List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1961 explained

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1961. From May 25, 1959 through July 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. Beginning 1961, these charts were called Top LP's - Action Albums - Monaural and Top LP's - Action Albums - Stereophonic. From the beginning of April 1961, the names changed to Top LP's - 150 Best-Selling Mono LP's and Top LP's - 50 Best-Selling Stereo LP's. On May 8, 1961, the mono chart's name was changed again to Top LP's - 150 Best-Selling Monaural LP's.

Chart history

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Indicates best performing album of 1961

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Mono	scope=col colspan=3	Stereo	scope=col rowspan=2 class="unsortable"
scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label	scope=col	Album	scope=col	Artist(s)	scope=col	Label
	The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!		Warner Bros.	G.I. Blues	/ Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[1]
	Wonderland by Night		Decca				^[2]
				Exodus	/ Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[3]
							^[4]
	Exodus	data-sort-value="Gold, Ernest"	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack				RCA Victor	^[5]
	Wonderland by Night	Bert Kaempfert	Decca				^[6]
		^[7]
	Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[8]
		^[9]
	Calcutta!		Dot	Calcutta		Lawrence Welk	Dot	^[10]
					^[11]
					^[12]
	G.I. Blues	data-sort-value="Presley, Elvis"	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack		RCA Victor	^[13]
	Calcutta		Lawrence Welk		Dot
		^[14]
		^[15]
		^[16]
		^[17]
	G.I. Blues	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor		^[18]
		Exodus		data-sort-value="Gold, Ernest"	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[19]
		Calcutta!		data-sort-value="Welk, Lawrence"	Lawrence Welk	Dot	^[20]
	bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=6	Camelot	Original Broadway Cast	Columbia	Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[21]
	^[22]
	^[23]
	^[24]
	^[25]
	^[26]
	Carnival!	Original Broadway Cast	MGM	Stars for a Summer Night	Various Artists	Columbia	^[27]
	Stars for a Summer Night	Various Artists	Columbia				^[28]
							^[29]
							^[30]
							^[31]
	Something for Everybody	Elvis Presley	RCA Victor				^[32]
		^[33]
		^[34]
	Judy at Carnegie Hall		Capitol				^[35]
				Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Capitol	^[36]
					^[37]
					^[38]
					^[39]
					^[40]
					^[41]
					^[42]
					^[43]
					^[44]
				Stereo 35/MM		Command	^[45]
							^[46]
							^[47]
	Blue Hawaii	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[48]
		^[49]
		^[50]

See also

• 1961 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)

Notes and References

1. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 16. January 9, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
2. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 26. January 16, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
3. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 28. January 23, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
4. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 58. January 30, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
5. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 20. February 6, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
6. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 20. February 13, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
7. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 20. February 20, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
8. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 16. February 27, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
9. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 22. March 6, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
10. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 24. March 13, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
11. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 24. March 20, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
12. Billboard Music Week Best Selling LP'S-Action Albums. 16. March 27, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
13. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. April 3, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022. 18. WorldRadioHistory.
14. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 20. April 17, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
15. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 19. April 24, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
16. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 20. May 1, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
17. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 20. May 8, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
18. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 28. May 15, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
19. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 20. May 22, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
20. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 24. May 29, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
21. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 20. June 5, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
22. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 32. June 12, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
23. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 34. June 19, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
24. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 32. June 26, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
25. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 24. July 3, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
26. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 24. July 10, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
27. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. July 17, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022. 38. WorldRadioHistory.
28. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 28. July 24, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
29. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 24. July 31, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
30. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 16. August 7, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
31. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 38. August 14, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
32. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 28. August 21, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
33. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 29. August 28, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
34. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 35. September 4, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
35. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 38. September 11, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
36. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 70. September 18, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
37. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 28. September 25, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
38. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. October 2, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022. 40. WorldRadioHistory.
39. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 32. October 9, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
40. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 30. October 16, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
41. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 32. October 23, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
42. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 34. October 30, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
43. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 35. November 6, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
44. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 34. November 13, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
45. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. November 20, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
46. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. November 27, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
47. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. December 4, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
48. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. December 11, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
49. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. December 18, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
50. Billboard Music Week Top LP's. 2. December 25, 1961. Billboard. January 11, 2022.