Top 100 Music Albums of 1960
by Moondance 
In 1960, I was only 4 years old. We would have had a radio in the house and it was set to 2UE, which started playing a top 40 format from 1958 onwards. Looking back at the top 40 for 1960, the songs that I recall are : My Old Man's A Dustman; It's Now Or Never; North To Alaska & She's My Baby.
Looking at the albums and my personal top 100 for 1960, there is nothing that stirs my musical soul - I (obviously) discovered all of this music later in life as I explored musical genres of interest (folk, blues).
Of all the 63 years between 1960 - 2022, I would rate 1960 as my least favourite with a ranking of #63 of 63.
- Chart updated: 12/22/2025 02:45
- (Created: 04/30/2021 03:45).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 composition
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| John Lee Hooker | 3 | 3% | |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | 2 | 2% | |
| Muddy Waters | 2 | 2% | |
| Eddie Cochran | 2 | 2% | |
| Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | 2 | 2% | |
| Buddy Holly | 1 | 1% | |
| Johnny Devlin And The Devils | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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76 | 76% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 46 from 98th to 52ndMe And My Shadows by Cliff Richard And The Shadows |
| Up 42 from 99th to 57thThe Sound Of Fury by Billy Fury |
| Up 26 from 76th to 50thMiriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 56 from 32nd to 88thSoul Station by Hank Mobley |
| Down 44 from 15th to 59thMurder, Inc. by Irving Joseph |
| Down 41 from 30th to 71stThe Fireballs by The Fireballs |
| New entries |
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| Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Sister Rosetta Tharpe |
| Leavers |
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| Please Help Me, I'm Falling by Hank Locklin |
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