| The CASH BOX Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 7, 1961 | ||||
| MONAURAL | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label LP Mono; Stereo / EP) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | G. I. BLUES Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2256; LSP 2256) | 1 | 13 | |
| 2 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND STRIKES BACK Bob Newhart (Warner Bros. W 1393; WS 1393) | 2 | 10 | |
| 3 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART Bob Newhart (Warner Bros. W 1379; WS 1379) | 4 | 38 | |
| 4 | NICE ’N’ EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1417; SW 1417 / EAP 1,2,3-1417) | 3 | 22 | |
| 5 | STRING ALONG Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1407; ST 1407 / EAP 1,2,3-1407) | 5 | 22 | |
| 6 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LOC 1058; LSO 1058) | 11 | 5 | |
| 7 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast /Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5450; KOS 2020) | 6 | 56 | |
| 8 | JOHNNY’S MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1526; CS 8326 / B 15261,2,3) | 7 | 20 | |
| 9 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LOC 6007; LSO 6007) | 13 | 7 | |
| 10 | ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS Platters (Mercury MG 20472 / EP1-4029,30) | 8 | 51 | |
| 11 | THE GENIUS HITS THE ROAD Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-335; ABCS-335) | 12 | 20 | |
| 12 | THIS IS BRENDA Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4082; DL 74082) | 9 | 10 | |
| 13 | BRENDA LEE Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4039; DL 74039) | 10 | 25 | |
| 14 | SAY IT WITH MUSIC (A Touch Of Latin) Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1490; CS 8282) | 15 | 16 | |
| 15 | 60 YEARS OF “MUSIC AMERICA LOVES BEST” (Volume II) Various Artists (RCA Victor LM 6088) | 14 | 12 | |
| 16 | A DATE WITH THE EVERLY BROTHERS Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. W 1395; WS 1395) | 16 | 8 | |
| 17 | THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1446; ST 1446) | 20 | 8 | |
| 18 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3350; DLP 25,350) | 25 | 5 | |
| 19 | SOLID AND RAUNCHY Bill Black’s Combo (Hi HL 12003; SHL 32003) | 17 | 19 | |
| 20 | WILD IS LOVE Nat King Cole (Capitol WAK 1392; SWAK 1392) | 19 | 13 | |
| 21 | PAUL ANKA SINGS HIS BIG 15 Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount ABC-323) | 18 | 33 | |
| 22 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032) | 21 | 146 | |
| 23 | DARIN AT THE COPA Bobby Darin (Atco 33-122; SD 33-122) | 23 | 20 | |
| 24 | TWIST WITH CHUBBY CHECKER Chubby Checker (Parkway P 7001) | 24 | 16 | |
| 25 | THE ALAMO (In Todd-AO) Original Soundtrack (Columbia CL 1558; CS 8358) | 30 | 6 | |
| 26 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 4101; DL 74101) | 34 | 3 | |
| 27 | KNOCKERS UP! Rusty Warren (Jubilee JGM 2029) | 29 | 8 | |
| 28 | MEMORIES SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1542; CS 8342 / B 15421,2,3) | 28 | 10 | |
| 29 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3231; PS 224) | 35 | 3 | |
| 30 | LOOK FOR A STAR Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3322; DLPS 25,322) | 26 | 24 | |
| 31 | RAY CHARLES IN PERSON Ray Charles (Atlantic 8039) | 22 | 29 | |
| 32 | SONG WITHOUT END (The Story Of Franz Liszt) Original Soundtrack /Jorge Bolet (Colpix C 506; SCP 506) | 27 | 11 | |
| 33 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1195) | 32 | 17 | |
| 34 | SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM PERRY COMO Perry Como (RCA Victor LPM 2066; LSP 2066) | 31 | 4 | |
| 35 | CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1205; CS 8027 / B 12051,2,3) | 33 | 19 | |
| 36 | HIS HAND IN MINE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2328; LSP 2328) | 36 | 3 | |
| 37 | INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15003; V6-6106) | 37 | 96 | |
| 38 | LANZA SINGS CHRISTMAS CAROLS Mario Lanza (RCA Victor LM 2333; LSC 2333) | 41 | 7 | |
| 39 | CONNIE FRANCIS SINGS JEWISH FAVORITES Connie Francis (MGM E3869; SE3869) | 44 | 2 | |
| 40 | SONGS I LOVE TO SING Brook Benton (Mercury MG 20602; SR 60602) | 38 | 8 | |
| 41 | THE EDGE OF SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15013) | 39 | 27 | |
| 42 | KICK THY OWN SELF Brother Dave Gardner (RCA Victor LPM 2239; LSP 2239) | 40 | 21 | |
| 43 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 20572; SR 60232) | 43 | 26 | |
| 44 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5620; KOS 2031) | 46 | 2 | |
| 45 | ENCORE Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American CALP 1002; SCALP 1002) | 45 | 22 | |
| 46 | YOUNG AT HEART Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CL1489; CS 8281) | 42 | 25 | |
| 47 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol WAO 1509; SWAO 1509) | 50 | 4 | |
| 48 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Bing Crosby (Decca DL 8128) | 48 | 12 | |
| 49 | CHRISTMAS WITH CONNIFF Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CL 1390; CS 8185) | 47 | 3 | |
| 50 | (Theme From) THE SUNDOWNERS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3349; DLP 25,349) | 49 | 6 | |
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | NICE ’N’ EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1417) | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | G. I. BLUES Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2256) | 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | STRING ALONG Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1407) | 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2020) | 5 | 56 | |
| 5 | JOHNNY’S MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8326) | 4 | 20 | |
| 6 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION Terry Snyder & All Stars (Command RS 800-S.D.) | 6 | 47 | |
| 7 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032) | 7 | 94 | |
| 8 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6007) | 11 | 7 | |
| 9 | BONGOS Los Admiradores (Command RS 809-S.D.) | 9 | 33 | |
| 10 | SAY IT WITH MUSIC (A Touch Of Latin) Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8282) | 8 | 15 | |
| 11 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LSO 1058) | 16 | 5 | |
| 12 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME 2 Terry Snyder & All Stars (Command RS 808-S.D.) | 10 | 32 | |
| 13 | THE LAST MONTH OF THE YEAR Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1446) | 14 | 7 | |
| 14 | PROVOCATIVE PERCUSSION Command All-Stars (Command RS 806-S.D.) | 12 | 49 | |
| 15 | WILD IS LOVE Nat King Cole (Capitol SWAK 1392) | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | YOUNG AT HEART Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CS 8281) | 15 | 25 | |
| 17 | LOOK FOR A STAR Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLPS 25,322) | 17 | 24 | |
| 18 | BEN-HUR Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E1) | 20 | 39 | |
| 19 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,350) | 22 | 5 | |
| 20 | BRAZEN BRASS Henry Jerome & Orchestra (Decca DL 74056) | 18 | 14 | |
| 21 | MEMORIES SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8342) | 19 | 10 | |
| 22 | THE RHYTHMS AND BALLADS OF BROADWAY Johnny Mathis (Columbia C2S 803) | 21 | 15 | |
| 23 | THE ALAMO (In Todd-AO) Original Soundtrack (Columbia CS 8358) | 27 | 6 | |
| 24 | LANZA SINGS CHRISTMAS CAROLS Mario Lanza (RCA Victor LSC 2333) | 30 | 9 | |
| 25 | OPERETTA MEMORIES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 202) | 23 | 11 | |
| 26 | BONGOS, FLUTES, GUITARS Los Admiradores (Command RS 812-S.D.) | 26 | 12 | |
| 27 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 74101) | 37 | 3 | |
| 28 | SONG WITHOUT END (The Story Of Franz Liszt) Original Soundtrack /Jorge Bolet (Colpix SCP 506) | 28 | 10 | |
| 29 | DARIN AT THE COPA Bobby Darin (Atco SD 33-122) | 24 | 19 | |
| 30 | PETE FOUNTAIN’S NEW ORLEANS Pete Fountain (Coral CRL 757282) | 25 | 45 | |
| 31 | PROVOCATIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME TWO Enoch Light & Light Brigade (Command RS 810-S.D.) | 29 | 32 | |
| 32 | CAN-CAN Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW 1301) | 32 | 39 | |
| 33 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury SR 60232) | 35 | 32 | |
| 34 | SOLD OUT Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1352) | 31 | 38 | |
| 35 | SONGS I LOVE TO SING Brook Benton (Mercury SR 60602) | 33 | 8 | |
| 36 | MACK THE KNIFE – ELLA IN BERLIN Ella Fitzgerald (Verve MG VS-6163) | 36 | 25 | |
| 37 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 224) | 43 | 4 | |
| 38 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 1509) | 38 | 4 | |
| 39 | CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8027) | 34 | 10 | |
| 40 | CHRISTMAS WITH CONNIFF Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CS 8185) | 39 | 8 | |
| 41 | CHRISTMAS CAROLS Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 142) | 42 | 5 | |
| 42 | SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM PERRY COMO Perry Como (RCA Victor LSP 2066) | 44 | 3 | |
| 43 | THIS IS BRENDA Brenda Lee (Decca DL 74082) | 41 | 8 | |
| 44 | I CONCENTRATE ON YOU Dinah Washington (Mercury SR 60604) | 46 | 6 | |
| 45 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2031) | 49 | 2 | |
| 46 | THE APARTMENT Original Soundtrack / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra (United Artists UAS 6105) | 40 | 14 | |
| 47 | STAR CAROL Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol ST 1071) | 45 | 3 | |
| 48 | BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6006) | 50 | 67 | |
| 49 | (Theme From) THE SUNDOWNERS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,349) | 47 | 6 | |
| 50 | MORE ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS Platters (Mercury SR 60252) | 48 | 16 | |
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