Best Albums of 1960

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Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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

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The Magnificent Seven
Soundtrack

Elmer Bernstein

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1960

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10 charts

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152.

Quiet As It's Kept

Max Roach

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1960

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10 charts

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153.

One By One

The Coasters

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1960

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8 charts

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154.

The Centaur And The Phoenix

Yusef Lateef

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1960

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9 charts

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Oliver!
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Lionel Bart

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1960

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5 charts

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Readings By Jack Kerouac On The Beat Generation

Jack Kerouac

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1960

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5 charts

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157.

Murder, Inc.

Irving Joseph

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1960

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3 charts

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Mr. Dynamo

Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks

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1960

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7 charts

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The Drum Battle

Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich

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1960

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10 charts

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Mungo Plays Ukulele

Harry Kalahiki

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1960

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 1960 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Wes Montgomery	4	1%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Charles Mingus	3	1%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	3	1%
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	380	73%
	31	6%
	13	2%
	12	2%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	8	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	507	97%
Yes	16	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	509	97%
Yes	14	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	516	99%
Yes	7	1%

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