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Best albums of 1960

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 1960 is The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke, rated 4.0/5 by 2 listeners.

  1. The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke cover№ 1The Wonderful World of Sam CookeSam Cooke · 19602 ratings
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  1. 2Swing Low coverSwing LowSam Cooke · 19601 rating
  2. 3I Dig Dancers coverI Dig DancersQuincy Jones · 19601 rating
  3. 4Now, There Was a Song! coverNow, There Was a Song!Johnny Cash · 19601 rating
  4. 5Ride This Train coverRide This TrainJohnny Cash · 19601 rating
  5. 6Blues & Roots coverBlues & RootsCharles Mingus · 1960
  6. 7Elvis Is Back! coverElvis Is Back!Elvis Presley · 1960
  7. 8Joan Baez coverJoan BaezJoan Baez · 1960
  8. 9G.I. Blues coverG.I. BluesElvis Presley · 1960
  9. 10His Hand in Mine coverHis Hand in MineElvis Presley · 1960
  10. 11Blues in Orbit coverBlues in OrbitDuke Ellington · 1960
  11. 12Hits of the 50's coverHits of the 50'sSam Cooke · 1960
  12. 13Change of the Century coverChange of the CenturyOrnette Coleman · 1960
  13. 14Nice 'n' Easy coverNice 'n' EasyFrank Sinatra · 1960
  14. 15Miriam Makeba coverMiriam MakebaMiriam Makeba · 1960
  15. 16Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy coverMuddy Waters Sings Big Bill BroonzyMuddy Waters · 1960
  16. 17Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 coverMuddy Waters at Newport 1960Muddy Waters · 1960
  17. 18Travelin' coverTravelin'John Lee Hooker · 1960
  18. 19Cooke's Tour coverCooke's TourSam Cooke · 1960
  19. 20Mingus Dynasty coverMingus DynastyCharles Mingus · 1960
  20. 21Last Night Blues coverLast Night BluesLightnin' Hopkins · 1960
  21. 22The Genius Hits the Road coverThe Genius Hits the RoadRay Charles · 1960
  22. 23Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 coverPaul Anka Sings His Big 15Paul Anka · 1960
  23. 24Christmas Carousel coverChristmas CarouselPeggy Lee · 1960
  24. 25Byrd in Flight coverByrd in FlightDonald Byrd · 1960
  25. 26Movin' Along coverMovin' AlongWes Montgomery · 1960
  26. 27Coltrane Jazz coverColtrane JazzJohn Coltrane · 1960
  27. 28Brubeck à la mode coverBrubeck à la modeDave Brubeck · 1960
  28. 29At the Blackhawk coverAt the BlackhawkThelonious Monk · 1960
  29. 30Tell Me All About Yourself coverTell Me All About YourselfNat King Cole · 1960
  30. 31Dreamy coverDreamySarah Vaughan · 1960
  31. 32Wild Is Love coverWild Is LoveNat King Cole · 1960
  32. 33Alone Together coverAlone TogetherTony Bennett · 1960
  33. 34A Lot of Dominos! coverA Lot of Dominos!Fats Domino · 1960
  34. 35To My Wonderful One coverTo My Wonderful OneTony Bennett · 1960
  35. 36Expoobident coverExpoobidentLee Morgan · 1960
  36. 37Found Love coverFound LoveJimmy Reed · 1960
  37. 38Songs I Love to Sing coverSongs I Love to SingBrook Benton · 1960
  38. 39Olé Ala Lee! coverOlé Ala Lee!Peggy Lee · 1960
  39. 40Leeway coverLeewayLee Morgan · 1960
  40. 41The Modern Sound of Betty Carter coverThe Modern Sound of Betty CarterBetty Carter · 1960
  41. 42In Action! coverIn Action!Little Willie John · 1960
  42. 43Return of The Wayfaring Stranger coverReturn of The Wayfaring StrangerBurl Ives · 1960
  43. 44Azure coverAzureKing Curtis · 1960
  44. 45Odetta at Carnegie Hall coverOdetta at Carnegie HallOdetta · 1960
  45. 46Blues After Hours coverBlues After HoursElmore James · 1960
  46. 47Satan Is Real coverSatan Is RealThe Louvin Brothers · 1960
  47. 48My Baby's Gone coverMy Baby's GoneThe Louvin Brothers · 1960
  48. 49Requestfully Yours coverRequestfully YoursThe Flamingos · 1960
  49. 50Live at the Fivespot (Remastered Edition) coverLive at the Fivespot (Remastered Edition)Randy Weston · 1960

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1960, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 1960?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 1960 is The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke (4.0/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 1960 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-1960 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 1960 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.