UK Charts - Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Beatles | She Loves You | 21.98 |
| 2 | Beatles | From Me To You | 17.30 |
| 3 | Frank Ifield | Confessin' | 13.69 |
| 4 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | How Do You Do It? | 13.23 |
| 5 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | I Like It | 13.19 |
| 6 | Ned Miller | From A Jack To A King | 13.08 |
| 7 | Roy Orbison | In Dreams | 12.93 |
| 8 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 12.93 |
| 9 | Brian Poole and the Tremeloes | Do You Love Me | 12.94 |
| 10 | Cliff Richard | Summer Holiday | 12.28 |
| 11 | Searchers | Sweets For My Sweet | 11.70 |
| 12 | Springfields | Island of Dreams | 11.64 |
| 13 | Wink Martindale | Deck of Cards | 11.44 |
| 14 | Shadows | Atlantis | 11.05 |
| 15 | Roy Orbison | Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues | 10.99 |
| 16 | Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas | Bad To Me | 10.86 |
| 17 | Ray Charles | Take These Chains From My Heart | 10.56 |
| 18 | Beatles | Please Please Me | 10.53 |
| 19 | Crystals | Then He Kissed Me | 10.21 |
| 20 | Bachelors | Charmaine | 10.10 |
UK Charts - Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Beatles | 57.23 |
| 2 | Cliff Richard | 41.19 |
| 3 | Gerry and the Pacemakers | 39.45 |
| 4 | Frank Ifield | 38.75 |
| 5 | Shadows | 37.62 |
| 6 | Roy Orbison | 30.51 |
| 7 | Billy Fury | 27.00 |
| 8 | Billy J Kramer and the Dakotas | 26.46 |
| 9 | Jet Harris and Tony Meehan | 25.47 |
| 10 | Freddie and the Dreamers | 23.55 |
UK Charts - Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 12 January | Soundtrack | West Side Srory | 1 |
| 19 January | The Shadows | Out Of The Shadows | 2 |
| 2 February | Cliff Richard | Summer Holiday | 14 |
| 11 May | The Beatles | Please Please Me | 30 |
| 7 December | The Beatles | With The Beatles | 21 |
UK Charts
Top 10 Albums In Chronological Order
The Warner Guide to UK Hit Albums
UK Charts - Other 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 2 | The Shadows | Dance On! | 3 |
| January 23 | Jet Harris & Tony Meehan | Diamonds | 4 |
| February 20 | Frank Ifield | Wayward Wind | 1 |
| February 20 | The Beatles | Please Please Me [NME only] | 2 |
| March 6 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Summer Holiday | 3 |
| March 27 | The Shadows | Foot Tapper | 1 |
| April 3 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | How Do You Do It | 3 |
| April 24 | The Beatles | From Me To You | 6 |
| May 29 | Bi;lly J Kramer & The Dakotas | Do You Want To Know A Secret? [NME only] | 2 |
| June 12 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | I Like It | 4 |
| July 10 | Frank Ifield | I'm Confessin' | 3 |
| July 31 | The Searchers | Sweets For My Sweet | 3 |
| July 31 | Elvis Presley | (You're The) Devil In Disguise [RR only] | |
| August 21 | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | Bad To Me | 2 |
| September 4 | The Beatles | She Loves You | 6 |
| October 2 | Brian Poole & The Tremeloes | Do You Love Me | 2 |
| October 30 | Gerry & The Pacemakers | You'll Never Walk Alone | 4 |
| December 4 | The Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 4 |
UK Charts - Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 23 March | Fran Ifield | Frank Ifield's Hits | |
| 1 June | Crickets & Bo64y Vee | Just For Fun | |
| 8 June | Cliff Richard | Holiday Carnival | |
| 27 July | Beatles | Twist & Shout | |
| 5 October | Searchers | Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya | |
| 2 November | Beatles | The Beatles Hits |
USA Charts - Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 12 January | Steve Lawrence | Go Away Little Girl | 2 |
| 26 January | Rooftop Singers | Walk Right In | 2 |
| 9 February | Paul & Paula | Hey Paula | 3 |
| 2 March | Four Seasons | Walk Like A Man | 3 |
| 23 March | Ruby & The Romantics | Our Day Will Come | 1 |
| 30 March | Chiffons | He's So Fine | 4 |
| 27 April | Little Peggy Marsh | I Will Follow Him | 3 |
| 18 May | Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | 2 |
| 1 June | Lesley Gore | It's My Party | 2 |
| 15 June | Kyu Sakamoto | Sukiyaki | 3 |
| 6 July | Essex | Easier Said Than Done | 2 |
| 20 July | Jan & Dean | Surf City | 2 |
| 3 August | Tymes | So Much In Love | 1 |
| 10 August | Little Stevie Wonder | Fingertips part 2 | 3 |
| 31 August | Angels | My Boyfriend's Back | 3 |
| 21 September | Bo64y Vinton | Blue Velvet | 3 |
| 12 October | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | Sugar Shack | 5 |
| 16 November | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | Deep Purple | 1 |
| 23 November | Dale & Grace | I'm Leaving It Up To You | 2 |
| 7 December | Singing Nun | Dominique | 4 |
USA Charts - Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Beach Boys | Surfing USA |
| 2 | Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs | Sugar Shack |
| 3 | Skeeter Davis | The End Of The World |
| 4 | Cascades | Rhythm Of The Rain |
| 5 | Paul & Paula | Hey Paula |
| 6 | Bo64y Vinton | Blue Velvet |
| 7 | Chiffons | He's So Fine |
| 8 | Little Stevie Wonder | Fingertips part 2 |
| 9 | Village Stompers | Washington Square |
| 10 | Tymes | So Much In Love |
| 11 | Andy Williams | Can't Get Used To Losing You |
| 12 | Angels | My Boyfriend's Back |
| 13 | Kyu Sakamoto | Sukiyaki |
| 14 | Lesley Gore | She's A Fool |
| 15 | Impressions | It's All Right |
| 16 | Peter, Paul & Mary | Puff The Magic Dragon |
| 17 | Peter, Paul & Mary | Blowing In The Wind |
| 18 | Surfaris | Wipe Out |
| 19 | Nino Tempo & April Stevens | Deep Purple |
| 20 | Dale & Grace | I'm Leaving It Up To You |
NME Poll Winners
Full set of results (Flickr)
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Kathy Kirby |
| British Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Small Group | Shadow |
| British Vocal Personality | Joe Brown |
| British Solo Instrumentalist | Jet Harris |
| New Artist | Gerry Marsden |
| Best Single | Beatles - She Loves You |
| Big Band | Joe Loss |
| Trad Jazz Band | Kenny Ball |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
Magazines etc
