List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1961

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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.

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Chart history

Key
†Indicates best performing album of 1961
Chart history
Issue dateMonoStereoRef.
AlbumArtist(s)LabelAlbumArtist(s)Label
January 9The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! Bob Newhart Warner Bros. G.I. Blues Elvis Presley / SoundtrackRCA Victor [1]
January 16Wonderland by Night Bert Kaempfert Decca [2]
January 23 Exodus Ernest Gold / SoundtrackRCA Victor [3]
January 30 [4]
February 6ExodusErnest Gold / SoundtrackRCA Victor [5]
February 13Wonderland by NightBert KaempfertDecca [6]
February 20 [7]
February 27ExodusErnest Gold / SoundtrackRCA Victor [8]
March 6 [9]
March 13 Calcutta! Lawrence Welk Dot Calcutta!Lawrence WelkDot [10]
March 20 [11]
March 27 [12]
April 3G.I. BluesElvis Presley / SoundtrackRCA Victor [13]
April 10Calcutta!Lawrence WelkDot
April 17 [14]
April 24 [15]
May 1 [16]
May 8 [17]
May 15G.I. BluesElvis Presley / SoundtrackRCA Victor [18]
May 22ExodusErnest Gold / SoundtrackRCA Victor [19]
May 29Calcutta!Lawrence WelkDot [20]
June 5 Camelot †Original Broadway Cast Columbia ExodusErnest Gold / SoundtrackRCA 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 NightVarious ArtistsColumbia [27]
July 24Stars for a Summer NightVarious ArtistsColumbia [28]
July 31 [29]
August 7 [30]
August 14 [31]
August 21 Something for Everybody Elvis PresleyRCA Victor [32]
August 28 [33]
September 4 [34]
September 11 Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland Capitol [35]
September 18Judy at Carnegie HallJudy GarlandCapitol [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 20Stereo 35/MM Enoch Light & the Light Brigade Command [45]
November 27 [46]
December 4 [47]
December 11 Blue Hawaii Elvis Presley / SoundtrackRCA Victor [48]
December 18 [49]
December 25 [50]

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