Best Albums of 1961

Listed below are the best albums of 1961 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1961 year summaryThe best artists of 1961 were John Coltrane, Robert Johnson, Ornette Coleman, Bill Evans, Bill Evans Trio, Ornette Coleman Double Quartet, Miles Davis, Oliver Nelson, John Coltrane Quartet and Ray Charles.
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Year of Release:
1961
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105
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Buy album United States
  • Amazon
  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1961
Appears in:
Rank Score:
104
Rank in 1961:
Rank in 1960s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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Best Albums of 1961 composition

Country Albums %


United States 309 69%
United Kingdom 36 8%
France 15 3%
Brazil 11 2%
Mixed Nationality 10 2%
Italy 9 2%
Australia 7 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 433 96%
Yes 16 4%
Live? Albums %
No 439 98%
Yes 10 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 445 99%
Yes 4 1%
Best Artists of the 2000s
1. Radiohead
2. Arcade Fire
3. The Strokes
4. Coldplay
5. Sufjan Stevens
6. Arctic Monkeys
7. Wilco
8. Animal Collective
9. Muse
10. The White Stripes
11. Kanye West
12. Phil Elverum
13. Interpol
14. Modest Mouse
15. Queens Of The Stone Age
16. Madvillain
17. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
18. LCD Soundsystem
19. The National
20. The Flaming Lips
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