Uncovering the Next Generation's Hall of Fame

| ⇦ 1959 | 1961 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1960
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1960. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1960, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bo Diddley | Bo Diddley is a Gunslinger | ☆ |
| Bo Diddley | Have Guitar Will Travel | ☆ |
| Bob Newhart | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | ☆ |
| Bob Newhart | The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! | ☆ |
| Brenda Lee | Brenda Lee | ☆ |
| Charles Mingus | Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus | ☆ |
| Chubby Checker | Twist with Chubby Checker | ☆ |
| Chuck Berry | Rockin' At The Hops | ☆ |
| Cliff Richard and The Shadows | Me and My Shadows | ☆ |
| Duane Eddy | $1,000,000 Worth of Twang | ☆ |
| Eddie Cochran | The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | His Hand in Mine | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Elvis is Back! | ☆ |
| Fats Domino | A Lot of Dominos! | ☆ |
| Joan Baez | Joan Baez | ☆ |
| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | ☆ |
| John Lee Hooker | I'm John Lee Hooker | ☆ |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Lightnin' and The Blues | ☆ |
| Miles Davis | Sketches of Spain | ☆ |
| Muddy Waters | At Newport 1960 | ☆ |
| Nat King Cole | The Magic Of Christmas | ☆ |
| Ray Charles | The Genius Hits the Road | ☆ |
| Sam Cooke | The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke | ☆ |
| The Everly Brothers | A Date with the Everly Brothers | ☆ |
| The Everly Brothers | It's Everly Time | ☆ |
| The Shirelles | Tonight's the Night | ☆ |
| Wes Montgomery | The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Bernard Herrmann | Psycho | ☆ |
| Bobby Rydell | Volare | ☆ |
| Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry | ☆ |
| Brenda Lee | I Want To Be Wanted | ☆ |
| Brian Hyland | Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini | ☆ |
| Charles Brown | Please Come Home for Christmas | ☆ |
| Chubby Checker | The Twist | ☆ |
| Connie Francis | Where the Boys Are | ☆ |
| Connie Francis | Everybody's Somebody's Fool | ☆ |
| Dante & the Evergreens | Alley Oop | ☆ |
| Dean Martin | Ain't That a Kick in the Head | ☆ |
| Dinah Washington & Brook Benton | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | ☆ |
| Dinah Washington & Brook Benton | A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love) | ☆ |
| Duane Eddy | Because They're Young | ☆ |
| Eddie Cochran | Three Steps to Heaven | ☆ |
| Eddie Cochran | Cut Across Shorty | ☆ |
| Elmer Bernstein | The Magnificent Seven: Main Title | ☆ |
| Elmore James | The Sky is Crying | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | It's Now or Never | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Stuck on You | ☆ |
| Etta James | All I Could Do Was Cry | ☆ |
| Fats Domino | Walking to New Orleans | ☆ |
| Fats Domino | My Girl Josephine | ☆ |
| Floyd Cramer | Last Date | ☆ |
| Freddie King | Have You Ever Loved a Woman | ☆ |
| Gary U.S. Bonds | New Orleans | ☆ |
| Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | ☆ |
| Hank Ballard And The Midnighters | Finger Poppin' Time | ☆ |
| Howlin' Wolf | Spoonful | ☆ |
| Ike & Tina Turner | A Fool in Love | ☆ |
| Jacques Brel | Ne me Quitte Pas | ☆ |
| John Coltrane | My Favorite Things | ☆ |
| John Coltrane | Giant Steps | ☆ |
| Johnny Burnette | You're Sixteen | ☆ |
| Johnny Tillotson | Poetry in Motion | ☆ |
| Little Willie John | I'm Shakin' | ☆ |
| Marius Constant | The Twilight Zone Main Title | ☆ |
| Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs | Stay | ☆ |
| Paul Anka | Puppy Love | ☆ |
| Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | ☆ |
| Ray Charles | Sticks and Stones | ☆ |
| Rolf Harris | Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport | ☆ |
| Sam Cooke | Wonderful World | ☆ |
| Sam Cooke | Chain Gang | ☆ |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Shop Around | ☆ |
| The Drifters | Save the Last Dance for Me | ☆ |
| The Drifters | This Magic Moment | ☆ |
| The Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | ☆ |
| The Everly Brothers | Love Hurts | ☆ |
| The Everly Brothers | So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) | ☆ |
| The Shadows | Apache | ☆ |
| The Shirelles | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | ☆ |
| The Shirelles | Tonight's the Night | ☆ |
| The Ventures | Walk Don't Run | ☆ |
| Wanda Jackson | Mean Mean Man | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1959 | 1961 ⇨ |