Editing 1961 in music (section)

==Albums released==
* ''[[All the Way (Brenda Lee album)|All the Way]]'' – [[Brenda Lee]]
* ''[[All the Way (Frank Sinatra album)|All the Way]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[The Alvin Show (album)|The Alvin Show]]'' – [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] – Soundtrack
* ''Bikini Twist'' – [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]
* ''[[Blue Hawaii (soundtrack)|Blue Hawaii]]'' (OST) – [[Elvis Presley]]
* ''[[The Blues and the Abstract Truth]]'' – [[Oliver Nelson]]
* ''[[BMOC: Best Music On/Off Campus]]'' – [[The Brothers Four]]
* ''[[The Bobby Darin Story]]'' – [[Bobby Darin]]
* ''[[Bobby's Biggest Hits]]'' – [[Bobby Rydell]]
* ''[[Bobby Vee (album)|Bobby Vee]]'' – [[Bobby Vee]]
* ''Bo Diddley Is a Lover'' – [[Bo Diddley]]
* ''[[Bright and Shiny (album)|Bright and Shiny]]'' – [[Doris Day]]
* ''[[Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
* ''[[Come Swing with Me!]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[:de:Das_ist_Freddy|Das ist Freddy]]'' – [[Freddy Quinn]]
* ''[[Runaround Sue (album)|Runaround Sue]]'' – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
* ''[[An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet]]'' – [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
* ''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
* ''[[Ella in Hollywood]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
* ''[[Ella Returns to Berlin]]'' – Ella Fitzgerald (recorded, released 1991)
* ''[[Emotions (Brenda Lee album)|Emotions]]'' – [[Brenda Lee]]
* ''[[Explorations (Bill Evans album)|Explorations]]'' – [[Bill Evans|Bill Evans Trio]]
* ''[[For 'Teen Twisters Only]]'' – [[Chubby Checker]]
* ''[[Garde-moi la dernière danse]]'' – [[Dalida]]
* ''[[The Genius Sings the Blues]]'' – [[Ray Charles]]
* ''[[Goin' Places (The Kingston Trio album)|Goin' Places]]'' – [[The Kingston Trio]] (including "[[It Was a Very Good Year]]")
* ''[[The Greatest Horn in the World]]'' – [[Al Hirt]]
* ''[[He's the King and His Band]]'' – [[Al Hirt]]
* ''[[I Have Dreamed (Doris Day album)|I Have Dreamed]]'' – [[Doris Day]]
* ''[[I Remember Tommy]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[It's Morrissey, Man!]]'' – [[Dick Morrissey]]
* ''[[Jewels of the Sea]]'' – [[Les Baxter]]
* ''[[Joan Baez, Vol. 2]]'' – [[Joan Baez]]
* ''[[Judy at Carnegie Hall]]'' – [[Judy Garland]]
* ''[[Les Chansons d'Aragon]]'' – [[Léo Ferré]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6301.asp |title=RFI Musique - - Biography - Léo Ferré |accessdate=2013-11-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222700/http://rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6301.asp |archivedate=2013-12-02 }}</ref>
* ''[[Let's Twist Again (album)|Let's Twist Again]]'' – [[Chubby Checker]]
* ''[[Listen to Cliff!]]'' – [[Cliff Richard]]
* ''[[Loin de moi]]'' – [[Dalida]]
* ''[[Lonely and Blue]]'' – [[Roy Orbison]]
* ''[[The Lure of the Grand Canyon]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
* ''[[Make Way (The Kingston Trio album)|Make Way]]'' – [[The Kingston Trio]]
* ''[[More Soul]]'' – [[Hank Crawford]]
* ''[[My Favorite Things (John Coltrane album)|My Favorite Things]]'' – [[John Coltrane]]
* ''[[New Juke Box Hits]]'' – [[Chuck Berry]]
* ''[[Now Here's Johnny Cash]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
* ''[[Out of the Cool]]'' – The [[Gil Evans]] Orchestra
* ''[[Patsy Cline Showcase]]'' – [[Patsy Cline]]
* ''[[Sergei Rachmaninoff|Rachmaninoff]]: [[Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rachmaninoff)|Piano Concerto No. 3]]'' – [[Byron Janis]], [[Antal Dorati]] conducts the [[London Symphony Orchestra]]
* ''[[Rah!]]'' – [[Mark Murphy (singer)|Mark Murphy]]
* ''[[Ring-a-Ding-Ding!]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[Rick Is 21]]'' – [[Ricky Nelson|Rick Nelson]]
* ''[[Roy Orbison at the Rock House]]'' – [[Roy Orbison]]
* ''[[Runaway with Del Shannon]]'' – [[Del Shannon]]
* ''A Scottish Soldier'' – [[Andy Stewart (musician)|Andy Stewart]]
* ''[[Send for Me (album)|Send for Me]]'' – [[Julie London]]
* ''[[The Shadows (album)|The Shadows]]'' – [[The Shadows]]
* ''[[Shirley Bassey (album)|Shirley Bassey]]'' – [[Shirley Bassey]]
* ''[[Sinatra Swings]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* ''[[Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
* [[Sings Hits of the Rockin' 50's]] – [[Bobby Vee]]
* ''[[Sing to Me Mr. C]]'' – [[Perry Como]]
* ''[[Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis album)|Someday My Prince Will Come]]'' – [[Miles Davis]]
* ''[[Something for Everybody]]'' – [[Elvis Presley]]
* ''[[The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner]]'' – [[Ike & Tina Turner]]
* ''[[Straight Ahead (Oliver Nelson album)|Straight Ahead]]'' – [[Oliver Nelson]]
* ''[[Stranger on the Shore]]'' – [[Acker Bilk]]
* ''[[Sunday at the Village Vanguard]]'' – [[Bill Evans|Bill Evans Trio]]
* ''[[The Swingin's Mutual!]]'' – [[Nancy Wilson (singer)|Nancy Wilson]] with the [[George Shearing]] quintet
* ''[[Time Further Out]]'' – [[Dave Brubeck]]
* ''[[21 Today]]'' – [[Cliff Richard]]
* ''Twist'' – [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]
* ''[[West Side Story (Cal Tjader album)|West Side Story]]'' – [[Cal Tjader]]
* ''[[West Side Story (1961 soundtrack)|West Side Story]]'' – Original Soundtrack
* ''[[Whatever Julie Wants]]'' – [[Julie London]]
* ''[[The Young Ones (album)|The Young Ones]]'' – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]