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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 3 listeners.

  1. The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke cover№ 1The Wonderful World of Sam CookeSam Cooke · 19603 ratings
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  1. 2Swing Low coverSwing LowSam Cooke · 19602 ratings
  2. 3Miriam Makeba coverMiriam MakebaMiriam Makeba · 19602 ratings
  3. 4Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 coverMuddy Waters at Newport 1960Muddy Waters · 19602 ratings
  4. 5Elvis Is Back! coverElvis Is Back!Elvis Presley · 19601 rating
  5. 6Joan Baez coverJoan BaezJoan Baez · 19601 rating
  6. 7Portrait in Jazz coverPortrait in JazzBill Evans Trio · 19601 rating
  7. 8I Dig Dancers coverI Dig DancersQuincy Jones · 19601 rating
  8. 9A Date With The Everly Brothers coverA Date With The Everly BrothersThe Everly Brothers · 19601 rating
  9. 10Now, There Was a Song! coverNow, There Was a Song!Johnny Cash · 19601 rating
  10. 11Ride This Train coverRide This TrainJohnny Cash · 19601 rating
  11. 12Blues & Roots coverBlues & RootsCharles Mingus · 1960
  12. 13G.I. Blues coverG.I. BluesElvis Presley · 1960
  13. 14His Hand in Mine coverHis Hand in MineElvis Presley · 1960
  14. 15Blues in Orbit coverBlues in OrbitDuke Ellington · 1960
  15. 16Hits of the 50's coverHits of the 50'sSam Cooke · 1960
  16. 17Change of the Century coverChange of the CenturyOrnette Coleman · 1960
  17. 18Nice 'n' Easy coverNice 'n' EasyFrank Sinatra · 1960
  18. 19Muddy Waters Sings Big Bill Broonzy coverMuddy Waters Sings Big Bill BroonzyMuddy Waters · 1960
  19. 20Travelin' coverTravelin'John Lee Hooker · 1960
  20. 21Cooke's Tour coverCooke's TourSam Cooke · 1960
  21. 22Mingus Dynasty coverMingus DynastyCharles Mingus · 1960
  22. 23Last Night Blues coverLast Night BluesLightnin' Hopkins · 1960
  23. 24The Genius Hits the Road coverThe Genius Hits the RoadRay Charles · 1960
  24. 25Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 coverPaul Anka Sings His Big 15Paul Anka · 1960
  25. 26Christmas Carousel coverChristmas CarouselPeggy Lee · 1960
  26. 27Byrd in Flight coverByrd in FlightDonald Byrd · 1960
  27. 28Movin' Along coverMovin' AlongWes Montgomery · 1960
  28. 29Coltrane Jazz coverColtrane JazzJohn Coltrane · 1960
  29. 30Brubeck à la mode coverBrubeck à la modeDave Brubeck · 1960
  30. 31At the Blackhawk coverAt the BlackhawkThelonious Monk · 1960
  31. 32Tell Me All About Yourself coverTell Me All About YourselfNat King Cole · 1960
  32. 33Dreamy coverDreamySarah Vaughan · 1960
  33. 34Wild Is Love coverWild Is LoveNat King Cole · 1960
  34. 35Alone Together coverAlone TogetherTony Bennett · 1960
  35. 36A Lot of Dominos! coverA Lot of Dominos!Fats Domino · 1960
  36. 37To My Wonderful One coverTo My Wonderful OneTony Bennett · 1960
  37. 38Expoobident coverExpoobidentLee Morgan · 1960
  38. 39Found Love coverFound LoveJimmy Reed · 1960
  39. 40Songs I Love to Sing coverSongs I Love to SingBrook Benton · 1960
  40. 41Olé Ala Lee! coverOlé Ala Lee!Peggy Lee · 1960
  41. 42Marian McPartland Plays Leonard Bernstein coverMarian McPartland Plays Leonard BernsteinMarian McPartland · 1960
  42. 43Leeway coverLeewayLee Morgan · 1960
  43. 44The Modern Sound of Betty Carter coverThe Modern Sound of Betty CarterBetty Carter · 1960
  44. 45In Action! coverIn Action!Little Willie John · 1960
  45. 46Return of The Wayfaring Stranger coverReturn of The Wayfaring StrangerBurl Ives · 1960
  46. 47Azure coverAzureKing Curtis · 1960
  47. 48Odetta at Carnegie Hall coverOdetta at Carnegie HallOdetta · 1960
  48. 49Blues After Hours coverBlues After HoursElmore James · 1960
  49. 50Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 163 - EP: Zip Zip coverVintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 163 - EP: Zip ZipThe Diamonds · 1960

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Best albums of 1960 by genre

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The artists of 1960

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

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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.