Best Albums of 1960

Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Total albums: 521. Page 50 of 53

Best Albums of 1960 composition

Country Albums %


United States 378 73%
United Kingdom 31 6%
Mixed Nationality 13 2%
Italy 12 2%
France 10 2%
Germany 8 2%
Brazil 7 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 505 97%
Yes 16 3%
Live? Albums %
No 509 98%
Yes 12 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 514 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Albums of 1957
1. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard
2. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
3. The "Chirping" Crickets by The Crickets
4. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins
5. Birth Of The Cool by Miles Davis
6. 'Round About Midnight by Miles Davis
7. With His Hot And Blue Guitar by Johnny Cash
8. After School Session by Chuck Berry
9. Ray Charles by Ray Charles
10. Cookin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
11. Miles Ahead by Miles Davis + 19
12. The Clown by Charles Mingus
13. Monk's Music by Thelonious Monk Septet
14. Dance Album by Carl Perkins
15. After Midnight by Nat King Cole
16. Singin' The Blues by B.B. King
17. Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
18. Singin' To My Baby by Eddie Cochran With The Johnny Mann Orchestra And Chorus
19. Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps by Gene Vincent
20. Kenya by Machito
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