This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1960.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1960
DateBookAuthor January 3 Advise and Consent Allen Drury January 10 January 17 Hawaii James Michener January 24 Advise and Consent Allen Drury January 31 Hawaii James Michener February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 6 March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 Advise and Consent Allen Drury May 29 Hawaii James Michener June 5 Advise and Consent Allen Drury June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 Hawaii James Michener July 24 Advise and Consent Allen Drury July 31 August 7 August 14 August 21 Hawaii James Michener August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 November 27 Advise and Consent Allen Drury December 4 Hawaii James Michener December 11 December 18 December 25
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1960
DateBookAuthor January 3 Act One Moss Hart January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 February 21 February 28 March 6 March 13 May This House Be Safe From Tigers Alexander King March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24 May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 June 12 June 19 June 26 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 August 7 Born Free Joy Adamson August 14 August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 The Waste Makers Vance Packard November 13 November 20 November 27 December 4 The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich William L. Shirer December 11 December 18 December 25
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1960s
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