The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one. The sources are the Melody Maker chart until March 1960, and the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 onwards.
Number ones +Keynth album to top the UK Albums ChartreReturn of an album to number oneBest-selling album of the yearBest-selling album of the decade ← 1950s19601961196219631964196519661967196819691970s → ArtistAlbumRecord labelReached number oneWeeks atnumber one18Top Rank1Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor1919Elvis Is Back!RCA1Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor520101 StringsDown Drury Lane to Memory LanePye Golden Guinea5Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor1321G.I. Blues RCA7Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1G.I. Blues RCA3Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1G.I. Blues RCA12Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor422George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice4Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice1Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice123Columbia4George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice1Columbia124 & The Shadows21 TodayColumbia125George Mitchell MinstrelsAnother Black and White Minstrel Show His Master's Voice826Blue HawaiiRCA 127 & The ShadowsColumbia6Blue HawaiiRCA1728Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips529Pot Luck RCA5Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1Pot Luck RCA1Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips130, Chris Barber and Acker BilkPye Golden Guinea1Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips3, Chris Barber and Acker BilkPye Golden Guinea131Out of the ShadowsColumbia3Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1Out of the ShadowsColumbia132George Mitchell MinstrelsOn Stage with the George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice2Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1Out of the ShadowsColumbia1George Mitchell MinstrelsHis Master's Voice2Original soundtrackWest Side StoryPhilips1Out of the ShadowsColumbia233 & The ShadowsSummer HolidayColumbia 1434Please Please MeParlophone3035With the Beatles Parlophone2136Decca1237Parlophone2138Beatles for Sale Parlophone739Decca3Beatles for SaleParlophone1Decca640CBS1Decca1Beatles for SaleParlophone3CBS141Bringing It All Back HomeCBS142Original soundtrack RCA Victor1043Help!Parlophone9Original soundtrack RCA Victor1044Rubber SoulParlophone8Original soundtrack RCA Victor1045AftermathDecca8Original soundtrack RCA Victor746RevolverParlophone7Original soundtrack RCA Victor1847RCA Victor7Original soundtrackRCA Victor748More of The Monkees RCA Victor1Original soundtrackRCA Victor1More of The Monkees RCA Victor1Original soundtrackRCA Victor149Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone23Original soundtrackRCA Victor1Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone1Original soundtrackRCA Victor3Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone250Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently Pye3Original soundtrack RCA Victor1Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone151Tamla Motown152 & The SupremesGreatest HitsTamla Motown353John Wesley Harding CBS1054Scott 2Philips1John Wesley Harding CBS355Love, AndyCBS156Stax157Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeImmediate658DelilahDecca159Simon & GarfunkelBookendsCBS5DelilahDecca1Simon & GarfunkelBookendsCBS260Hollies' Greatest Parlophone6Original soundtrack RCA Victor1Hollies' GreatestParlophone161Apple762Columbia1Apple1Columbia163 & The SupremesDiana Ross & The Supremes Join The TemptationsTamla Motown464CreamGoodbyePolydor 2Columbia 2CreamGoodbyePolydor 1Columbia 1CreamGoodbyePolydor1Columbia165On the Threshold of a DreamDeram266Nashville SkylineCBS467His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His SoundCBS368According to My HeartRCA International469Jethro TullStand UpIsland370From Elvis in MemphisRCA Victor1Jethro TullStand UpIsland271Blind FaithBlind FaithPolydor272Abbey Road Apple1173Let It BleedDecca1Abbey Road Apple6 ← 1950s19601961196219631964196519661967196819691970s →
By artist
Six artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s. ArtistNumber-one albumsWeeks at number one10155547Includes three number-one albums co-credited with Cliff Richard533431Co-credited with The Shadows321420
By record label Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s. Record labelNumber-one albumsWeeks at number oneParlophone9141RCA Victor5134RCA Records446Columbia639Decca Records533CBS Records731Apple Records221
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External links Archive of all UK Number One Albums of the 1960s with images of original packaging Official UK Albums Top 100 at the Official Charts Company