| 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 Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks) |
| 1 (tie) | EXODUS – Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor)
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| 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 Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks) |
| 6 | NEVER ON SUNDAY – Original Soundtrack (United Artists) |
| 7 | CALCUTTA – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (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 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) – Mantovani & His Orchestra (London) |
| 18 | STRING ALONG – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 19 | SINATRA’S SWINGIN’ SESSION! – Frank Sinatra (Capitol) |
| 20 | GOIN’ PLACES – The Kingston Trio (Capitol) |
| 21 | GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ – Ray Charles (Impulse) |
| 22 | JOHNNY’S 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 & His Orchestra (Dot) |
| 28 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL – Judy Garland (Capitol) |
| 29 | TONIGHT, IN PERSON – The Limeliters (RCA Victor) |
| 30 | CARNIVAL! – Original Broadway Cast (MGM) |
| 31 | YELLOW BIRD – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (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 – Ricky Nelson (Imperial) |
| 36 | SINATRA SWINGS – Frank Sinatra (Reprise) |
| 37 | SOLID AND RAUNCHY – Bill Black’s 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 | JOSE JIMENEZ – THE ASTRONAUT (The First Man In Space) – Bill Dana (Kapp) |
| 48 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN – Original Broadway Cast (Capitol) |
| 49 | PAUL ANKA SINGS HIS BIG 15 (ABC-Paramount) |
| 50 | I’LL BUY YOU A STAR – Johnny Mathis with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra (Columbia) |
| TOP 50 STEREO ALBUMS |
| 1 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks) |
| 2 | EXODUS – Original Soundtrack / Ernest Gold (RCA Victor) |
| 3 | GREAT MOTION PICTURE THEMES – Various Artists (United Artists) |
| 4 | CAMELOT – Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks) |
| 5 | CALCUTTA – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (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 | EXODUS (And Other Great Themes) – Mantovani & His Orchestra (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 | SINATRA’S 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 | JOHNNY’S 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 & His Orchestra (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 – Los Admiradores (Command) |
| 33 | CARNIVAL! – Original Broadway Cast (MGM) |
| 34 | YELLOW BIRD – Lawrence Welk & His Orchestra (Dot) |
| 35 | YELLOW BIRD – Arthur Lyman (HiFi) |
| 36 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION VOLUME 2 – Terry Snyder & The All Stars (Command) |
| 37 | THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN – Original Broadway Cast (Capitol) |
| 38 | PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY – Johnny Mathis (Columbia) |
| 39 | ORANGE BLOSSOM SPECIAL AND WHEELS – Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra (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 & His Orchestra (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 & His Orchestra (RCA Victor) |
| 48 | JUMP UP CALYPSO – Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) |
| 49 | ITALIA MIA – Mantovani & His Orchestra (London) |
| 50 | WILDCAT – Original Cast / Lucille Ball (RCA Victor) |