| The CASH BOX Best Selling Albums | ||||
| Week ending OCTOBER 7, 1961 | ||||
| MONAURAL | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label LP Mono; Stereo / EP) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol WBO 1569; SWBO 1569) | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1644; CS 8444) | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | SINATRA SWINGS Frank Sinatra (Reprise R 1002; R9 1002) | 6 | 10 | |
| 4 | SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2370; LPS 2370) | 3 | 15 | |
| 5 | JUMP UP CALYPSO Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPM 2388; LSP 2388) | 10 | 7 | |
| 6 | JOSE JIMENEZ – THE ASTRONAUT (The First Man In Space) Bill Dana (Kapp KL 1238; KS 3238) | 8 | 9 | |
| 7 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAL 3122; UAS 6122) | 4 | 39 | |
| 8 | THE FOUR PREPS ON CAMPUS Four Preps (Capitol T 1566; ST 1566) | 12 | 9 | |
| 9 | COME SWING WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1594; SW 1594 / EAP 1,2,3-1594) | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | GOIN’ PLACES Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1564; ST 1564) | 5 | 16 | |
| 11 | YELLOW BIRD Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3389; DLP 25,389) | 7 | 13 | |
| 12 | NEVER ON SUNDAY Original Soundtrack (United Aritsts UAL 4070; UAS 5070) | 13 | 36 | |
| 13 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5620; KOS 2031) | 14 | 41 | |
| 14 | THE SLIGHTLY FABULOUS LIMELITERS Limeliters (RCA Victor LPM 2393; LPS 2393) | 30 | 4 | |
| 15 | PAUL ANKA SINGS HIS BIG 15 VOLUME 2 Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount ABC-390; ABCS-390) | 16 | 8 | |
| 16 | KNOCKERS UP! Rusty Warren (Jubilee JGM 2029) | 17 | 47 | |
| 17 | TIME OUT Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia CL 1397; CS 8192) | 21 | 9 | |
| 18 | YOUR REQUEST SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1671; CS 8471) | 20 | 5 | |
| 19 | EBB TIDE (And Other Instrumental Favorites) Earl Grant (Decca DL 4165; DL 74165) | 19 | 10 | |
| 20 | DANCE ’TIL QUARTER TO THREE U.S. Bonds (Legrand LLP 3001) | 11 | 11 | |
| 21 | AIN’T THAT WEIRD? Brother Dave Gardner (RCA Victor LPM 2335; LSP 2335) | 24 | 7 | |
| 22 | TV SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1628; CS 8428) | 15 | 22 | |
| 23 | ALL THE WAY Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4176; DL 74176) | 26 | 6 | |
| 24 | STARS FOR A SUMMER NIGHT Various Artists (Columbia Masterworks PM-1; PMS-1) | 18 | 18 | |
| 25 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5450; KOS 2020) | 27 | 95 | |
| 26 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CL 1642; CS 8442) | 25 | 8 | |
| 27 | TONIGHT, IN PERSON Limeliters (RCA Victor LPM 2272; LPS 2272) | 28 | 37 | |
| 28 | OLDIES BUT GOODIES VOL. III Various Artists (Original Sound OSR-LPM-5004) | 31 | 11 | |
| 29 | YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman (HiFi L-1004; SL-1004) | 23 | 14 | |
| 30 | CARNIVAL! Original Broadway Cast (MGM E 3946OC; SE 3946OC) | 33 | 20 | |
| 31 | MORE GREATEST HITS Connie Francis (MGM E 3942; SE 3942) | 36 | 18 | |
| 32 | RAY CHARLES AND BETTY CARTER Ray Charles & Betty Carter (ABC-Paramount ABC-385; ABCS-385) | 35 | 8 | |
| 33 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LOC 1058; LSO 1058) | 22 | 44 | |
| 34 | THE BOLL WEEVIL SONG AND 11 OTHER GREAT HITS Brook Benton (Mercury MG 20641; SR 60641) | 29 | 8 | |
| 35 | EXODUS TO JAZZ Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay VJLP 3016; SR 3016) | 34 | 25 | |
| 36 | CLOSE-UP Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1642; ST 1642) | — | 1 | |
| 37 | RICK IS 21 Ricky Nelson (Imperial LP 9152; LP 12071) | 32 | 19 | |
| 38 | A WHOLE LOTTA FRANKIE Frankie Avalon (Chancellor CHL 5018) | 41 | 4 | |
| 39 | MOMS MABLEY AT THE “UN” Moms Mabley (Chess LP 1452) | 42 | 23 | |
| 40 | 60 YEARS OF “MUSIC AMERICA LOVES BEST” VOLUME III Various Artists (RCA Victor LM 2574) | 44 | 3 | |
| 41 | THE BOBBY DARIN STORY Bobby Darin (Atco 33-131; SD 33-131) | 38 | 24 | |
| 42 | THE HIGHWAYMEN Highwaymen (United Artists UAL 3125; UAS 6125) | 40 | 8 | |
| 43 | NEW PIANO IN TOWN Peter Nero (RCA Victor LPM 2383; LSP 2383) | 48 | 2 | |
| 44 | ENCORE OF GOLDEN HITS Platters (Mercury MG 20472 / EP1-4029,30) | 39 | 90 | |
| 45 | GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ Ray Charles (Impulse A-2; A-2-S) | 37 | 30 | |
| 46 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5230; OS 2001) | — | 10 | |
| 47 | AL (He’s The King) HIRT AND HIS BAND Al Hirt & His Band (RCA Victor LPM 2354; LSP 2354) | — | 1 | |
| 48 | I’M GLAD THERE IS YOU Gloria Lynne with Earl May Trio (Everest LPBR 5126; SDBR 1126) | 45 | 8 | |
| 49 | FREDDY CANNON’S SOLID GOLD HITS Freddy Cannon (Swan LP 505) | 46 | 6 | |
| 50 | JIMMY REED AT CARNEGIE HALL Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay VJLP 1035) | — | 1 | |
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol SWBO 1569) | 1 | 11 | |
| 2 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8444) | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAS 6122) | 2 | 38 | |
| 4 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2031) | 4 | 41 | |
| 5 | NEVER ON SUNDAY Original Soundtrack (United Aritsts UAS 5070) | 8 | 36 | |
| 6 | JUMP UP CALYPSO Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSP 2388) | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | YELLOW BIRD Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,389) | 6 | 13 | |
| 8 | SINATRA SWINGS Frank Sinatra (Reprise R9 1002) | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | COME SWING WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1594) | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | EXODUS Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor LSO 1058) | 10 | 44 | |
| 11 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2020) | 15 | 95 | |
| 12 | TIME OUT Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia CS 8192) | 17 | 11 | |
| 13 | YELLOW BIRD Arthur Lyman (HiFi SL-1004) | 11 | 14 | |
| 14 | EBB TIDE (And Other Instrumental Favorites) Earl Grant (Decca DL 74165) | 16 | 10 | |
| 15 | STEREO 35/MM Enoch Light & Orchestra (Command RS 826-S.D.) | 30 | 3 | |
| 16 | SOMEBODY LOVES ME Ray Conniff Singers (Columbia CS 8442) | 12 | 8 | |
| 17 | YOUR REQUEST SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8471) | 18 | 5 | |
| 18 | THE FOUR PREPS ON CAMPUS Four Preps (Capitol ST 1566) | 19 | 9 | |
| 19 | GOIN’ PLACES Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1564) | 13 | 16 | |
| 20 | THE SLIGHTLY FABULOUS LIMELITERS Limeliters (RCA Victor LPS 2393) | 27 | 4 | |
| 21 | TV SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8428) | 14 | 21 | |
| 22 | ALL THE WAY Brenda Lee (Decca DL 74176) | 25 | 7 | |
| 23 | GOLDEN PIANO HITS Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists WWS 8505) | 22 | 17 | |
| 24 | CARNIVAL! Original Broadway Cast (MGM SE 3946OC) | 23 | 20 | |
| 25 | STARS FOR A SUMMER NIGHT Various Artists (Columbia Masterworks PMS-1) | 20 | 18 | |
| 26 | SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPS 2370) | 21 | 15 | |
| 27 | EXODUS TO JAZZ Eddie Harris (Vee-Jay SR 3016) | 24 | 25 | |
| 28 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION Terry Snyder & All Stars (Command RS 800-S.D.) | 28 | 86 | |
| 29 | VICTORY AT SEA, VOLUME 3 Robert Russell Bennett / Victory At Sea Orchestra (RCA Victor LSC 2523) | 31 | 6 | |
| 30 | CALCUTTA Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,359) | 29 | 37 | |
| 31 | TONIGHT, IN PERSON Limeliters (RCA Victor LPS 2272) | 37 | 33 | |
| 32 | GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ Ray Charles (Impulse A-2-S) | 26 | 31 | |
| 33 | MORE GREATEST HITS Connie Francis (MGM SE 3942) | 36 | 16 | |
| 34 | CLOSE-UP Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1642) | — | 1 | |
| 35 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 224) | 33 | 43 | |
| 36 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032) | 34 | 133 | |
| 37 | RAY CHARLES AND BETTY CARTER Ray Charles & Betty Carter (ABC-Paramount ABCS-385) | 35 | 8 | |
| 38 | MUCHO GUSTO! (More Music Of Mexico) Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8439) | 38 | 6 | |
| 39 | BIG BAND PERCUSSION Ted Heath & His Band (London SP 44002) | 43 | 3 | |
| 40 | PASS IN REVIEW Bob Sharples (London SP 44001) | 42 | 3 | |
| 41 | AL (He’s The King) HIRT AND HIS BAND Al Hirt & His Band (RCA Victor LSP 2354) | 45 | 4 | |
| 42 | BELAFONTE AT CARNEGIE HALL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6006) | 41 | 94 | |
| 43 | THE GREATEST HORN IN THE WORLD Al Hirt with Henri Rene & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2366) | 44 | 16 | |
| 44 | EXOTIC PERCUSSION Stanely Black & Orchestra (London SP 44004) | — | 1 | |
| 45 | THE VAMP OF THE ROARING 20’S Dorothy Provine (Warner Bros. WS 1419) | — | 4 | |
| 46 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2362) | 46 | 3 | |
| 47 | PERCUSSION AROUND THE WORLD International “Pop” All Stars (London SP 44010) | 47 | 2 | |
| 48 | STEREO ACTION GOES HOLLYWOOD Marty Gold & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSA 2381) | 49 | 2 | |
| 49 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2001) | — | 1 | |
| 50 | BRAZEN BRASS FEATURES SAXES Henry Jerome & Orchestra (Decca DL 74172) | 39 | 8 | |
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