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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1960

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These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1960. From May 5, 1959, until August 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. During 1960, those charts were named Mono Action Albums and Stereo Action Albums.

Chart history

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|style="background-color:#FFFF99"|{{dagger|alt=Best performing album of 1960}}

|Indicates best performing album of 1960

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! scope=col rowspan=2|Issue date

! scope=col colspan=3|Mono

! scope=col colspan=3|Stereo

! scope=col rowspan=2 class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope=col| Album

! scope=col| Artist(s)

! scope=col| Label

! scope=col| Album

! scope=col| Artist(s)

! scope=col| Label

scope="row" | {{dts|January 4}}

|rowspan=5|Here We Go Again!

|rowspan=5 data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|rowspan=5|Capitol

|Here We Go Again!

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ch8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=January 4, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|January 11}}

|The Lord's Prayer

|data-sort-value="Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The"|The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

|Columbia

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2h4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=36|date=January 11, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|January 18}}

|Here We Go Again!

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=42|date=January 18, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|January 25}}

|bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=13|The Sound of Music {{dagger}}

|rowspan=13|Original Cast

|rowspan=13|Columbia

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=January 25, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|February 1}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=February 1, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|February 8}}

|bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=12|The Sound of Music {{dagger}}

|rowspan=12|Original Cast

|rowspan=12|Columbia

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=February 8, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|February 15}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9R4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=February 15, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|February 22}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2B4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=February 22, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|February 29}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4UQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=February 29, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|March 7}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=March 7, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|March 14}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=March 14, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|March 21}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=March 21, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|March 28}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=40|date=March 28, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|April 4}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=April 4, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|April 11}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=32|date=April 11, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|April 18}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=32|date=April 18, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|April 25}}

|Persuasive Percussion

|data-sort-value="Snyder, Terry"|Terry Snyder and the All Stars

|Command

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=April 25, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|May 2}}

|Theme from A Summer Place

|{{Sortname|Billy|Vaughn and His Orchestra|Billy Vaughn}}

|Dot

|bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=2|The Sound of Music {{dagger}}

|rowspan=2|Original Cast

|rowspan=2|Columbia

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1960/Billboard%201960-05-02.pdf#page=33|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|date=May 2, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022|page=32|via=WorldRadioHistory}}

scope="row" | {{dts|May 9}}

|Sold Out

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=38|date=May 9, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|May 16}}

|Theme from A Summer Place

|data-sort-value="Vaughn, Billy"|Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra

|Dot

|Persuasive Percussion

|data-sort-value="Snyder, Terry"|Terry Snyder and the All Stars

|Command

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=May 16, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|May 23}}

|rowspan=9|Sold Out

|rowspan=9 data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|rowspan=9|Capitol

|Sold Out

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sx8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=22|date=May 23, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|May 30}}

|rowspan=11|Persuasive Percussion

|rowspan=11 data-sort-value="Snyder, Terry"|Terry Snyder and the All Stars

|rowspan=11|Command

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=May 30, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|June 6}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dh8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=June 6, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|June 13}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mB8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=June 13, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|June 20}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ix8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=56|date=June 20, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|June 27}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=June 27, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|July 4}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=22|date=July 4, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|July 11}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=38|date=July 11, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|July 18}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=July 18, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|July 25}}

|rowspan=8|The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

|rowspan=8|{{Sortname|Bob|Newhart}}

|rowspan=8|Warner Bros.

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yR8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=July 25, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|August 1}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qh0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=42|date=August 1, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|August 8}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=22|date=August 8, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|August 15}}

|rowspan=2|Sold Out

|rowspan=10 data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|rowspan=2|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=August 15, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|August 22}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=August 22, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|August 29}}

|rowspan=8|String Along

|rowspan=8|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wR4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=August 29, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|September 5}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xx4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=22|date=September 5, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|September 12}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zR4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=September 12, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|September 19}}

|rowspan=5|String Along

|rowspan=5 data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|rowspan=5|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=46|date=September 19, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|September 26}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oR0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=September 26, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|October 3}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rx0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=36|date=October 3, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|October 10}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ix4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=34|date=October 10, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|October 17}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=October 17, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|October 24}}

|Nice 'N' Easy

|{{Sortname|Frank|Sinatra}}

|Capitol

|rowspan=3|Nice 'N' Easy

|rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Sinatra, Frank"|Frank Sinatra

|rowspan=3|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FCAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=36|date=October 24, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|October 31}}

|rowspan=5|The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

|rowspan=5 data-sort-value="Newhart, Bob"|Bob Newhart

|rowspan=5|Warner Bros.

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PSAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=44|date=October 31, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|November 7}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eR0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=36|date=November 7, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|November 14}}

|String Along

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fh0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=November 14, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|November 21}}

|rowspan=5|Nice 'N' Easy

|rowspan=5 data-sort-value="Sinatra, Frank"|Frank Sinatra

|rowspan=5|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hh0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=40|date=November 21, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|November 28}}

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=30|date=November 28, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|December 5}}

|G.I. Blues

|{{Sortname|Elvis|Presley}} / Soundtrack

|RCA Victor

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=20|date=December 5, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|December 12}}

|The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

|data-sort-value="Newhart, Bob"|Bob Newhart

|Warner Bros.

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=28|date=December 12, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|December 19}}

|rowspan=3|G.I. Blues

|rowspan=3 data-sort-value="Presley, Elvis"|Elvis Presley / Soundtrack

|rowspan=3|RCA Victor

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lx0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=22|date=December 19, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|December 26}}

|String Along

|data-sort-value="Kingston Trio, The"|The Kingston Trio

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=26|date=December 26, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

scope="row" | {{dts|December 31}}

|Nice 'N' Easy

|data-sort-value="Sinatra, Frank"|Frank Sinatra

|Capitol

|style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nx0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=The Billboard Top LP'S|page=20|date=December 31, 1960|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2022}}

References

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See also

{{US Albums}}

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United States Albums