Best Albums of 1960

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Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1960 year summaryThe best artists of 1960 were John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Etta James, Charles Mingus, Elvis Presley, Joan Baez, Max Roach, Muddy Waters, The Everly Brothers and Wes Montgomery.

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71.

Movin' Along

Wes Montgomery

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,226

Overall Rank:

18,432

Average Rating:

76 (17 votes)

Comments:

72.

Fuego

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,252

Overall Rank:

18,968

Average Rating:

76 (15 votes)

Comments:

73.

Byrd In Flight

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,261

Overall Rank:

19,150

Average Rating:

74 (8 votes)

Comments:

74.

In The Spotlight

Bo Diddley

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,272

Overall Rank:

19,426

Average Rating:

68 (19 votes)

Comments:

75.

Brenda Lee

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,297

Overall Rank:

20,008

Average Rating:

71 (27 votes)

Comments:

76.

Little Susie

The Ray Bryant Trio

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,343

Overall Rank:

20,873

Average Rating:

72 (3 votes)

Comments:

77.

Horace-Scope

Horace Silver Quintet

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,355

Overall Rank:

21,053

Average Rating:

74 (15 votes)

Comments:

78.

Ray Charles In Person

Ray Charles

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,361

Overall Rank:

21,237

Average Rating:

74 (22 votes)

Comments:

79.

Cannonball & Coltrane

Cannonball Adderley And John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,371

Overall Rank:

21,376

Average Rating:

75 (18 votes)

Comments:

80.

The Chopin Ballades

Artur Rubinstein

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,391

Overall Rank:

21,663

Average Rating:

75 (6 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 1960 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
John Lee Hooker	3	1%
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	3	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	341	72%
	30	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	10	2%
	7	1%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	461	97%
Yes	15	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	465	98%
Yes	11	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	470	99%
Yes	6	1%

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