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, Muddy Waters, The Everly Brothers and Wes Montgomery.

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51.

Travelin'

John Lee Hooker

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

31 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

964

Overall Rank:

13,441

Average Rating:

75 (31 votes)

Comments:

52.

Around Midnight

Julie London

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

965

Overall Rank:

13,478

Average Rating:

71 (21 votes)

Comments:

53.

Satchmo Plays King Oliver

Louis Armstrong

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

975

Overall Rank:

13,648

Average Rating:

72 (14 votes)

Comments:

54.

Now, There Was A Song!

Johnny Cash

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

29 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

983

Overall Rank:

13,805

Average Rating:

68 (38 votes)

Comments:

55.

Sings Big Bill

Muddy Waters

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

984

Overall Rank:

13,863

Average Rating:

75 (27 votes)

Comments:

56.

That's My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues

John Lee Hooker

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

987

Overall Rank:

13,899

Average Rating:

73 (24 votes)

Comments:

57.

Art Of The Prima Donna

Joan Sutherland

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,004

Overall Rank:

14,286

Average Rating:

73 (7 votes)

Comments:

58.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade

Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,042

Overall Rank:

15,212

Average Rating:

74 (6 votes)

Comments:

59.

Bellini: Norma (1960)

Tullio Serafin / Coro E Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,058

Overall Rank:

15,382

Average Rating:

76 (10 votes)

Comments:

60.

Autobiography In Blues

Lightnin' Hopkins

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,074

Overall Rank:

15,596

Average Rating:

74 (11 votes)

Comments:

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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%
Memphis Slim	3	1%
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	3	1%
Ella Fitzgerald	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	341	72%
	30	6%
	13	3%
	11	2%
	10	2%
	7	1%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	461	97%
Yes	15	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	465	98%
Yes	11	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	470	99%
Yes	6	1%

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