Top Albums of 1960
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
The Everly Brothers A Date with The Everly Brothers Close Harmony, Pop
6
1001
 Etta James At Last! Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Thelonious Monk At the Blackhawk Hard Bop
14
2177
 Jimmy Smith Back at the Chicken Shack Soul Jazz
Ben Webster Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson Jazz
22
2953
 Lonnie Johnson with Elmer Snowden Blues and Ballads Acoustic Blues
7
1047
 Charles Mingus Blues and Roots Post-Bop
10
1361
 Ornette Coleman Change of the Century Avant-Garde Jazz
9
1338
 Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Avant-Garde Jazz
12
1624
 Babatunde Olatunji Drums of Passion Apala
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook Standards, Vocal Jazz
20
2820
 Ella Fitzgerald Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife Vocal Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas Christmas Music, Vocal Jazz
5
992
 Elvis Presley Elvis Is Back! Pop, Rock & Roll
The Modern Jazz Quartet European Concert Jazz
Joe Harriott Free Form Avant-Garde Jazz
1
331
 John Coltrane Giant Steps Hard Bop
Dizzy Gillespie Gillespiana Jazz
Elvis Presley His Hand in Mine Gospel, Pop
Sammy Davis Jr. I Gotta Right to Swing Jazz
16
2644
 The Everly Brothers It's Everly Time Close Harmony, Pop
George Russell Jazz in the Space Age Avant-Garde Jazz, Modal Jazz
8
1291
 Joan Baez Joan Baez Folk Revival
13
1774
 Karlheinz Stockhausen Kontakte Electroacoustic, Serialism
John Coltrane Lush Life Modal Jazz
Charles Mingus Mingus Dynasty Post-Bop
3
697
 Muddy Waters Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 Chicago Blues
Frank Sinatra Nice 'N' Easy Standards, Vocal Jazz
João Gilberto O amor, o sorriso e a flor/Brazil's Brilliant Bossa Nova
Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame Hard Bop
Otis Spann Otis Spann Is the Blues Piano Blues
Eric Dolphy Out There Post-Bop
Eric Dolphy Outward Bound Hard Bop
15
2515
 Bill Evans Portrait in Jazz Cool Jazz
Ray Charles Ray Charles in Person Rhythm & Blues, Soul
Chuck Berry Rockin' at the Hops Rock & Roll
21
2877
 Wanda Jackson Rockin' with Wanda Rockabilly
Mongo Santamaría Sabroso! Pachanga
2
379
 Miles Davis Sketches of Spain Modal Jazz, Third Stream
18
2816
 Art Pepper Smack-Up Cool Jazz
Helen Humes Songs I Like to Sing! Vocal Jazz
11
1407
 Hank Mobley Soul Station Hard Bop
17
2738
 Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley Vocal Jazz
Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Stand-up Comedy
4
857
 Wes Montgomery The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery Hard Bop
Gigi Gryce The Rat Race Blues Jazz
19
2817
 Billy Fury The Sound of Fury Rock & Roll
Thelonious Monk Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Jazz
Bobby Timmons This Here Is Bobby Timmons Hard Bop, Soul Jazz
Tina Brooks True Blue Hard Bop