List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1961

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1961. From May 25, 1959 through July 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. Beginning 1961, these charts were called Top LP's - Action Albums - Monaural and Top LP's - Action Albums - Stereophonic. From the beginning of April 1961, the names changed to Top LP's - 150 Best-Selling Mono LP's and Top LP's - 50 Best-Selling Stereo LP's. On May 8, 1961, the mono chart's name was changed again to Top LP's - 150 Best-Selling Monaural LP's.

Chart history

Key

†	Indicates best performing album of 1961

Chart history

Issue date	Mono			Stereo			Ref.
	Album	Artist(s)	Label	Album	Artist(s)	Label
January 9	The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back!	Bob Newhart	Warner Bros.	G.I. Blues	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[1]
January 16	Wonderland by Night	Bert Kaempfert	Decca				^[2]
January 23				Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[3]
January 30							^[4]
February 6	Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[5]
February 13	Wonderland by Night	Bert Kaempfert	Decca				^[6]
February 20							^[7]
February 27	Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[8]
March 6							^[9]
March 13	Calcutta!	Lawrence Welk	Dot	Calcutta!	Lawrence Welk	Dot	^[10]
March 20							^[11]
March 27							^[12]
April 3	G.I. Blues	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[13]
April 10	Calcutta!	Lawrence Welk	Dot
April 17							^[14]
April 24							^[15]
May 1							^[16]
May 8							^[17]
May 15	G.I. Blues	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[18]
May 22				Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[19]
May 29				Calcutta!	Lawrence Welk	Dot	^[20]
June 5	Camelot †	Original Broadway Cast	Columbia	Exodus	Ernest Gold / Soundtrack	RCA Victor	^[21]
June 12							^[22]
June 19							^[23]
June 26							^[24]
July 3							^[25]
July 10							^[26]
July 17	Carnival!	Original Broadway Cast	MGM	Stars for a Summer Night	Various Artists	Columbia	^[27]
July 24	Stars for a Summer Night	Various Artists	Columbia				^[28]
July 31							^[29]
August 7							^[30]
August 14							^[31]
August 21	Something for Everybody	Elvis Presley	RCA Victor				^[32]
August 28							^[33]
September 4							^[34]
September 11	Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Capitol				^[35]
September 18				Judy at Carnegie Hall	Judy Garland	Capitol	^[36]
September 25							^[37]
October 2							^[38]
October 9							^[39]
October 16							^[40]
October 23							^[41]
October 30							^[42]
November 6							^[43]
November 13							^[44]
November 20				Stereo 35/MM	Enoch Light & the Light Brigade	Command	^[45]
November 27							^[46]
December 4							^[47]
December 11	Blue Hawaii	Elvis Presley / Soundtrack	RCA Victor				^[48]
December 18							^[49]
December 25							^[50]

See also

• 1961 in music
• List of number-one albums (United States)

References

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