Best Albums of 1960

Listed below are the best albums of 1960 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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Buy album United States
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1960
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Buy album United States
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1960
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159.
Oliver! 
Soundtrack
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Year of Release:
1960
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16
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Buy album United States
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1960
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Total albums: 516. Page 16 of 52

Best Albums of 1960 composition

Country Albums %


United States 377 73%
United Kingdom 30 6%
Mixed Nationality 13 3%
Italy 12 2%
France 10 2%
Germany 7 1%
Brazil 7 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 501 97%
Yes 15 3%
Live? Albums %
No 505 98%
Yes 11 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 509 99%
Yes 7 1%
Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen
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