List of number one hits in the UK charts (1960)

This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1960. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 50 and Albums Chart Top 20 compiled by the Chart Information Network . There were 17 number one singles and 4 number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1959 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1961 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 12, 1959 - January 22, 1960 6 weeks 6th Emile Ford and the Checkmates What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For James Vincent Monaco , Joseph McCarthy - January 23, 1960 - January 29, 1960 1 week 1 Michael Holliday Starry Eyed Music: Mort Garson; Text: Earl S. Shuman - January 30, 1960 - March 3, 1960 5 weeks 5 Anthony Newley Why? Music: Peter de Angelis; Text: Robert P. Marcucci - March 4, 1960 - March 10, 1960 1 week 1 Adam Faith Poor Me Les Vandyke - March 11, 1960 - March 24, 1960 2 weeks 2 Johnny Preston Running Bear Jiles Perry Richardson - March 25, 1960 - April 21, 1960 4 weeks 4th Lonnie Donegan My Old Man's a Dustman Music: Lonnie Donegan; Text: Peter Wiliam Stanley Buchanan, Beverly Thorn - April 22, 1960 - April 28, 1960 1 week 1 Anthony Newley Do You Mind Austin Steven de Lone, George Frayne, William K. Kirchen, Anthony C. Johnson, Bruce Barlow, Mike McCroskey - April 29, 1960 - June 16, 1960 7 weeks 7th Everly Brothers Cathy's clown Don Everly - June 17, 1960 - June 30, 1960 2 weeks 2 Eddie Cochran Three Steps to Heaven Bob Cochran, Eddie Cochran - July 1, 1960 - July 21, 1960 3 weeks 3 Jimmy Jones Good Timin ' Cling Ballard Jr., Frederick K. Tobias - July 22, 1960 - July 28, 1960 1 week (total 3) 3 Cliff Richard & the Shadows Please Don't Tease Bruce Welch , Pete Chester - July 29, 1960 - August 4, 1960 1 week 1 Johnny Kidd & the Pirates Shakin 'All Over Frederick Heath - August 5, 1960 - August 18, 1960 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Cliff Richard & the Shadows Please Don't Tease Bruce Welch, Pete Chester - August 19, 1960 - September 22, 1960 5 weeks 5 The Shadows Apache Jerry Lordan - September 23, 1960 - October 13, 1960 3 weeks 3 Ricky Valance Tell Laura I Love Her Jeff Barry , Ben Raleigh - October 14, 1960 - October 27, 1960 2 weeks 2 Roy Orbison Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) Roy K. Orbison, Joe Melson - October 28, 1960 - December 22, 1960 8 weeks 8th Elvis Presley It's Now or Never Wally Gold, Aaron H. Schroeder , Eduardo Di Capua - December 23, 1960 - January 5, 1961 2 weeks 2 Cliff Richard & the Shadows I Love You Peter W. Allen, Jeff Barry -
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Albums

← 1959 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1961 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) November 2, 1958 - March 5, 1960 17 weeks (115 in total) 115 ( Soundtrack ) South Pacific - March 6, 1960 - March 12, 1960 1 week (32 in total) 32 Freddy Cannon The Explosive Freddy Cannon - March 13, 1960 - July 23, 1960 19 weeks (115 in total) 115 (Soundtrack) South Pacific - July 24, 1960 - July 30, 1960 1 week 1 Elvis Presley Elvis is back - July 31, 1960 - September 3, 1960 5 weeks (115 in total) 115 (Soundtrack) South Pacific - September 4, 1960 - October 8, 1960 5 weeks 5 One Hundred and One Strings Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane - October 9, 1960 - January 7, 1961 13 weeks (115 in total) 115 (Soundtrack) South Pacific -
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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The charts of the New Musical Express magazine were used for singles until February 26, 1960 , and the Melody Maker charts for albums until March 19 . According to the respective point in time, the lists of the Record Retailer magazine were used in both cases . The dates refer to the week ending with the validity date of the charts.

Annual hit parades

← 1959 ←	List of number one hits in the UK charts			1961 →
Singles position# Albums Cathy's clown Everly Brothers Don Everly 1 South Pacific ( soundtrack ) Please Don't Tease Cliff Richard & the Shadows Bruce Welch , Pete Chester 2 Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane One Hundred and One Strings A Mess of Blues / The Girl of My Best Friend Elvis Presley Doc Pomus , Mort Shuman / Beverly Ross, Sam Bobrick 3 Elvis Is Back Elvis Presley Handy Man Jimmy Jones Otis Blackwell , Charles Merenstein, James H. Jones 4th It's Everly Time The Everly Brothers It's Now or Never Elvis Presley Wally Gold, Aaron H. Schroeder , Eduardo Di Capua 5 Me and My Shadows Cliff Richard & the Shadows Apache The Shadows Jerry Lordan 6th The Black and White Minstrel Show George Mitchell Minstrels Save the Last Dance for Me The Drifters Doc Pomus , Mort Shuman 7th Oliver! ( Original London Cast ) Why? Anthony Newley Music: Peter de Angelis; Text: Robert P. Marcucci 8th Hi-Fi Companion Album Ray Conniff Because They're Young Duane Eddy Domenick Costa, Wally Gold, Aaron H. Schroeder 9 The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart Bob Newhart Shakin 'All Over Johnny Kidd & the Pirates Frederick Heath 10 The Explosive Freddy Cannon Freddy Cannon
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• British Hit Singles & Albums. 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-904994-00-8 .
• GEMA repertoire search

Web links

• Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
• Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1960
• everyhit: Top Hits of 1960 / Top Albums of 1960

See also: 1960 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , France , Italy , the Netherlands , Norway , Spain, and the United States .