The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1960, as well as albums which peaked in 1959 or 1961 but were in the top 10 in 1960. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Top-ten albums Key SymbolMeaning‡Album peaked in 1958 or 1959 but still in chart in 1960.♦Album released in 1960 but peaked in 1961.EnteredThe date that the album first appeared in the chart.PeakHighest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakAlbums in 1956 112Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 1 3 153The King and I: Original Soundtrack ‡ 1 48Albums in 1958 180South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡ Various artists 1 115 122My Fair Lady ‡ Original Broadway Cast 1 19 40Elvis' Golden Records ‡ Elvis Presley 2 1 6Pack Up Your Troubles ‡Russ Conway 6 1 19The Student Prince and The Great Caruso ‡Mario Lanza 4 1Albums in 1959 79Gigi: Original Soundtrack ‡Various artists 2 32 39The Best of Sellers ‡Peter Sellers 3 3 12Continental Encores ‡Mantovani 4 6 31Cliff ‡Cliff Richard and The Drifters 4 2 43The Buddy Holly Story ‡Buddy Holly and The Crickets 2 1 28Come Dance with Me! ‡Frank Sinatra 2 2 15A Date with Elvis ‡Elvis Presley 4 1 16Family Favourites ‡Russ Conway 3 2 4Strictly for Grown Ups ‡Paddy Roberts 8 2 3Gypsy Camp Fires ‡101 Strings 9 2 31Cliff Sings ‡Cliff Richard 2 15 7The Goon Show 8 3 22Songs for Swingin' SellersPeter Sellers 3 3 7Time to CelebrateRuss Conway 3 2Albums in 1960 11The Five Pennies: Original Soundtrack Various artists 2 1 1Nina & FrederickNina & Frederick 9 1 1Ride on a RainbowJohnny Mathis 10 1 7The Explosive Freddy CannonFreddy Cannon 1 1 2Songs for Swingin' LoversFrank Sinatra 8 1 12The "Twangs" the "Thang"Duane Eddy 2 4 27 Ages of AckerAcker Bilk 6 1 6This is DarinBobby Darin 4 1 1At the Drop of a Hat: Original Cast RecordingVarious artists 9 1 4My Concerto for YouRuss Conway 5 1 4Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: Original Cast RecordingVarious artists 5 1 22Flower Drum SongOriginal Broadway Cast 2 1 14This is HancockTony Hancock 2 4 3I Remember Hank WilliamsJack Scott 7 1 19Can-Can: Original Soundtrack Various artists 2 4 3Follow That GirlOriginal London Cast 5 1 4The Most Happy FellaOriginal Broadway Cast 6 1 4Latin ala Lee!Peggy Lee 8 2 3Come Back to SorrentoFrank Sinatra 6 1 1Flower Drum SongOriginal London Cast 10 1 1450,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2Elvis Presley 4 2 2An Evening Wasted with Tom LehrerTom Lehrer 7 1 17It's Everly BrothersThe Everly Brothers 2 2 20Elvis is BackElvis Presley 1 1 10The Great CarusoMario Lanza 3 1 16Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane101 Strings 1 5 13At The Oxford UnionGerard Hoffnung 4 4 55Oliver! ♦Original London Cast 4 1 3Eddie Cochran Memorial AlbumEddie Cochran 9 2 28Me and My ShadowsCliff Richard and The Shadows 2 6 5The Fabulous Style of the Everly BrothersThe Everly Brothers 4 1 5The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2Buddy Holly 7 2 5Swing EasyFrank Sinatra 5 1 3Join Bing and Sing AlongBing Crosby 7 1 13The Button-Down Mind of Bob NewhartBob Newhart 2 2 120The Black and White Minstrel Show ♦ 1 9 25The Ray Conniff Hi-Fi CompanionRay Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus 3 2 9Peter and Sophia ♦Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren 5 2 49G.I. Blues ♦Elvis Presley 1 22 5Rhythms and Ballads of BroadwayJohnny Mathis 6 1 7Party TimeRuss Conway 7 3 1The MessiahLondon Philharmonic Choir 10 1
See also 1960 in British music List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)
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External links 1960 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)