UK Charts - Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Jim Reeves | I Love You Because | 22.37 |
| 2 | Jim Reeves | I Wont Forget You | 17.92 |
| 3 | Roy Orbison | It's Over | 14.23 |
| 4 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman | 14.19 |
| 5 | Julie Rogers | The Wedding | 13.43 |
| 6 | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | 12.08 |
| 7 | Rolling Stones | It's All Over Now | 11.84 |
| 8 | Herman's Hermits | I'm Into Something Good | 11.82 |
| 9 | Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | 11.65 |
| 10 | The Honeycombs | Have I The Right? | 11.50 |
| 11 | Cilla Black | You're My World | 11.41 |
| 12 | Bachelors | Diane | 11.15 |
| 13 | Bachelors | I Believe | 10.70 |
| 14 | Cilla Black | Anyone Who Had A Heart | 10.59 |
| 15= | Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | 10.53 |
| 15= | Brian Poole & The Tremeloes | Someone Someone | 10.53 |
| 17 | Searchers | Needles & Pins | 10.47 |
| 18 | Four Pennies | Juliet | 10.44 |
| 19 | Bachelors | I Wouldn't Trade You For The World | 10.43 |
| 20 | Matt Monro | Walk Away | 10.37 |
UK Charts - Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Jim Reeves | 45.91 |
| 2 | Beatles | 44.97 |
| 3 | Bachelors | 41.91 |
| 4 | Roy Orbison | 38.27 |
| 5 | Searchers | 33.77 |
| 6 | Rolling Stones | 30.46 |
| 7 | Cliff Richard | 29.89 |
| 8 | Manfred Mann | 28.68 |
| 9 | Cilla Black | 28.06 |
| 10 | Dave Clarke Five | 26.87 |
UK Charts - Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 4 January | The Beatles | With The Beatles | 17 |
| 2 May | Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones | 12 |
| 25 July | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | 21 |
| 19 December | The Beatles | Beatles For Sale | 2 |
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
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| January 1 | The Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 2 |
| January 15 | The Dave Clark 5 | Glad All Over | 2 |
| January 29 | The Searchers | Needles & Pins | 3 |
| February 19 | Cilla Black | Anyone Who Had A Heart | 4 |
| February 19 | The Bachelors | Diane [RR] | |
| March 18 | Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas | Little Children | 1 |
| March 25 | The Beatles | Can't Buy Me Love | 4 |
| April 22 | Peter & Gordon | World Without Love | 2 |
| May 6 | The Searchers | Don't Throw Your Love Away | 1 |
| May 13 | The Four Pennies | Juliet | 2 |
| May 27 | Cilla Black | You're My World | 3 |
| June 17 | Roy Orbison | It's Over | 2 |
| July 8 | The Animals | House Of The Rising Sun | 1 |
| July 15 | The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | 4 |
| July 15 | The Rolling Stones | It's All Over Now [RR] | |
| August 12 | Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | 2 |
| August 26 | The Honeycombs | Have I The Right | 2 |
| September 9 | The Kinks | You Really Got Me | 1 |
| September 16 | Herman's Hermits | I'm Into Something Good | 3 |
| October 7 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman | 3 |
| October 28 | Sandie Shaw | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me | 2 |
| November 11 | The Supremes | Baby Love | 1 |
| November 11 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman [RR] | |
| November 18 | The Rolling Stones | Little Red Rooster | 2 |
| December 9 | The Beatles | I Feel Fine | 4 |
UK Charts - Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 8 February | Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones | |
| 29 February | Beatles | All My Loving | |
| 11 July | Beatles | Long Tall Sally | |
| 29 August | Rolling Stones | Five By Five | |
| 12 December | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night |
USA Charts - Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 4 January | Bobby Vinton | There I've Said It Again | 4 |
| 1 February | Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand | 7 |
| 21 March | Beatles | She Loves You | 2 |
| 4 April | Beatles | Can't Buy Me Love | 5 |
| 9 May | Louis Armstrong | Hello Dolly | 1 |
| 16 May | Beatles | My Guy | 2 |
| 30 May | Beatles | Love Me Do | 1 |
| 6 June | Dixie Cups | Chapel Of Love | 3 |
| 27 June | Peter & Gordon | A World Without Love | 1 |
| 4 July | Beach Boys | I Get Around | 2 |
| 18 July | Four Seasons | Rag Doll | 2 |
| 1 August | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night | 2 |
| 15 August | Dean Martin | Everybody Loves Somebody | 1 |
| 22 August | Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go | 2 |
| 5 September | Animals | House Of The Rising Sun | 3 |
| 26 September | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman | 3 |
| 17 October | Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy Diddy | 2 |
| 31 October | Supremes | Baby Love | 4 |
| 28 November | Shangri-Las | Leader Of The Pack | 1 |
| 5 December | Lorne Greene | Ringo | 1 |
| 12 December | Bobby Vinton | Mr Lonely | 1 |
| 19 December | Supremes | Come See About Me | 2 |
| 26 December | I Feel Fine | Beatles | 3 |
USA Charts - Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Beatles | I Want To Hold Your Hand |
| 2 | Beatles | She Loves You |
| 3 | Supremes | Where Did Our Love Go |
| 4 | Roy Orbison | Oh Pretty Woman |
| 5 | Beach Boys | I Get Around |
| 6 | Dean Martin | Everybody Loves Somebody |
| 7 | Mary Wells | My Guy |
| 8 | Barbra Streisland | People |
| 9 | J Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers | Last Kiss |
| 10 | Louis Armstrong | Hello Dolly |
| 11 | Gale Garnett | We'll Sing In The Sunshine |
| 12 | Al Hirt | Java |
| 13 | Beatles | A Hard Day's Night |
| 14 | Beatles | Love Me Do |
| 15 | Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy |
| 16 | Drifters | Under The Boardwalk |
| 17 | Martha & The Vandella | Dancing In The Street |
| 18 | Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas | Little Children |
| 19 | Ray Charles Singers | Love Me With All Your Heart |
| 20 | Beatles | Please Please Me |
NME Poll Winners
Full copy of results (Flickr)
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Dusty Springfield |
| British Vocal Group | Beatles |
| British Vocal Personality | Cliff Richard |
| Blues/R&B Group | Rolling Stones |
| New Singer | Mick Jagger |
| New Group | Rolling Stones |
| Best Single | Animals - House Of The Rising Stone |
| TV Show | Ready Steady Go |
| Disc Jockey | Jimmy Saville |
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