UK Charts - Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
| 1 | Jim Reeves | Distant Drums | 18.52 |
| 2 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | 14.58 |
| 3 | Four Tops | Reach Out (I'll Be There) | 11.61 |
| 4 | Beatles | Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby | 11.07 |
| 5 | New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral | 10.82 |
| 6 | Roy Orbison | Too Soon To Know | 10.57 |
| 7 | Kinks | Sunny Afternoon | 10.27 |
| 8 | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' | 10.22 |
| 9 | Beach Boys | God Only Knows | 9.99 |
| 10 | Herb Alpert | Spanish Flea | 9.94 |
| 11 | Tom Jones | Green Green Grass Of Home | 9.83 |
| 12 | Beach Boys | Sloop John B | 9.64 |
| 13 | Troggs | With A Girl Like You | 9.62 |
| 14 | Dave Berry | Mama | 9.59 |
| 15 | Sandpipers | Guantanamera | 9.47 |
| 16 | Manfred Mann | Pretty Flamingo | 9.44 |
| 17 | Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | 9.41 |
| 18 | Walker Brothers | The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore | 9.34 |
| 19 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Bend It! | 9.19 |
| 20 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | Hold Tight | 9.17 |
UK Charts - Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Beach Boys | 35.28 |
| 2 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | 28.65 |
| 3 | Troggs | 26.82 |
| 4 | Spencer Davis Group | 26.56 |
| 5 | Small Faces | 26.14 |
| 6 | Beatles | 25.11 |
| 7 | Kinks | 24.75 |
| 8 | Manfred Mann | 24.39 |
| 9 | Dusty Springfield | 23.12 |
| 10 | Cliff Richard | 22.91 |
UK Charts - Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
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 5 | The Beatles | Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out | 1 |
| January 12 | The Spencer Davis Group | Keep On Running | 3 |
| February 2 | The Overlanders | Michelle | 1 |
| February 9 | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walkin' | 1 |
| February 16 | The Rolling Stones | 19th Nervous Breakdown [NME only] | 3 |
| March 9 | The Hollies | I Can't Let Go [NME only] | 2 |
| March 16 | The Walker Brothers | The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore | 4 |
| April 13 | The Spencer Davis Group | Somebody Help Me | 1 |
| April 20 | Dusty Springfield | You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | 2 |
| May 4 | Manfred Mann | Pretty Flamingo | 3 |
| May 25 | The Rolling Stones | Paint It Black | 1 |
| June 1 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | 3 |
| June 22 | The Beatles | Paperback Writer | 2 |
| July 6 | The Kinks | Sunny Afternoon | 2 |
| July 20 | Chris Farlowe | Out Of Time | 2 |
| July 20 | Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames | Get Away [RR only] | |
| August 3 | The Troggs | With A Girl Like You | 2 |
| August 17 | The Beatles | Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby | 4 |
| September 14 | The Small Faces | All Or Nothing | 1 |
| September 21 | Jim Reeves | Distant Drums | 5 |
| October 26 | The Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There | 3 |
| November 16 | The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | 2 |
| November 30 | Tom Jones | Green Grass Of Home | 5 |
UK Charts - Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 5 February | Beatles | The Beatles Million Sellers | |
| 19 February | Seekers | The Seekers | |
| 26 March | Beatles | Yesterday | |
| 21 May | Joan Baez | With God On Our Side | |
| 28 May | Manfred Mann | Machines | |
| 4 June | Beach Boys | Hits | |
| 2 July | Walker Brothers | I Need You | |
| 17 December | Who | Ready Steady Who | |
| 31 December | Jim Reeves | A Christmas Card From Jim |
USA Charts - Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 1 January | Simon & Garfunkel | The Sounds Of Silence | 2 |
| 8 January | Beatles | We Can Work It Out | 3 |
| 5 February | Petula Clark | My Love | 2 |
| 19 February | Lou Christie | Lightning Strikes | 1 |
| 26 February | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walking | 1 |
| 5 March | Sgt Barry Sadler | Ballad Of The Green Berets | 5 |
| 9 April | Righteous Brothers | You're My Soul & Inspiration | 3 |
| 30 April | Young Rascals | Good Loving | 1 |
| 7 May | Mama's & The Papa's | Monday, Monday | 3 |
| 28 May | Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman | 2 |
| 11 June | Rolling Stones | Paint It Black | 2 |
| 25 June | Beatles | Paperback Writer | 2 |
| 2 July | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night | 1 |
| 16 July | Tommy James & The Shondells | Hanky Panky | 2 |
| 30 July | Troggs | Wild Thing | 2 |
| 13 August | Lovin' Spoonful | Summer In The City | 3 |
| 3 September | Donovan | Sunshine Superman | 1 |
| 10 September | Supremes | You Can't Hurry Love | 2 |
| 24 September | Association | Cherish | 3 |
| 15 October | Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There | 2 |
| 29 October | ? & The Mysterians | 96 Tears | 1 |
| 5 November | Monkees | Last Train To Clarksville | 1 |
| 12 November | Johnny Rivers | Poor Side Of Town | 1 |
| 19 November | Supremes | You Keep Me Hanging On | 2 |
| 3 December | New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral | 3 |
| 10 December | Beach Boys | Good Vibrations | 1 |
| 31 December | Monkees | I'm A Believer | 7 |
USA Charts - Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Sgt Barry Sadler | Ballad Of The Green Berets |
| 2 | Association | Cherish |
| 3 | Righteous Brothers | You're My Soul & Inspiration |
| 4 | Mama's & The Papa's | Monday, Monday |
| 5 | ? & The Mysterians | 96 Tears |
| 6 | Monkees | Last Train To Clarksville |
| 7 | Four Tops | Reach Out I'll Be There |
| 8 | Lovin' Spoonful | Summer In The City |
| 9 | Johnny Rivers | Poor Side Of Town |
| 10 | Mama's & The Papa's | California Dreaming |
| 11 | Supremes | You Can't Hurry Love |
| 12 | Jimmy Ruffin | What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted |
| 13 | Nancy Sinatra | These Boots Are Made For Walking |
| 14 | Roger Williams | Born Free |
| 15 | Frank Sinatra | Strangers In The Night |
| 16 | Beatles | We Can Work It Out |
| 17 | Percy Sledge | When A Man Loves A Woman |
| 18 | New Vaudeville Band | Winchester Cathedral |
| 19 | Tommy James & The Shondells | Hanky Panky |
| 20 | Young Rascals | Good Loving |
NME Poll Winners
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Dusty Springfield |
| World Vocal Group | Beach Boys |
| 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 | Steve Winwood |
| New Group | Spencer Davis Group |
| Best Single | Beatles - Eleanor Rigby |
| TV Show | Top Of The Pops |
| Disc Jockey | Jimmy Saville |
Magazines etc
