Best Albums of 1960

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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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71.

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,233

Overall Rank:

18,679

Average Rating:

75 (3 votes)

Comments:

72.

Byrd In Flight

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,264

Overall Rank:

19,314

Average Rating:

74 (8 votes)

Comments:

73.

Fuego

Donald Byrd

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,267

Overall Rank:

19,346

Average Rating:

76 (16 votes)

Comments:

74.

Brenda Lee

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,281

Overall Rank:

19,520

Average Rating:

71 (28 votes)

Comments:

75.

My Baby's Gone

The Louvin Brothers

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,283

Overall Rank:

19,573

Average Rating:

70 (12 votes)

Comments:

76.

Sin & Soul

Oscar Brown, Jr.

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,311

Overall Rank:

20,194

Average Rating:

75 (29 votes)

Comments:

77.

This Here Is Bobby Timmons

Bobby Timmons

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

18 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,365

Overall Rank:

21,266

Average Rating:

74 (13 votes)

Comments:

78.

Them Dirty Blues

The Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,371

Overall Rank:

21,430

Average Rating:

76 (20 votes)

Comments:

79.

Blues-ette

Curtis Fuller

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

19 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,383

Overall Rank:

21,544

Average Rating:

76 (23 votes)

Comments:

80.

Cannonball & Coltrane

Cannonball Adderley And John Coltrane

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

Rank in 1960:

Rank in 1960s:

1,400

Overall Rank:

21,885

Average Rating:

75 (18 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%
John Lee Hooker	3	1%
Max Roach	3	1%
Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic	3	1%
Lightnin' Hopkins	3	1%
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Country	Albums	%

	375	73%
	30	6%
	13	3%
	12	2%
	10	2%
	7	1%
	7	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	499	97%
Yes	15	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	503	98%
Yes	11	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	507	99%
Yes	7	1%

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