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, The Everly Brothers, Muddy Waters and Wes Montgomery.

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63.

Bye Bye Birdie (Original Broadway Cast)

Various Artists

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1960

Appears in:

3 charts

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1,119

Overall Rank:

16,499

Average Rating:

70 (2 votes)

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123.

Rhapsody

101 Strings

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1960

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2 charts

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Mr. Dynamo

Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks

Year of Release:

1960

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6 charts

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Mountain Music Of Kentucky

Various Artists

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1960

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6 charts

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Camelot

The Original Broadway Cast

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1960

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8 charts

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Schubert: Goethe-Liederabend

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau / Jörg Demus / Gerald Moore

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1960

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5 charts

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Country Negro Jam Sessions

Various Artists

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1960

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3 charts

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Streets Of Song

Ewan MacColl & Dominic Behan

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1960

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3 charts

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Blues From Maxwell Street

Various Artists

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1960

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2 charts

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Fire & Frenzy

Valente & Ros

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

1 chart

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437

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6,065

Average Rating:

68 (3 votes)

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Best Albums of 1960 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Bruno Walter / Columbia Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	4	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	3	1%
Odetta	3	1%
Lightnin' Hopkins	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	341	71%
	30	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	10	2%
	8	2%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	462	97%
Yes	15	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	466	98%
Yes	11	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	471	99%
Yes	6	1%

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