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Best Albums of 1961 by User Score
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26
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Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane
October 1961
Hard Bop
USER SCORE
78
275 ratings
Amazon
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27
.
Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours
January 1, 1961
Cool Jazz
USER SCORE
78
58 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
Hank Mobley - Roll Call
July 1961
Hard Bop
USER SCORE
77
52 ratings
Amazon
Music
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29
.
Etta James - The Second Time Around
December 14, 1961
Rhythm and Blues
,
Soul Blues
USER SCORE
77
50 ratings
Amazon
Music
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30
.
Cecil Taylor - The World of Cecil Taylor
1961
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
77
70 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
João Gilberto - João Gilberto
1961
Bossa Nova
USER SCORE
77
60 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Bobby Bland - Two Steps from the Blues
May 1961
Soul Blues
,
Rhythm and Blues
USER SCORE
77
86 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Serge Gainsbourg - L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg
April 3, 1961
Chanson
,
Chanson à texte
USER SCORE
77
57 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Grant Green - Green Street
October 1961
Hard Bop
,
Soul Jazz
USER SCORE
77
70 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Ella Fitzgerald - Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
1961
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
77
22 ratings
Amazon
36
.
Sam Cooke - My Kind of Blues
December 1961
Soul
,
Rhythm and Blues
USER SCORE
77
55 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Sinatra - Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!
January 3, 1961
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
77
59 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Stanley Turrentine With The 3 Sounds - Blue Hour
March 1961
Cool Jazz
USER SCORE
77
18 ratings
Amazon
39
.
Brenda Lee - Emotions
April 3, 1961
Country Pop
,
Vocal Jazz
USER SCORE
77
47 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
The Gil Evans Orchestra - Out of the Cool
February 1961
Cool Jazz
,
Progressive Big Band
USER SCORE
77
68 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
Oliver Nelson - Straight Ahead
1961
Hard Bop
USER SCORE
77
20 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
.
Wes Montgomery - So Much Guitar!
October 1961
Hard Bop
USER SCORE
76
34 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
.
Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop
June 1961
Hard Bop
USER SCORE
76
15 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Patsy Cline - Showcase
November 27, 1961
Nashville Sound
,
Countrypolitan
USER SCORE
75
108 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
.
The Shirelles - Tonight's the Night
1961
Pop Soul
USER SCORE
75
34 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
46
.
Roy Orbison - Lonely and Blue
January 1961
Rock & Roll
,
Pop
USER SCORE
75
91 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
John Lee Hooker - The Folk Lore of John Lee Hooker
1961
USER SCORE
75
15 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Wanda Jackson - There's a Party Goin' On
January 1961
Rock & Roll
,
Rockabilly
USER SCORE
75
16 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Jacques Brel - N° 5 [Marieke]
April 4, 1961
Chanson à texte
USER SCORE
74
28 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify
50
.
Ray Charles - Genius + Soul = Jazz
March 1, 1961
Jazz
USER SCORE
74
48 ratings
Amazon
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