The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1961 |
TOP POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 30, 1961, issue) |
POS | TITLE Artist (Label) |
TOP 50 MONAURAL ALBUMS |
1 | CAMELOT Original Cast (Columbia) |
1 (tie) | EXODUS Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor) |
3 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists) |
4 | G.I. BLUES Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
5 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Cast (Columbia) |
6 | NEVER ON SUNDAY Original Soundtrack (United Artists) |
7 | CALCUTTA! Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
8 | KNOCKERS UP! Rusty Warren (Jubilee) |
9 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND STRIKES BACK! Bob Newhart (Warner Bros.) |
10 | ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS The Platters (Mercury) |
11 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART (Warner Bros.) |
12 | NICE N EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
13 | MAKE WAY! The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
14 | TV SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
15 | ALL THE WAY Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
16 | SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
17 | MANTOVANI PLAYS MUSIC FROM EXODUS AND OTHER GREAT THEMES (London) |
18 | STRING ALONG The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
19 | SINATRAS SWINGIN SESSION!!! Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
20 | GOIN PLACES The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
21 | GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ Ray Charles (Impulse) |
22 | JOHNNYS MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
23 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
24 | BRENDA LEE (Decca) |
25 | HAPPY TIMES! SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
26 | RING-A-DING DING! Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
27 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
28 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol) |
29 | TONIGHT: IN PERSON The Limeliters (RCA Victor) |
30 | CARNIVAL Original Cast (MGM) |
31 | YELLOW BIRD Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
32 | STARS FOR A SUMMER NIGHT Various Artists (Columbia) |
33 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
34 | MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
35 | RICK IS 21 Rick Nelson (Imperial) |
36 | SINATRA SWINGS Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
37 | SOLID AND RAUNCHY Bill Blacks Combo (Hi) |
38 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) |
39 | THIS IS...BRENDA Brenda Lee (Decca) |
40 | THE GENIUS HITS THE ROAD Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
41 | EXODUS TO JAZZ Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay) |
42 | THE BOBBY DARIN STORY (Atco) |
43 | DANCE TIL QUARTER TO THREE U.S. Bonds (Legrand) |
44 | 60 YEARS OF MUSIC AMERICA LOVES BEST Various Artists (RCA Victor) |
45 | COME SWING WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
46 | DARIN AT THE COPA Bobby Darin (Atco) |
47 | THE ASTRONAUT (The First Man In Space) Jose Jimenez (Kapp) |
48 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Cast (Capitol) |
49 | PAUL ANKA SINGS HIS BIG 15 (ABC-Paramount) |
50 | ILL BUY YOU A STAR Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
TOP 50 STEREO ALBUMS |
1 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Cast (Columbia) |
2 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor) |
3 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists) |
4 | CAMELOT Original Cast (Columbia) |
5 | CALCUTTA! Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
6 | NEVER ON SUNDAY Original Soundtrack (United Artists) |
7 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION Terry Snyder & The All Stars (Command) |
8 | G.I. BLUES Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
9 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor) |
10 | MANTOVANI PLAYS MUSIC FROM EXODUS AND OTHER GREAT THEMES (London) |
11 | NICE N EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
12 | MAKE WAY! The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
13 | ALL THE WAY Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
14 | STRING ALONG The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
15 | SINATRAS SWINGIN SESSION!!! Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
16 | TV SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
17 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (Decca) |
18 | JOHNNYS MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
19 | HAPPY TIMES! SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia) |
20 | MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
21 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
22 | GOIN PLACES The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
23 | PROVOCATIVE PERCUSSION The Command All Stars (Command) |
24 | GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ Ray Charles (Impulse) |
25 | SAY IT WITH MUSIC (A Touch Of Latin) Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
26 | BEN-HUR Original Soundtrack (MGM) |
27 | STARS FOR A SUMMER NIGHT Various Artists (Columbia) |
28 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol) |
29 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) |
30 | EXODUS TO JAZZ Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay) |
31 | RING-A-DING DING! Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
32 | BONGOS BONGOS BONGOS Los Admiradores (Command) |
33 | CARNIVAL Original Cast (MGM) |
34 | YELLOW BIRD Lawrence Welk (Dot) |
35 | YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman (HiFi) |
36 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION, VOLUME 2 Terry Snyder & The All Stars (Command) |
37 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Cast (Capitol) |
38 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
39 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL AND WHEELS Billy Vaughn (Dot) |
40 | WILD IS LOVE Nat King Cole (Capitol) |
41 | SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
42 | SINATRA SWINGS Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
43 | LOOK FOR A STAR Billy Vaughn (Dot) |
44 | YOUNG AT HEART Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
45 | TONIGHT: IN PERSON The Limeliters (RCA Victor) |
46 | COME SWING WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
47 | MR. LUCKY GOES LATIN Henry Mancini (RCA Victor) |
48 | JUMP UP CALYPSO Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) |
49 | ITALIA MIA Mantovani (London) |
50 | WILDCAT Original Cast (RCA Victor) |