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1960

UK Charts - Top 20 Singles
No. Artist Single Points

1

 Shirley Bassey As Long As He Needs Me
17.99
2 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely
17.91
3 Shadows Apache
17.86
4 Cliff Richard Please Don't Tease
16.62
5 Everly Brothers Cathys Clown
16.44
6 Percy Faith Theme From "A Summer Place"
16.16
7 Jimmy Jones Handy Man
15.78
8 Jim Reeves He'll Have To Go
15.42
9 Elvis Presley Mess Of Blues
14.50
10 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Shakin' All Over
13.76
11 Anthony Newley Why?
13.35
12 Elvis Presley Its Now Or Never
13.27
13 Duane Eddy & The Rebels Because They're Young
13.03
14 Connie Francis Mama/Robot Man
12.97
15 Jimmy Jones Good Timin'
12.91
16 Ricky Valance Tell Laura I Love Her
12.87
17 Eddie Cochran Three Steps To Heaven
12.16
18 Anthony Newley Do You Mind?
11.86
19 Adam Faith Poor Me
11.46
20 Brenda Lee Sweet Nuthin's
11.26
1960

UK Charts - Top 10 Artists
No. Artist Points
1 Cliff Richard 57.43
2 Adam Faith 48.72
3 Everly Brothers 42.33
4 Anthony Newley 38.76
5 Elvis Presley 36.49
6 Connie Francis 34.33
7 Duane Eddy & The Rebels 31.87
8 Emile Ford & The Checkmates 32.01
9 Lonnie Donegan 31.11
10 Jimmy Jones 29.52
1960

UK Charts - Number 1 Albums

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Date Artist Title Wks
2 January Original Soundtrack South Pacific 46
12 March Freddy Cannon The Explosive Freddy Cannon 1
30 July Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back 1
10 September 101 Strings Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane 5
1960

UK Charts

Top 10 Albums In Chronological Order

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South Pacific - Soundtrack  Cliff Richard - Cliff Sings    Peter Sellers - Songs For Swinging Sellers
Gigi - Soundtrack    My Fair Lady - Soundtrack 
     
The Five Pennies - Soundtrack     
Freddy Cannon - The Explosive Freddy Cannon     
    Acker Bilk - The Seven Ages Of Acker  Bobby Darin - This Is Darin
    Russ Conway - My Concerto For You
  Flower Drum Song - Soundtrack  Tony Hancock - This Is Hancock 
Jack Scott - I Remember Hank Williams  Can Can - Soundtrack  Follow That Girl - Soundtrack 
  Frank Sinatra - Come Back To Sorrento  Elvis Presley - Golden Records Volume 2 
 Everly Brothers - It's Everly Time  Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back  Mario Lanza - The Great Caruso  101 Strings - Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane
Gerrard Hoffnung - At The Oxford Union    Peter Sellers - The Best Of Sellers  Oliver - Soundtrack
  Cliff Richard - Me & My Shadows  Everly Brothers - The Fabulous Style Of The Everly Brothers  Buddy Holly - The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2
  Frank Sinatra - Swing Easy  George Mitchell Minstrels - Black & White Minstrel Show  Ray Conniff - Hi Fi Companion
Bob Newhart - The Button Down Mind Of Bob Newhart    Peter & Sophia - Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren  Elvis Presley - GI Blues
Johnny Mathis - The Rhythms & Ballads Of Broadway   Russ Conway - Party Time

1960

UK Charts - Other albums in the Top 20

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1960

Charts - Number 1 Singles

NME charts

Guinness switched to Record Retailer charts in 1960

The rest of the country continued with the NME

RR number 1s are shown as [RR] in green
Date Artist Title Wks
January 6 Emile Ford What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For 3
January 27 Michael Holliday Starry Eyed 1
February 3 Anthony Newley Why 4
March 2 Adam Faith Poor Me 2
March 16 Johnny Preston Running Bear 1
March 23 Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's A Dustman 4
April 20 Anthony Newley Do You Mind 1
April 27 The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown 9
June 22 Eddie Cochran Three Steps To Heaven [RR]  
June 29 Jimmy Jones Good Timin' 3
July 20 Cliff Richard & The Shadows Please Don't Tease 4
August 3 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Shakin' All Over [RR]  
August 17 The Shadows Apache 6
September 28 Ricky Valance Tell Laura I Love Her 2
October 12 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely 3
November 9 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 9
December 28 Cliff Richard & The Shadows I Love You [RR]  
1960

Charts - Number 1 EPs
Date Artist Title Wks
March 12 Cliff Richard & The Shadows Expresso Bongo 2
March 19 Elvis Presley Strictly Elvis 5
April 30 Paddy Roberts Strictly For Grown-Ups 19
May 7 Emile Ford Emile 3
August 27 Paddy Roberts Strikes Again 2
September 17 Original Soundtrack South Pacific 10
December 17 Adam Faith Adam's Hit Parade 1
December 24 Cliff Richard Cliff's Silver Disc 1
1960

USA Charts - Number 1 Singles
Date Artist Title Wks
4 January Marty Robbins El Paso 2
18 January Johnny Preston Running Bear 3
8 February Mark Dinning Teen Angel 2
22 February Percy Faith Theme From A Summer Place 9
25 April Elvis Presley Stuck On You 4
23 May Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown 5
27 June Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2
11 July Hollywood Argyles Alley-Oop 1
18 July Brenda Lee I'm Sorry 3
8 August Brian Hyland . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini 1
15 August Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never 5
19 September Chubby Checker The Twist 1
26 September Connie Francis My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own 2
10 October Larry Verne Mr Custer 1
17 October Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me 3
24 October Brenda Lee I Want To Be Wanted 1
14 November Ray Charles Georgia On My Mind 1
21 November Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs Stay 1
28 November Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight 6
1960

USA Charts - Top 20 Singles

Cash Box
No. Artist Title
1 Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
2 Jim Reeves He'll Have To Go
3 Percy Faith Theme From A Summer Place
4 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never
5 Mark Dinning Teen Angel
6 Brenda Lee I'm Sorry
7 Johnny Preston Running Bear
8 Jimmy Jones Good Timing
9 Elvis Presley Stuck On You
10 Chubby Checker The Twist
11 Connie Francis Everybody's Somebody's Fool
12 Hollywood Argyles Alley-Oop
13 Brothers Four Greenfields
14 Jack Scott What In The World's Come Over You
15 Marty Robbins El Paso
16 Bobby Rydell Wild One
17 Connie Francis My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own
18 Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin's
19 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely
20 Brian Hyland . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
1960

NME Poll Winners
World Musical Personality Duane Eddy
World Male Singer Elvis Presley
World Female Singer Brenda Lee
World Vocal Group Everly Brothers
British Male Singer Cliff Richard
British Female Singer Shirley Bassey
British Vocal Group King Brothers
British Vocal Personality Lonnie Donegan
British Instrumental Personality Russ Conway
New Artist Emile Ford
Best Single Shadows - Apache
Big Band Ted Heath
Disc Jockey David Jacobs
1960

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