Best Albums of 1961

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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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The World Of Cecil Taylor

Cecil Taylor

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1961

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12 charts

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By Special Request

Jackie Wilson

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1961

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5 charts

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Night Hawk

Coleman Hawkins

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1961

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2 charts

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Mendelssohn: Scotch Symphony; Scherzo From Octet In E-Flat

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra

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1961

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5 charts

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Exodus To Jazz

Eddie Harris

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1961

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5 charts

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The Women Blues Of Champion Jack Dupree

Champion Jack Dupree

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1961

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5 charts

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Kirk's Work

Roland Kirk

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1961

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4 charts

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Shake A Hand

Faye Adams

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1961

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2 charts

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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Yevgeny Mravinsky / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra

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1961

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3 charts

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Leeway

Lee Morgan

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1961

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10 charts

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Best Albums of 1961 composition

Artist	Albums	%

John Coltrane	5	1%
Frank Sinatra	5	1%
Grant Green	4	1%
Yevgeny Mravinsky / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra	3	1%
The Ventures	3	1%
Lou Donaldson	3	1%
Ray Charles	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	309	69%
	36	8%
	15	3%
	11	2%
	10	2%
	9	2%
	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%

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Best Albums of 1955
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2. Sarah Vaughan by Sarah Vaughan
3. Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley And His Comets
4. Julie Is Her Name by Julie London
5. Ramblin' Man by Hank Williams
6. Study In Brown by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
7. Shake, Rattle And Roll by Bill Haley And His Comets
8. Concert By The Sea by Erroll Garner
9. Dinah Jams by Dinah Washington
10. Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald
11. Satch Plays Fats by Louis Armstrong
12. Blue Moods by Miles Davis
13. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 by Wilhelm Furtwängler / Bayreuth Festpiele Orchester Und Chor
14. Diz And Getz by Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
15. Les And Mary by Les Paul & Mary Ford
16. Helen Merrill by Helen Merrill
17. Lennie Tristano by Lennie Tristano
18. Sarah Vaughan In Hi-Fi by Sarah Vaughan
19. Lotte Lenya Singt Kurt Weill by Lotte Lenya
20. Hamp & Getz by Stan Getz / Lionel Hampton