UK Charts
Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Mr Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore | 28.33 |
| 2 | Frank Ifield | I Remember You | 23.52 |
| 3 | Shadows | Wonderful Land | 17.00 |
| 4 | Tornadoes | Telstar | 16.86 |
| 5 | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | 15.83 |
| 6 | Elvis Presley | Rock-A-Hula Baby/Cant Help Falling In Love | 15.52 |
| 7 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 14.78 |
| 8 | Chubby Checker | Lets Twist Again | 14.46 |
| 9 | Mike Sarne & Wendy Richard | Come Outside | 13.76 |
| 10 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 13.48 |
| 11 | Joe Brown & The Bruvvers | A Picture Of You | 13.34 |
| 12 | Pat Boone | Speedy Gonzalez | 12.64 |
| 13 | Little Eva | The Locomotion | 12.30 |
| 14 | Frank Ifield | Lovesick Blues | 12.22 |
| 15 | Bobby Darin | Things | 11.80 |
| 16 | Cliff Richard | I'm Looking Out The Window/Do You Wanna Dance | 11.65 |
| 17 | Elvis Presley | She's Not You | 11.59 |
| 18 | Chris Montez | Let's Dance | 11.03 |
| 19 | B. Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker | 10.83 |
| 20 | Helen Shapiro | Tell Me What He Said | 10.30 |
UK Charts
Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 50.82 |
| 2 | Cliff Richard | 40.89 |
| 3 | Mr Acker Bilk | 38.22 |
| 4 | Frank Ifield | 35.74 |
| 5 | Chubby Checker | 30.12 |
| 6 | Billy Fury | 29.81 |
| 7 | Shadows | 29.50 |
| 8 | Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen | 28.47 |
| 9 | Bobby Vee | 24.93 |
| 10 | Pat Boone | 24.39 |
UK Charts
Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 6 January | Elvis Presley | Blue Hawaii | 18 |
| 13 January | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | 6 |
| 23 June | Original Soundtrack | West Side Story | 12 |
| 28 July | Elvis Presley | Pot Luck | 2 |
| 22 September | Ball, Barber & Bilk | Best Of Ball Barber & Bilk | 2 |
| 27 October | Shadows | Out Of The Shadows | 5 |
| 1 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | On Stage With . . . | 2 |
| 29 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | The Black & White Minstrel Show (1961) | 2 |
UK Charts
Top 10 Albums in Chronological Order
The Warner Guide to UK Hit Albums
UK 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
| January 3 | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore [NME only] | 1 |
| January 10 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | The Young Ones | 6 |
| February 21 | Chubby Checker | Let's Twist Again (NME only) | 2 |
| February 21 | Elvis Presley | Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love [RR] | |
| March 7 | Kenny Ball | March Of the Siamese Children [NME only] | 1 |
| March 14 | The Shadows | Wonderful Land | 9 |
| May 9 | B. Bumble & The Stingers | Nut Rocker | 1 |
| May 16 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 5 |
| June 20 | Mike Sarne with Wendy Richard | Come Outside | 2 |
| July 4 | Joe Brown | A Picture Of You [NME only] | 1 |
| July 11 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 1 |
| July 18 | Frank Ifield | I Remember You | 8 |
| September 12 | Elvis Presley | She's Not You | 3 |
| October 3 | The Tornadoes | Telstar | 5 |
| November 7 | Frank Ifield | Lovesick Blues | 5 |
| December 12 | Elvis Presley | Return To Sender | 2 |
| December 26 | Cliff Richard | The Next Time/Bachelor Boy | 1 |
UK Charts
Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 3 March | Shadows | Spotlight On The Shadows | |
| 24 March | Helen Shapiro | Helen's Hit Parade | |
| 2 June | Cliff Richard | The Young Ones | |
| 16 June | Elvis Presley | Follow That Dream | |
| 3 November | Shadows | The Boys | |
| 24 November | Elvis Presley | Kid Galahad | |
| 29 December | George Mitchell Minstrels | From The Black & White Minstrel Show volume 1 |
USA Charts
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 13 January | Chubby Checker | The Twist | 2 |
| 27 January | Joey Dee & The Starliters | Peppermint Twist | 3 |
| 17 February | Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl | 3 |
| 10 March | Bruce Channel | Hey Baby | 3 |
| 31 March | Connie Francis | Don't Break The Heart That Loves You | 1 |
| 7 April | Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel | 2 |
| 21 April | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm | 2 |
| 5 May | Shirelles | Soldier Boy | 3 |
| 26 May | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore | 1 |
| 2 June | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You | 5 |
| 7 July | David Rose | The Stripper | 1 |
| 14 July | Bobby Vinton | Roses Are Red | 4 |
| 11 August | Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | 2 |
| 25 August | Little Eva | The Loco-Motion | 1 |
| 1 September | Tommy Roe | Sheila | 2 |
| 15 September | Four Seasons | Sherry | 5 |
| 20 October | Bobby "Boris" Pickett | Monster Mash | 2 |
| 3 November | Crystals | He's A Rebel | 2 |
| 17 November | Four Seasons | Big Girls Don't Cry | 5 |
| 22 December | Tornadoes | Telstar | 3 |
USA Charts
Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Bobby Vinton | Roses Are Red |
| 2 | Ray Charles | I Can't Stop Loving You |
| 3 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 4 | Acker Bilk | Stranger On The Shore |
| 5 | David Rose | The Stripper |
| 6 | Shelley Fabares | Johnny Angel |
| 7 | Little Eva | The Loco-Motion |
| 8 | Neil Sedaka | Breaking Up Is Hard To Do |
| 9 | Dee Dee Sharp | Mashed Potato Time |
| 10 | Shirelles | Soldier Boy |
| 11 | Bruce Channel | Hey Baby |
| 12 | Dion | The Wanderer |
| 13 | Gene Chandler | Duke Of Earl |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | Good Luck Charm |
| 15 | Sensations | Let Me In |
| 16 | Claude King | Wolverton Mountain |
| 17 | Chubby Checker | Slow Twisting |
| 18 | Johnny Tillotson | It Keeps Right On A Hurting |
| 19 | Mary Wells | The One Who Really Loves You |
| 20 | Freddy Cannon | Palisades Park |
NME Poll Winners
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Everly Brothers |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Helen Shapiro |
| British Vocal Group | Springfields |
| British Vocal Personality | Joe Brown |
| British Instrumental Personality | Jet Harris |
| New Artist | Frank Ifield |
| Best Single | Frank Ifield - I Remember You |
| Big Band | Joe Loss |
| Trad Jazz Band | Kenny Ball |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
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