| 1960s in music in the UK | |
| Number-one singles | |
| Number-one albums | |
| Best-selling singles | |
| Best-selling albums | |
| Summaries and charts 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
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| ←1959 | 1970→ |
| Top 10 singles 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
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| ←1959 | 1970→ |
The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.
This is a list of singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1960 (see 1960 in British music). The date is when the song entered the top 10 for the first time. Songs that were still in the top 10 at the beginning of 1960 but peaked in 1959 are listed in List of top 10 singles in 1959 (UK).
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| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Single peaked in 1959 but still in chart in 1960. | |
| Single released in 1960 but peaked in 1961. | |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered [A] |
Weeks in top 10 |
Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached [A] |
Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | 15 | "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" | Emile Ford and The Checkmates | 1 | 13 December | 6 |
| 22 November | 11 | "What Do You Want?" | Adam Faith | 1 | 29 November | 3 |
| 15 November | 12 | "Oh! Carol" | Neil Sedaka | 3 | 13 December | 0 |
| 29 November | 7 | "Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)" | The Avons | 4 | 13 December | 0 |
| 20 December | 7 | "Staccato's Theme" | Elmer Bernstein | 4 | 10 January | 0 |
| 20 December | 6 [B] | "Little White Bull" | Tommy Steele | 6 | 3 January | 0 |
| 3 January | 2 | "Bad Boy" | Marty Wilde | 7 | 3 January | 0 |
| 27 December | 3 | "Rawhide" | Frankie Laine | 6 | 27 December | 0 |
| 11 October | 13 | "Travellin' Light" | Cliff Richard and The Shadows | 1 | 25 October | 5 |
| 25 October | 9 [C] | "Red River Rock" | Johnny and the Hurricanes | 3 | 8 November | 0 |
| 10 January | 7 | "Starry Eyed | Michael Holliday | 1 | 24 January | 1 |
| 10 January | 8 | "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" | Freddy Cannon | 3 | 7 February | 0 |
| Artist | Total |
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