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The Best Music of 1961
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1961. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1961, check out this list.
Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
Ben E. King | Spanish Harlem | ☆ |
Bill Evans Trio | Explorations | ☆ |
Bill Evans Trio | Sunday at the Village Vanguard | ☆ |
Bobby "Blue" Bland | Two Steps From The Blues | ☆ |
Del Shannon | Runaway with Del Shannon | ☆ |
Dion | Alone With Dion | ☆ |
Dion | Runaround Sue | ☆ |
Elvis Presley | Blue Hawaii | ☆ |
Eric Dolphy | Out There | ☆ |
Etta James | At Last! | ☆ |
Freddie King | Freddy King Sings | ☆ |
Freddie King | Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King | ☆ |
Harry Belafonte | Jump Up Calypso | ☆ |
Jacques Brel | Marieke | ☆ |
Jimmy Reed | Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall | ☆ |
Joan Baez | Joan Baez, Vol. 2 | ☆ |
John Coltrane | My Favorite Things | ☆ |
Judy Garland | Judy At Carnegie Hall | ☆ |
Miles Davis | Someday My Prince Will Come | ☆ |
Ornette Coleman | Free Jazz | ☆ |
Patsy Cline | Showcase | ☆ |
Robert Johnson | King of the Delta Blues Singers | ☆ |
The Soul Stirrers | Jesus Be A Fence Around Me | ☆ |
The Ventures | The Ventures | ☆ |
Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane | ☆ |
Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
Audrey Hepburn | Moon River | ☆ |
Ben E. King | Stand By Me | ☆ |
Ben E. King | Spanish Harlem | ☆ |
Bill Evans Trio | Haunted Heart | ☆ |
Bill Lee | Cruella DeVil | ☆ |
Bobby "Blue" Bland | Turn On Your Love Light | ☆ |
Bobby "Blue" Bland | I Pity the Fool | ☆ |
Bobby Lewis | Tossin' & Turnin' | ☆ |
Bobby Vee | Take Good Care of My Baby | ☆ |
Bruce Channel | Hey! Baby | ☆ |
Chris Kenner | I Like It Like That | ☆ |
Chubby Checker | Pony Time | ☆ |
Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again | ☆ |
Connie Francis | Someone Else's Boy | ☆ |
Del Shannon | Runaway | ☆ |
Del Shannon | Hats Off to Larry | ☆ |
Dick Dale and the Del-Tones | Let's Go Trippin' | ☆ |
Dion | Runaround Sue | ☆ |
Dion | The Wanderer | ☆ |
Elmore James | Shake Your Moneymaker | ☆ |
Elvis Presley | Can't Help Falling In Love | ☆ |
Etta James | At Last | ☆ |
Etta James | I Just Want to Make Love to You | ☆ |
Faron Young | Hello Walls | ☆ |
Fats Domino | Let the Four Winds Blow | ☆ |
Freddie King | Hideaway | ☆ |
Gary U.S. Bonds | Quarter to Three | ☆ |
Gene Pitney | Town Without Pity | ☆ |
Gladys Knight & the Pips | Every Beat of My Heart | ☆ |
Harry Belafonte | Jump In Line (Shake, Shake Senora) | ☆ |
Howlin' Wolf | I Ain't Superstitious | ☆ |
Howlin' Wolf | Wang-Dang Doodle | ☆ |
Hoyt Curtin, Joseph Barbera & William Hanna | Meet The Flintstones | ☆ |
Jimmy Dean | Big Bad John | ☆ |
Jimmy Reed | Big Boss Man | ☆ |
Jimmy Reed | Bright Lights, Big City | ☆ |
Joey Dee & The Starlighters | Peppermint Twist | ☆ |
Link Wray & His Ray Men | Jack The Ripper | ☆ |
Miles Davis | Someday My Prince Will Come | ☆ |
Neil Sedaka | Calendar Girl | ☆ |
Neil Sedaka | Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen | ☆ |
Patsy Cline | Crazy | ☆ |
Patsy Cline | I Fall To Pieces | ☆ |
Ray Charles | Hit The Road Jack | ☆ |
Ray Charles | Unchain My Heart | ☆ |
Ray Charles | Hallelujah I Love Her So | ☆ |
Ricky Nelson | Travelin' Man | ☆ |
Ricky Nelson | Hello Mary Lou | ☆ |
Rita Moreno & George Chakiris | America | ☆ |
Roy Orbison | Crying | ☆ |
Roy Orbison | Running Scared | ☆ |
Sam Cooke | Cupid | ☆ |
The Impressions | Gypsy Woman | ☆ |
The Jive Five | My True Story | ☆ |
The Kingston Trio | Where Have All the Flowers Gone? | ☆ |
The Marcels | Blue Moon | ☆ |
The Marvelettes | Please Mr. Postman | ☆ |
The Regents | Barbara Ann | ☆ |
The Shirelles | Dedicated to the One I Love | ☆ |
The Shirelles | Mama Said | ☆ |
The Tokens | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | ☆ |
The Velvets | Tonight (Could Be the Night) | ☆ |
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