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Albums in the Year 1960

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 Grammy in 1960, UK 2 - Oct 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1959, US 3 of 1960, RYM 50 of 1960, Acclaimed 2637
2 Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back! 1960 UK 1 - Jul 1960, US CashBox 8 of 1959, RYM 19 of 1960, Acclaimed 560
3 John Coltrane Giant Steps 1960 RYM 1 of 1960, Rolling Stone 102, Acclaimed 305, WXPN 465
4 Elvis Presley GI Blues 1960 UK 1 - Dec 1960, US CashBox 4 of 1961, RYM 39 of 1960
5 The Everly Brothers It's Everly Time 1960 UK 2 - Jul 1960, US CashBox 32 of 1959, RYM 64 of 1960, Acclaimed 2551
6 Frank Sinatra Nice 'N' Easy 1960 UK 4 - Jan 1961, US CashBox 8 of 1960, RYM 21 of 1960, Acclaimed 1439
7 Miles Davis Sketches of Spain 1960 RYM 6 of 1960, Rolling Stone 356, Acclaimed 373, WXPN 456
8 Shelley Berman Inside Shelley Berman 1960 US 2 of 1960, UK 12 - Nov 1960, RYM 186 of 1959
9 Mario Lanza The Student Prince 1960 UK 8 - Apr 1960, US CashBox 32 of 1960, RYM 68 of 1954
10 Joan Baez Joan Baez 1960 UK 9 - Jun 1965, RYM 22 of 1960, Acclaimed 1448
11 Jimmy Smith Back At The Chicken Shack 1960 RYM 13 of 1960, US CashBox 100 of 1963, Acclaimed 1473
12 Bobby Bland Two Steps From the Blues 1960 RYM 14 of 1961, Rolling Stone 215, Acclaimed 399
13 Muddy Waters At Newport 1960 1960 RYM 15 of 1960, Rolling Stone 348, Acclaimed 557
14 Billy Fury The Sound Of Fury 1960 UK 18 - Jun 1960, RYM 127 of 1960, Acclaimed 2413
15 Ray Charles Ray Charles In Person 1960 US CashBox 35 of 1959, RYM 153 of 1960, Acclaimed 1754
16 Cliff Richard Me & My Shadows 1960 UK 2 - Oct 1960, RYM 84 of 1960
17 Freddy Cannon The Explosive Freddy Cannon 1960 UK 1 - Feb 1960
18 Emile Ford & The Checkmates Emile 1960 UK 1 - Apr 1960
19 Adam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 1960 UK 1 - Sep 1960
20 Cliff Richard Cliff's Silver Discs 1960 UK 1 - Dec 1960
21 Paddy Roberts Paddy Roberts Strikes Again 1960 UK 1 - Jul 1960
22 101 Strings Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane 1960 UK 1 - Aug 1960
23 Ray Conniff Hi-Fi Companion Album 1960 UK 3 - Nov 1960, Norway 18 - Jan 1967
24 The Everly Brothers A Date With The Everly Brothers 1960 UK 3 - Mar 1961, RYM 92 of 1960
25 Hank Mobley Soul Station 1960 RYM 3 of 1960, Acclaimed 1232
26 The Everly Brothers Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers 1960 UK 4 - Oct 1960, RYM 161 of 1960
27 Wes Montgomery The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery 1960 RYM 4 of 1960, Acclaimed 690
28 Charles Mingus Mingus at Antibes 1960 RYM 4 of 1976, Acclaimed 1364
29 Tina Brooks True Blue 1960 RYM 5 of 1960, Acclaimed 2762
30 Ornette Coleman Change of the Century 1960 RYM 7 of 1960, Acclaimed 762
31 Original Soundtrack Ben-Hur 1960 UK 15 - Nov 1960, US CashBox 16 of 1960
32 Duke Ellington Nutcracker Suite 1960 UK 11 - Apr 1961, RYM 37 of 1960
33 Max Roach We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite 1960 RYM 9 of 1961, Acclaimed 1288
34 Karlheinz Stockhausen Kontakte 1960 RYM 9 of 1960, Acclaimed 2076
35 Ray Conniff It's The Talk Of The Town 1960 UK 15 - May 1960, US CashBox 33 of 1960
36 Original Soundtrack Can-can 1960 US CashBox 11 of 1960, RYM 175 of 1960
37 The Goons Best Of The Goons Shows Volume II 1960 UK 11 - Dec 1960, RYM 194 of 1960
38 Eric Dolphy Out There 1960 RYM 11 of 1960, Acclaimed 1783
39 Louis Armstrong Satchmo Plays King Oliver 1960 UK 20 - Oct 1960, RYM 36 of 1960
40 Dean Martin This Time I'm Swingin'! 1960 UK 18 - May 1961, RYM 93 of 1960
41 Art Blakey A Night In Tunisia 1960 RYM 16 of 1960, Acclaimed 1787
42 Bobby Timmons This Here Is Bobby Timmons 1960 RYM 23 of 1960, Acclaimed 2426
43 John Coltrane Coltrane Jazz 1960 RYM 24 of 1961, Acclaimed 1456
44 Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame 1960 RYM 26 of 1960, Acclaimed 2735
45 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Alone in San Francisco 1960 RYM 27 of 1960, Acclaimed 2153
46 Gil Evans Out of the Cool 1960 RYM 29 of 1961, Acclaimed 754
47 Eric Dolphy Outward Bound 1960 RYM 31 of 1960, Acclaimed 1943
48 Ray Charles The Genius Hits The Road 1960 US CashBox 40 of 1961, RYM 135 of 1960
49 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Harold Arlen 1960 RYM 41 of 1960, Acclaimed 2917
50 Dizzy Gillespie Gillespiana 1960 RYM 63 of 1960, Acclaimed 2394
51 Chuck Berry Rockin' at the Hops 1960 RYM 69 of 1960, Acclaimed 2395
52 Helen Humes Songs I Like to Sing! 1960 RYM 70 of 1960, Acclaimed 2558
53 Art Pepper Smack Up 1960 RYM 75 of 1960, Acclaimed 1851
54 George Russell Jazz in the Space Age 1960 RYM 95 of 1960, Acclaimed 2427
55 Lonnie Johnson & Elmer Snowden Blues & Ballads 1960 RYM 122 of 1960, Acclaimed 2287
56 Modern Jazz Quartet European Concert 1960 RYM 142 of 1960, Acclaimed 2821
57 Original Soundtrack The Five Pennies 1960 UK 2 - Jan 1960
58 Terry Snyder Persuasive Percussion 1960 US CashBox 2 of 1960
59 Original Soundtrack The Can Can 1960 UK 2 - May 1960
60 Miki & Griff This Is Miki & Griff 1960 UK 2 - Sep 1960
61 Cliff Richard Cliff Sings No 3 1960 UK 2 - Jun 1960
62 Eddie Cochran C'mon Everybody 1960 UK 2 - Jun 1960
63 Duane Eddy The Twang's The Thang 1960 UK 2 - Mar 1960
64 Tony Hancock This Is Hancock 1960 UK 2 - Apr 1960
65 Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik Volume II 1960 UK 3 - Jun 1960
66 Mario Lanza The Great Caruso 1960 UK 3 - Jul 1960
67 Elvis Presley Such A Night 1960 UK 4 - Nov 1960
68 Duane Eddy Twangy 1960 UK 4 - Dec 1960
69 Gerard Hoffnung At The Oxford Union 1960 UK 4 - Sep 1960
70 Tommy Steele Tommy The Toreador 1960 UK 4 - Mar 1960
71 Russ Conway My Concerto For You 1960 UK 5 - Mar 1960
72 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren Peter & Sophia 1960 UK 5 - Dec 1960
73 The Command All Stars Provocative Percussion 1960 US CashBox 5 of 1960
74 Shirley Bassey Fabulous Miss Bassey 1960 UK 5 - Oct 1960
75 Eddie Cochran Somethin' Else 1960 UK 6 - May 1960
76 Anthony Newley Tony's Hits 1960 UK 6 - Apr 1960
77 Adam Faith Adam 1960 UK 6 - Nov 1960
78 Johnny Mathis Rhythms & Ballads Of Broadway 1960 UK 6 - Dec 1960
79 Mr Acker Bilk Seven Ages of Acker 1960 UK 6 - Nov 1960
80 Frank Sinatra Come Back To Sorrento 1960 UK 6 - Jun 1960
81 Billy Vaughn Theme From A Summer Place 1960 US CashBox 6 of 1960
82 Frank Sinatra The Lady Is A Tramp 1960 UK 7 - Apr 1960
83 Buddy Holly The Buddy Holly Story Volume II 1960 UK 7 - Oct 1960
84 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - No 5 1960 UK 7 - May 1960
85 Russ Conway More Party Pops 1960 UK 7 - Dec 1960
86 Russ Conway Party Time 1960 UK 7 - Dec 1960
87 Jack Scott I Remember Hank Williams 1960 UK 7 - May 1960
88 Bing Crosby Join Bing & Sing Along 1960 UK 7 - Oct 1960
89 The Crickets Four More 1960 UK 7 - Jun 1960
90 Peggy Lee Latin A La Lee 1960 UK 8 - Jun 1960
91 Harry Secombe Land Of My Fathers 1960 UK 8 - May 1960
92 The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers - No 4 1960 UK 8 - Jul 1960
93 Peter Sellers The Best Of Sellers No 2 1960 UK 8 - Aug 1960
94 Edmund Hockridge Most Happy Fella 1960 UK 8 - May 1960
95 Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik Volume III 1960 UK 8 - Nov 1960
96 Nina & Frederik Nina & Frederik No 2 1960 UK 8 - Apr 1960
97 Kenneth McKellar Road To The Isles 1960 UK 8 - Dec 1960
98 Lonnie Donegan Yankee Doodle Donegan 1960 UK 8 - Oct 1960
99 Kenneth McKellar Handel's Arias 1960 UK 9 - Sep 1960
100 Eddie Cochran Eddie Cochran Memorial Album 1960 UK 9 - Oct 1960