Chevrolet built 177,969 Bubble Tops in 1961, the only year this version was in production. In 1972, the Impala got a not-so-special hardtop, while the bubble top moved to the Bel Air lineup.

The 1961 model year witnessed several big changes for the Impala, beginning with the introduction of the famous bubbletop and ending with the debut of the Super Sport package.

Actual sales of the Impala for 1961 are not available as Chevrolet published total sales by body styles only, not specific models. Total Chevy sales for all 1961 models were 1,502,798.