CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1961 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1961 Charts! |
| 1961 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 7 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: (No debuts) STEREO: (No debuts) |
| January 14 | MONO/STEREO: G. |
MONO: 41. Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists STEREO: 42. Persuasive Percussion Volume 3 - Command All-Stars |
| January 21 | MONO/STEREO: G. |
MONO: 42. Bo Diddley Is A Gunslinger - Bo Diddley STEREO: 38. Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
| January 28 | MONO: G. STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/Ernest Gold |
MONO: 34. Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session! - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 36. Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
| February 4 | MONO: G. STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/Ernest Gold |
MONO: 40. Memories Are Made Of This - Ray Conniff & Orchestra STEREO: 43. Never On Sunday - Original Soundtrack |
| February 11 | MONO: G. STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/Ernest Gold |
MONO: 43. Dedicated To You - Ray Charles STEREO: 47. Tonight, In Person - Limeliters |
| February 18 | MONO: G. STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/Ernest Gold |
MONO: 41. Make Way! - Kingston Trio STEREO: 45. Dedicated To You - Ray Charles |
| February 25 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 43. Johnny Horton’s Greatest Hits - Johnny Horton STEREO: 38. Make Way! - Kingston Trio |
| March 4 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 43. Sailor, Sailor And Lolita’s Greatest Hits - Lolita STEREO: 39. Happy Times Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| March 11 | MONO/STEREO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | MONO: 44. Brook Benton’s Golden Hits - Brook Benton STEREO: 44. Genius + Soul = Jazz - Ray Charles |
| March 18 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 41. Genius + Soul = Jazz - Ray Charles STEREO: 46. The Persuasive Trombone Of Urbie Green - Urbie Green & Orchestra |
| March 25 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 45. Pete Fountain’s French Quarter New Orleans - Pete Fountain STEREO: 45. Pete Fountain’s French Quarter New Orleans - Pete Fountain |
| April 1 | MONO/STEREO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | MONO: 43. All The Way - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 44. All The Way - Frank Sinatra |
| April 8 | MONO/STEREO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | MONO: 34. I’ll Buy You A Star - Johnny Mathis with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra STEREO: 41. I’ll Buy You A Star - Johnny Mathis with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra |
| April 15 | MONO/STEREO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra | MONO: 48. Emotions - Brenda Lee STEREO: 44. Mr. Lucky Goes Latin - Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
| April 22 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 47. Exodus To Jazz - Eddie Harris STEREO: 46. Ring-A-Ding-Ding! - Frank Sinatra |
| April 29 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 45. It’s Pony Time - Chubby Checker STEREO: 44. Far Away Places - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
| May 6 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 49. Concert In Comedy - Woody Woodbury STEREO: 45. It’s Magic - Marty Gold & Orchestra |
| May 13 | MONO: Calcutta - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 44. TV Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang STEREO: 47. On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer |
| May 20 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 43. That Wonderful Feeling - Bill Black’s Combo STEREO: 48. TV Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| May 27 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 43. On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer STEREO: 46. Italia Mia - Mantovani & Orchestra |
| June 3 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 46. Rick Is 21 - Ricky Nelson STEREO: 50. That Wonderful Feeling - Bill Black’s Combo |
| June 10 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 40. Stars For A Summer Night - Various Artists STEREO: 43. Stars For A Summer Night - Various Artists |
| June 17 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 44. Manna Overboard! - Charlie Manna STEREO: 41. Golden Piano Hits - Ferrante & Teicher |
| June 24 | MONO/STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 44. Goin’ Places - Kingston Trio STEREO: 43. More Greatest Hits - Connie Francis |
| July 1 | MONO: Camelot - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 40. Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley STEREO: 49. Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley |
| July 8 | MONO: Camelot - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 43. Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman STEREO: 42. Yellow Bird - Arthur Lyman |
| July 15 | MONO: Camelot - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: Exodus - Original Soundtrack/ |
MONO: 44. Donnybrook! - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 43. Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
| July 22 | MONO/STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists | MONO: 47. Oldies But Goodies Vol. III - Various Artists STEREO: 47. Stan Freberg Presents The United States Of America - Stan Freberg |
| July 29 | MONO: Camelot - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 40. Dance ’Til Quarter To Three - U. STEREO: 40. Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
| August 5 | MONO: Camelot - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 43. Swing Along With Me - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 39. Swing Along With Me - Frank Sinatra |
| August 12 | MONO: Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 42. Come Swing With Me! - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 40. Come Swing With Me! - Frank Sinatra |
| August 19 | MONO: Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 41. Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 Volume 2 - Paul Anka STEREO: 41. Portrait Of Johnny - Johnny Mathis |
| August 26 | MONO: Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 45. Ain’t That Weird? - Brother Dave Gardner STEREO: 42. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte |
| September 2 | MONO: Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley STEREO: Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists |
MONO: 42. All The Way - Brenda Lee STEREO: 44. Mucho Gusto! (More Music Of Mexico) - Percy Faith & Orchestra |
| September 9 | MONO: Portrait Of Johnny - Johnny Mathis STEREO: Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
MONO: 35. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang STEREO: 38. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| September 16 | MONO: Portrait Of Johnny - Johnny Mathis STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
MONO: 44. A Whole Lotta Frankie - Frankie Avalon STEREO: 41. The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters - Limeliters |
| September 23 | MONO: Portrait Of Johnny - Johnny Mathis STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
MONO: 45. 60 Years Of “Music America Loves Best” Volume III - Various Artists STEREO: 37. Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
| September 30 | MONO: Portrait Of Johnny - Johnny Mathis STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
MONO: 48. New Piano In Town - Peter Nero STEREO: 47. Percussion Around The World - International “Pop” All Stars |
| October 7 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 36. Close-Up - Kingston Trio STEREO: 34. Close-Up - Kingston Trio |
| October 14 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 44. Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell STEREO: 48. Stereo Action Goes Broadway - Dick Schory’s Percussion And Brass Ensemble |
| October 21 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 34. Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: 34. Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ |
| October 28 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 44. Personal Appearance - Shelley Berman STEREO: 41. New Piano In Town - Peter Nero |
| November 4 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 46. Mexico (And Other Great Hits!) - Bob Moore & Orchestra STEREO: 50. Mexico (And Other Great Hits!) - Bob Moore & Orchestra |
| November 11 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 35. I Remember Tommy - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 42. I Remember Tommy - Frank Sinatra |
| November 18 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
MONO: 47. Milk And Honey - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 41. West Side Story - Ferrante & Teicher |
| November 25 | MONO/STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland | MONO: 43. Ella In Hollywood - Ella Fitzgerald STEREO: 46. Greatest Hits - Roger Williams |
| December 2 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland |
MONO: 39. Your Twist Party - Chubby Checker STEREO: 45. Time Further Out - Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| December 9 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 40. Rusty Warren Bounces Back - Rusty Warren STEREO: 44. The Brothers Four Song Book - Brothers Four |
| December 16 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 40. Chubby Checker/Bobby Rydell - Chubby Checker & Bobby Rydell STEREO: 46. September In The Rain - Dinah Washington |
| December 23 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 47. For Twisters Only - Chubby Checker STEREO: 46. Moon River - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
| December 30 | MONO: Blue Hawaii - Original Soundtrack/ STEREO: Stereo 35/MM - Enoch Light & Orchestra |
MONO: 47. Messiah - Philadelphia Orchestra/Mormon Tabernacle Choir STEREO: 48. Big Bad John (And Other Fabulous Songs And Tales) - Jimmy Dean |
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