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. [1] [2] [3] 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).
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1958 or 1959 but still in chart in 1960. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1960 but peaked in 1961. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1956 | ||||||
| 28 July 1956 | 112 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 29 September 1956 | 3 |
| 22 September 1956 | 153 | The King and I: Original Soundtrack ‡ [C] [] | 1 | 13 October 1956 | 48 | |
| Albums in 1958 | ||||||
| 3 May 1958 | 180 | South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡ [] [] | Various artists | 1 | 8 November 1958 | 115 |
| 10 May 1958 | 122 | My Fair Lady ‡ [] | Original Broadway Cast | 1 | 10 May 1958 | 19 |
| 11 October 1958 | 40 | Elvis' Golden Records ‡ [] | Elvis Presley | 2 | 25 October 1958 | 1 |
| 22 November 1958 | 6 | Pack Up Your Troubles ‡ | Russ Conway | 6 | 3 January 1959 | 1 |
| 6 December 1958 | 19 | The Student Prince and The Great Caruso ‡ | Mario Lanza | 4 | 17 October 1959 | 1 |
| Albums in 1959 | ||||||
| 31 January 1959 | 79 | Gigi: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 2 | 28 March 1959 | 32 |
| 14 February 1959 | 39 | The Best of Sellers ‡ | Peter Sellers | 3 | 12 September 1959 | 3 |
| 21 February 1959 | 12 | Continental Encores ‡ | Mantovani | 4 | 21 February 1959 | 6 |
| 18 April 1959 | 31 | Cliff ‡ | Cliff Richard and The Drifters | 4 | 9 May 1959 | 2 |
| 2 May 1959 | 43 | The Buddy Holly Story ‡ | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 2 | 16 May 1959 | 1 |
| 16 May 1959 | 28 | Come Dance with Me! ‡ | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 23 May 1959 | 2 |
| 8 August 1959 | 15 | A Date with Elvis ‡ | Elvis Presley | 4 | 22 August 1959 | 1 |
| 19 September 1959 | 16 | Family Favourites ‡ | Russ Conway | 3 | 3 October 1959 | 2 |
| 26 September 1959 | 4 | Strictly for Grown Ups ‡ | Paddy Roberts | 8 | 26 September 1959 | 2 |
| 3 | Gypsy Camp Fires ‡ | 101 Strings | 9 | 3 October 1959 | 2 | |
| 14 November 1959 | 31 | Cliff Sings ‡ | Cliff Richard | 2 | 14 November 1959 | 15 |
| 28 November 1959 | 7 | The Goon Show | The Goons | 8 | 12 December 1959 | 3 |
| 12 December 1959 | 22 | Songs for Swingin' Sellers | Peter Sellers | 3 | 16 January 1960 | 3 |
| 19 December 1959 | 7 | Time to Celebrate | Russ Conway | 3 | 2 January 1960 | 2 |
| Albums in 1960 | ||||||
| 23 January 1960 | 11 | The Five Pennies: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 27 February 1960 | 1 |
| 13 February 1960 | 1 | Nina & Frederick | Nina & Frederick | 9 | 13 February 1960 | 1 |
| 1 | Ride on a Rainbow | Johnny Mathis | 10 | 13 February 1960 | 1 | |
| 27 February 1960 | 7 | The Explosive Freddy Cannon | Freddy Cannon | 1 | 12 March 1960 | 1 |
| 12 March 1960 | 2 | Songs for Swingin' Lovers | Frank Sinatra | 8 | 12 March 1960 | 1 |
| 19 March 1960 | 12 | The "Twangs" the "Thang" | Duane Eddy | 2 | 26 March 1960 | 4 |
| 2 | 7 Ages of Acker | Acker Bilk | 6 | 26 March 1960 | 1 | |
| 6 | This is Darin | Bobby Darin | 4 | 26 March 1960 | 1 | |
| 26 March 1960 | 1 | At the Drop of a Hat: Original Cast Recording | Various artists | 9 | 26 March 1960 | 1 |
| 2 April 1960 | 4 | My Concerto for You | Russ Conway | 5 | 2 April 1960 | 1 |
| 4 | Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: Original Cast Recording | Various artists | 5 | 30 April 1960 | 1 | |
| 22 | Flower Drum Song | Original Broadway Cast | 2 | 14 May 1960 | 1 | |
| 9 April 1960 | 14 | This is Hancock | Tony Hancock | 2 | 30 April 1960 | 4 |
| 7 May 1960 | 3 | I Remember Hank Williams | Jack Scott | 7 | 4 June 1960 | 1 |
| 19 | Can-Can: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 11 June 1960 | 4 | |
| 14 May 1960 | 3 | Follow That Girl | Original London Cast | 5 | 14 May 1960 | 1 |
| 21 May 1960 | 4 | The Most Happy Fella | Original Broadway Cast | 6 | 2 July 1960 | 1 |
| 4 June 1960 | 4 | Latin ala Lee! | Peggy Lee | 8 | 9 July 1960 | 2 |
| 11 June 1960 | 3 | Come Back to Sorrento | Frank Sinatra | 6 | 20 August 1960 | 1 |
| 1 | Flower Drum Song | Original London Cast | 10 | 11 June 1960 | 1 | |
| 18 June 1960 | 14 | 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong: Elvis' Gold Records, Volume 2 | Elvis Presley | 4 | 16 July 1960 | 2 |
| 25 June 1960 | 2 | An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer | Tom Lehrer | 7 | 9 July 1960 | 1 |
| 2 July 1960 | 17 | It's Everly Brothers | The Everly Brothers | 2 | 9 July 1960 | 2 |
| 23 July 1960 | 20 | Elvis is Back | Elvis Presley | 1 | 30 July 1960 | 1 |
| 30 July 1960 | 10 | The Great Caruso | Mario Lanza | 3 | 27 August 1960 | 1 |
| 27 August 1960 | 16 | Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane | 101 Strings | 1 | 10 September 1960 | 5 |
| 3 September 1960 | 13 | At The Oxford Union | Gerard Hoffnung | 4 | 10 September 1960 | 4 |
| 10 September 1960 | 55 | Oliver! ♦ | Original London Cast | 4 | 21 October 1961 | 1 |
| 1 October 1960 | 3 | Eddie Cochran Memorial Album | Eddie Cochran | 9 | 1 October 1960 | 2 |
| 15 October 1960 | 28 | Me and My Shadows | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 2 | 29 October 1960 | 6 |
| 22 October 1960 | 5 | The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers | The Everly Brothers | 4 | 29 October 1960 | 1 |
| 5 | The Buddy Holly Story Volume 2 | Buddy Holly | 7 | 29 October 1960 | 2 | |
| 29 October 1960 | 5 | Swing Easy | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 26 November 1960 | 1 |
| 5 November 1960 | 3 | Join Bing and Sing Along | Bing Crosby | 7 | 17 December 1960 | 1 |
| 19 November 1960 | 13 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | 2 | 3 December 1960 | 2 |
| 26 November 1960 | 120 | The Black and White Minstrel Show ♦ | The George Mitchell Minstrels | 1 | 29 July 1961 | 9 |
| 3 December 1960 | 25 | The Ray Conniff Hi-Fi Companion | Ray Conniff, His Orchestra & Chorus | 3 | 17 December 1960 | 2 |
| 9 | Peter and Sophia ♦ | Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren | 5 | 14 January 1961 | 2 | |
| 10 December 1960 | 49 | G.I. Blues ♦ | Elvis Presley | 1 | 14 January 1961 | 22 |
| 5 | Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway | Johnny Mathis | 6 | 24 December 1960 | 1 | |
| 17 December 1960 | 7 | Party Time | Russ Conway | 7 | 24 December 1960 | 3 |
| 31 December 1960 | 1 | The Messiah | London Philharmonic Choir | 10 | 31 December 1960 | 1 |
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