Best Albums of 1960

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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1960
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4,149
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1960
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3,975
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1960
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2,071
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Buy album United States
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1960
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1,273
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1960
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810
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1960
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720
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1960
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668
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1960
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532
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1960
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495
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Total albums: 466. Page 1 of 47

Best Albums of 1960 composition

Country Albums %


United States 341 71%
United Kingdom 30 6%
Mixed Nationality 13 3%
Italy 11 2%
France 10 2%
Germany 8 2%
Brazil 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%
Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine [The Man-Machine] by Kraftwerk
7. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Hemispheres by Rush
12. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
13. Ambient 1: Music For Airports by Brian Eno
14. 3rd by Big Star
15. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
16. All Mod Cons by The Jam
17. Chairs Missing by Wire
18. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
19. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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