	11	2%
	10	2%
	9	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	482	96%
Yes	18	4%

Live?	Albums	%
No	489	98%
Yes	11	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	496	99%
Yes	4	1%

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