| The CASH BOX Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums | ||||
| Week ending JANUARY 21, 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 | 15 | |
| 2 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LOC 1058; LSO 1058) | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND STRIKES BACK Bob Newhart (Warner Bros. W 1393; WS 1393) | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND OF BOB NEWHART Bob Newhart (Warner Bros. W 1379; WS 1379) | 4 | 40 | |
| 5 | NICE ’N’ EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1417; SW 1417 / EAP 1,2,3-1417) | 5 | 24 | |
| 6 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 4101; DL 74101) | 13 | 5 | |
| 7 | STRING ALONG Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1407; ST 1407 / EAP 1,2,3-1407) | 6 | 24 | |
| 8 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3350; DLP 25,350) | 14 | 7 | |
| 9 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5450; KOS 2020) | 7 | 58 | |
| 10 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LOC 6007; LSO 6007) | 9 | 9 | |
| 11 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5620; KOS 2031) | 30 | 4 | |
| 12 | JOHNNY’S MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1526; CS 8326 / B 15261,2,3) | 8 | 22 | |
| 13 | ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS Platters (Mercury MG 20472 / EP1-4029,30) | 12 | 53 | |
| 14 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3231; PS 224) | 19 | 5 | |
| 15 | THIS IS BRENDA Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4082; DL 74082) | 10 | 12 | |
| 16 | THE GENIUS HITS THE ROAD Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-335; ABCS-335) | 11 | 22 | |
| 17 | KNOCKERS UP! Rusty Warren (Jubilee JGM 2029) | 26 | 10 | |
| 18 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032) | 20 | 148 | |
| 19 | MEMORIES SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1542; CS 8342 / B 15421,2,3) | 21 | 12 | |
| 20 | THE ALAMO (In Todd-AO) Original Soundtrack (Columbia CL 1558; CS 8358) | 22 | 8 | |
| 21 | A DATE WITH THE EVERLY BROTHERS Everly Brothers (Warner Bros. W 1395; WS 1395) | 18 | 10 | |
| 22 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol WAO 1509; SWAO 1509) | 34 | 6 | |
| 23 | PAUL ANKA SINGS HIS BIG 15 Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount ABC-323) | 25 | 35 | |
| 24 | SAY IT WITH MUSIC (A Touch Of Latin) Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1490; CS 8282) | 17 | 18 | |
| 25 | SOLID AND RAUNCHY Bill Black’s Combo (Hi HL 12003; SHL 32003) | 24 | 21 | |
| 26 | BRENDA LEE Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4039; DL 74039) | 16 | 27 | |
| 27 | 60 YEARS OF “MUSIC AMERICA LOVES BEST” (Volume II) Various Artists (RCA Victor LM 6088) | 15 | 14 | |
| 28 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAL 3122; UAS 6122) | 41 | 2 | |
| 29 | DARIN AT THE COPA Bobby Darin (Atco 33-122; SD 33-122) | 28 | 22 | |
| 30 | TWIST WITH CHUBBY CHECKER Chubby Checker (Parkway P 7001) | 29 | 18 | |
| 31 | WILD IS LOVE Nat King Cole (Capitol WAK 1392; SWAK 1392) | 23 | 15 | |
| 32 | HIS HAND IN MINE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2328; LSP 2328) | 37 | 5 | |
| 33 | CONNIE FRANCIS SINGS JEWISH FAVORITES Connie Francis (MGM E3869; SE3869) | 35 | 4 | |
| 34 | THE EDGE OF SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15013) | 36 | 29 | |
| 35 | YOUNG AT HEART Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CL1489; CS 8281) | 42 | 27 | |
| 36 | LOOK FOR A STAR Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3322; DLPS 25,322) | 31 | 26 | |
| 37 | BOBBY’S BIGGEST HITS Bobby Rydell (Cameo C 1009) | 50 | 2 | |
| 38 | ENCORE Santo & Johnny (Canadian-American CALP 1002; SCALP 1002) | 38 | 24 | |
| 39 | (Theme From) THE SUNDOWNERS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3349; DLP 25,349) | 48 | 8 | |
| 40 | RAY CHARLES IN PERSON Ray Charles (Atlantic 8039) | 32 | 31 | |
| 41 | BEN-HUR Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E1; S1E1) | — | 30 | |
| 42 | BO DIDDLEY IS A GUNSLINGER Bo Diddley (Checker LP 2977) | — | 1 | |
| 43 | SONGS FOR SINNERS Rusty Warren (Jubilee JLP 2024) | — | 1 | |
| 44 | INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15003; V6-6106) | 45 | 98 | |
| 45 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS Etta Jones (Prestige PRLP 7186; PRST 7186) | — | 1 | |
| 46 | SONG WITHOUT END (The Story Of Franz Liszt) Original Soundtrack /Jorge Bolet (Colpix C 506; SCP 506) | 33 | 13 | |
| 47 | BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LOC 6006; LSO 6006) | 49 | 52 | |
| 48 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury MG 20572; SR 60232) | 43 | 28 | |
| 49 | TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT Shirelles (Scepter S-501) | — | 1 | |
| 50 | SONGS I LOVE TO SING Brook Benton (Mercury MG 20602; SR 60602) | 46 | 10 | |
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | G. I. BLUES Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2256) | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LSO 1058) | 6 | 7 | |
| 3 | NICE ’N’ EASY Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1417) | 2 | 24 | |
| 4 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2020) | 3 | 58 | |
| 5 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION Terry Snyder & All Stars (Command RS 800-S.D.) | 5 | 49 | |
| 6 | LAST DATE Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,350) | 14 | 7 | |
| 7 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032) | 7 | 96 | |
| 8 | WONDERLAND BY NIGHT Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 74101) | 17 | 5 | |
| 9 | STRING ALONG Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1407) | 8 | 24 | |
| 10 | BELAFONTE RETURNS TO CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6007) | 4 | 9 | |
| 11 | SAY IT WITH MUSIC (A Touch Of Latin) Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8282) | 11 | 17 | |
| 12 | JOHNNY’S MOOD Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8326) | 9 | 22 | |
| 13 | BONGOS Los Admiradores (Command RS 809-S.D.) | 10 | 35 | |
| 14 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2031) | 36 | 4 | |
| 15 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 224) | 35 | 6 | |
| 16 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME 2 Terry Snyder & All Stars (Command RS 808-S.D.) | 12 | 34 | |
| 17 | PROVOCATIVE PERCUSSION Command All-Stars (Command RS 806-S.D.) | 13 | 51 | |
| 18 | BEN-HUR Original Soundtrack (MGM S1E1) | 19 | 41 | |
| 19 | WILD IS LOVE Nat King Cole (Capitol SWAK 1392) | 15 | 15 | |
| 20 | BRAZEN BRASS Henry Jerome & Orchestra (Decca DL 74056) | 22 | 16 | |
| 21 | YOUNG AT HEART Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CS 8281) | 16 | 27 | |
| 22 | THE ALAMO (In Todd-AO) Original Soundtrack (Columbia CS 8358) | 21 | 8 | |
| 23 | LOOK FOR A STAR Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLPS 25,322) | 18 | 26 | |
| 24 | MEMORIES SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8342) | 27 | 12 | |
| 25 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 1509) | 34 | 6 | |
| 26 | OPERETTA MEMORIES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 202) | 26 | 13 | |
| 27 | BONGOS, FLUTES, GUITARS Los Admiradores (Command RS 812-S.D.) | 24 | 14 | |
| 28 | THE RHYTHMS AND BALLADS OF BROADWAY Johnny Mathis (Columbia C2S 803) | 23 | 17 | |
| 29 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME 3 Command All-Stars (Command RS 817-SD) | 42 | 2 | |
| 30 | SONG WITHOUT END (The Story Of Franz Liszt) Original Soundtrack /Jorge Bolet (Colpix SCP 506) | 25 | 12 | |
| 31 | BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6006) | 40 | 69 | |
| 32 | CAN-CAN Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW 1301) | 29 | 41 | |
| 33 | DARIN AT THE COPA Bobby Darin (Atco SD 33-122) | 31 | 21 | |
| 34 | PETE FOUNTAIN’S NEW ORLEANS Pete Fountain (Coral CRL 757282) | 32 | 47 | |
| 35 | PROVOCATIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME TWO Enoch Light & Light Brigade (Command RS 810-S.D.) | 30 | 34 | |
| 36 | UNFORGETTABLE Dinah Washington (Mercury SR 60232) | 33 | 34 | |
| 37 | SOLD OUT Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1352) | 37 | 40 | |
| 38 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAS 6122) | — | 1 | |
| 39 | MACK THE KNIFE – ELLA IN BERLIN Ella Fitzgerald (Verve MG VS-6163) | 39 | 27 | |
| 40 | (Theme From) THE SUNDOWNERS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,349) | 45 | 8 | |
| 41 | SONGS I LOVE TO SING Brook Benton (Mercury SR 60602) | 38 | 10 | |
| 42 | I CONCENTRATE ON YOU Dinah Washington (Mercury SR 60604) | 44 | 8 | |
| 43 | THIS IS BRENDA Brenda Lee (Decca DL 74082) | 43 | 10 | |
| 44 | HIS HAND IN MINE Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2328) | — | 1 | |
| 45 | MORE ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS Platters (Mercury SR 60252) | 50 | 18 | |
| 46 | LATIN PERCUSSION David Carroll & Orchestra (Mercury PPS 6000) | 49 | 11 | |
| 47 | MY FAIR LADY Original London Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2015) | — | 61 | |
| 48 | THE APARTMENT Original Soundtrack / Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra (United Artists UAS 6105) | 48 | 16 | |
| 49 | FIORELLO! Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 1321) | — | 17 | |
| 50 | THE BUTTON-DOWN MIND STRIKES BACK Bob Newhart (Warner Bros. WS 1393) | — | 4 | |
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