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Albums in the Year 1960

Other Years: 1950s 1960s 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1960 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1960 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart 1960 US num 1 for 1 week - May 1961, Grammy in 1960, UK 2 - Oct 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1959, US 3 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1962), RYM 50 of 1960, Acclaimed 2637
2 Elvis Presley GI Blues 1960 UK 1 - Dec 1960, US num 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1961, US CashBox 4 of 1961, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), RYM 39 of 1960
3 John Coltrane Giant Steps 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001, RYM 1 of 1960, Rolling Stone 102, Acclaimed 305, WXPN 465
4 Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back! 1960 UK 1 - Jul 1960, US CashBox 8 of 1959, RYM 19 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1999), German RS100 52, Acclaimed 560
5 Miles Davis Sketches of Spain 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1997, RYM 6 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1993), Rolling Stone 356, Acclaimed 373, WXPN 456
6 Ella Fitzgerald Mack The Knife, Ella In Berlin 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 8 of 1960, US CashBox 44 of 1959, Acclaimed 2049
7 Frank Sinatra Nice 'N' Easy 1960 UK 4 - Jan 1961, US CashBox 8 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1962), RYM 21 of 1960, Acclaimed 1439
8 Wes Montgomery The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 4 of 1960, Acclaimed 690
9 Joan Baez Joan Baez 1960 UK 9 - Jun 1965, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1966), RYM 22 of 1960, Acclaimed 1448, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1978)
10 The Kingston Trio String Along 1960 US num 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1961, US CashBox 9 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1962)
11 The Everly Brothers It's Everly Time 1960 UK 2 - Jul 1960, US CashBox 32 of 1959, RYM 64 of 1960, Acclaimed 2551
12 Mario Lanza The Student Prince 1960 UK 8 - Apr 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1960), US CashBox 32 of 1960, RYM 68 of 1954
13 Shelley Berman Inside Shelley Berman 1960 US 2 of 1960, UK 12 - Nov 1960, RYM 186 of 1959
14 Ernest Gold Exodus 1960 US num 1 for 14 weeks - Jan 1961, RYM 190 of 1960
15 Original Cast South Pacific 1960 UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1986), US CashBox 19 of 1958, UK 20 - Apr 1960
16 Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack 1960 RYM 13 of 1960, US CashBox 100 of 1963, Acclaimed 1473
17 Bobby Bland Two Steps From the Blues 1960 RYM 14 of 1961, Rolling Stone 215, Acclaimed 399
18 Muddy Waters At Newport 1960 1960 RYM 15 of 1960, Rolling Stone 348, Acclaimed 557
19 Billy Fury The Sound Of Fury 1960 UK 18 - Jun 1960, RYM 127 of 1960, Acclaimed 2413
20 Cliff Richard Me & My Shadows 1960 UK 2 - Oct 1960, RYM 84 of 1960
21 Freddy Cannon The Explosive Freddy Cannon 1960 UK 1 - Feb 1960
22 Etta Jones Don't Go To Strangers 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008
23 Emile Ford & The Checkmates Emile 1960 UK 1 - Apr 1960
24 Adam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 1960 UK 1 - Sep 1960
25 Cliff Richard Cliff's Silver Discs 1960 UK 1 - Dec 1960
26 Paddy Roberts Paddy Roberts Strikes Again 1960 UK 1 - Jul 1960
27 101 Strings Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane 1960 UK 1 - Aug 1960
28 Mario Lanza The Great Caruso 1960 UK 3 - Jul 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1968)
29 The Everly Brothers A Date With The Everly Brothers 1960 UK 3 - Mar 1961, RYM 92 of 1960
30 Hank Mobley Soul Station 1960 RYM 3 of 1960, Acclaimed 1232
31 The Everly Brothers Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers 1960 UK 4 - Oct 1960, RYM 161 of 1960
32 Charles Mingus Mingus at Antibes 1960 RYM 4 of 1976, Acclaimed 1364
33 Billy Vaughn Theme From A Summer Place 1960 US CashBox 6 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1962)
34 Tina Brooks True Blue 1960 RYM 5 of 1960, Acclaimed 2762
35 Elvis Presley Elvis Sings Christmas Songs 1960 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), UK 16 - Nov 1960
36 Ornette Coleman Change of the Century 1960 RYM 7 of 1960, Acclaimed 762
37 Original Soundtrack Ben-Hur 1960 UK 15 - Nov 1960, US CashBox 16 of 1960
38 Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite 1960 UK 11 - Apr 1961, RYM 37 of 1960
39 Max Roach We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite 1960 RYM 9 of 1961, Acclaimed 1288
40 Karlheinz Stockhausen Kontakte 1960 RYM 9 of 1960, Acclaimed 2076
41 Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Lord's Prayer 1960 US CashBox 20 of 1960, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1963)
42 Ray Conniff It's The Talk Of The Town 1960 UK 15 - May 1960, US CashBox 33 of 1960
43 Original Soundtrack Can-can 1960 US CashBox 11 of 1960, RYM 175 of 1960
44 The Goons Best Of The Goons Shows Volume II 1960 UK 11 - Dec 1960, RYM 194 of 1960
45 Eric Dolphy Out There 1960 RYM 11 of 1960, Acclaimed 1783
46 Louis Armstrong Satchmo Plays King Oliver 1960 UK 20 - Oct 1960, RYM 36 of 1960
47 Billy Vaughn Blue Hawaii 1960 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1962), US CashBox 45 of 1960
48 Johnny Mathis More Johnny's Greatest Hits 1960 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1962), US CashBox 46 of 1960
49 Mitch Miller Saturday Sing Along With Mitch 1960 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1962), US CashBox 50 of 1960
50 Dean Martin This Time I'm Swingin'! 1960 UK 18 - May 1961, RYM 93 of 1960
51 Art Blakey A Night In Tunisia 1960 RYM 16 of 1960, Acclaimed 1787
52 Bobby Timmons This Here Is Bobby Timmons 1960 RYM 23 of 1960, Acclaimed 2426
53 John Coltrane Coltrane Jazz 1960 RYM 24 of 1961, Acclaimed 1456
54 Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame 1960 RYM 26 of 1960, Acclaimed 2735
55 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Alone in San Francisco 1960 RYM 27 of 1960, Acclaimed 2153
56 Gil Evans Out of the Cool 1960 RYM 29 of 1961, Acclaimed 754
57 Eric Dolphy Outward Bound 1960 RYM 31 of 1960, Acclaimed 1943
58 Ray Charles The Genius Hits The Road 1960 US CashBox 40 of 1961, RYM 135 of 1960
59 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Harold Arlen 1960 RYM 41 of 1960, Acclaimed 2917
60 Dizzy Gillespie Gillespiana 1960 RYM 63 of 1960, Acclaimed 2394
61 Chuck Berry Rockin' at the Hops 1960 RYM 69 of 1960, Acclaimed 2395
62 Helen Humes Songs I Like to Sing! 1960 RYM 70 of 1960, Acclaimed 2558
63 Art Pepper Smack Up 1960 RYM 75 of 1960, Acclaimed 1851
64 George Russell Jazz in the Space Age 1960 RYM 95 of 1960, Acclaimed 2427
65 Lonnie Johnson & Elmer Snowden Blues & Ballads 1960 RYM 122 of 1960, Acclaimed 2287
66 Modern Jazz Quartet European Concert 1960 RYM 142 of 1960, Acclaimed 2821
67 Original Soundtrack The Five Pennies 1960 UK 2 - Jan 1960
68 Terry Snyder Persuasive Percussion 1960 US CashBox 2 of 1960
69 Original Soundtrack The Can Can 1960 UK 2 - May 1960
70 Miki & Griff This Is Miki & Griff 1960 UK 2 - Sep 1960
71 Cliff Richard Cliff Sings No 3 1960 UK 2 - Jun 1960
72 Eddie Cochran C'mon Everybody 1960 UK 2 - Jun 1960
73 Duane Eddy The Twang's The Thang 1960 UK 2 - Mar 1960
74 Tony Hancock This Is Hancock 1960 UK 2 - Apr 1960
75 Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik Volume II 1960 UK 3 - Jun 1960
76 Elvis Presley Such A Night 1960 UK 4 - Nov 1960
77 Duane Eddy Twangy 1960 UK 4 - Dec 1960
78 Gerard Hoffnung At The Oxford Union 1960 UK 4 - Sep 1960
79 Tommy Steele Tommy The Toreador 1960 UK 4 - Mar 1960
80 Russ Conway My Concerto For You 1960 UK 5 - Mar 1960
81 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren Peter & Sophia 1960 UK 5 - Dec 1960
82 The Command All Stars Provocative Percussion 1960 US CashBox 5 of 1960
83 Shirley Bassey Fabulous Miss Bassey 1960 UK 5 - Oct 1960
84 Eddie Cochran Somethin' Else 1960 UK 6 - May 1960
85 Anthony Newley Tony's Hits 1960 UK 6 - Apr 1960
86 Adam Faith Adam 1960 UK 6 - Nov 1960
87 Johnny Mathis Rhythms & Ballads Of Broadway 1960 UK 6 - Dec 1960
88 Mr Acker Bilk Seven Ages of Acker 1960 UK 6 - Nov 1960
89 Frank Sinatra Come Back To Sorrento 1960 UK 6 - Jun 1960
90 Frank Sinatra The Lady Is A Tramp 1960 UK 7 - Apr 1960
91 Buddy Holly The Buddy Holly Story Volume II 1960 UK 7 - Oct 1960
92 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - No 5 1960 UK 7 - May 1960
93 Russ Conway More Party Pops 1960 UK 7 - Dec 1960
94 Russ Conway Party Time 1960 UK 7 - Dec 1960
95 Jack Scott I Remember Hank Williams 1960 UK 7 - May 1960
96 Bing Crosby Join Bing & Sing Along 1960 UK 7 - Oct 1960
97 The Crickets Four More 1960 UK 7 - Jun 1960
98 Peggy Lee Latin A La Lee 1960 UK 8 - Jun 1960
99 Harry Secombe Land Of My Fathers 1960 UK 8 - May 1960
100 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - No 4 1960 UK 8 - Jul 1960
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