CASH BOX TOP POP ALBUMS – 1960 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1960 Charts! |
| 1960 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 2 | MONO/STEREO: Heavenly - Johnny Mathis | MONO: 47. Sing A Song With Riddle - Nelson Riddle & Orchestra STEREO: (No debuts) |
| January 9 | MONO/STEREO: Heavenly - Johnny Mathis | MONO: 46. The Spirit Of Christmas - Mormon Tabernacle Choir STEREO: 45. The Genius Of Ray Charles - Ray Charles |
| January 16 | MONO/STEREO: Heavenly - Johnny Mathis | MONO: 37. Faithfully - Johnny Mathis STEREO: 45. Let’s Dance Again! - David Carroll & Orchestra |
| January 23 | MONO/STEREO: Heavenly - Johnny Mathis | MONO: 46. Encore Of Golden Hits - Platters STEREO: 47. Endlessly - Brook Benton |
| January 30 | MONO: Heavenly - Johnny Mathis STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin |
MONO: 42. Fiorello! - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 34. Faithfully - Johnny Mathis |
| February 6 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 46. More Tea For Two Cha Chas - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington STEREO: 42. More Tea For Two Cha Chas - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington |
| February 13 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 41. This Is Darin - Bobby Darin STEREO: 40. The Student Prince - Mario Lanza |
| February 20 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 42. Woody Woodbury Looks At Love And Life - Woody Woodbury STEREO: 44. Della - Della Reese |
| February 27 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 43. Concert In Rhythm Volume II - Ray Conniff & Orchestra STEREO: 42. Always - Roger Williams |
| March 5 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: (No debuts) STEREO: 44. Pete Fountain’s New Orleans - Pete Fountain |
| March 12 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 49. Music From “Mr. Lucky” - Henry Mancini & Orchestra STEREO: 41. Concert In Rhythm Volume II - Ray Conniff & Orchestra |
| March 19 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 40. Theme From A Summer Place - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra STEREO: 45. Teensville - Chet Atkins |
| March 26 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 44. Saturday Night Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang STEREO: 41. Saturday Night Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| April 2 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 49. (Music From) One Step Beyond - Harry Lubin & Orchestra STEREO: 42. Bouquet - Percy Faith Strings |
| April 9 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 37. Sing A Hymn With Me - Tennessee Ernie Ford STEREO: 40. Sing A Hymn With Me - Tennessee Ernie Ford |
| April 16 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 39. Happy Moods - Ahmad Jamal STEREO: 40. Can-Can - Original Soundtrack |
| April 23 | MONO/STEREO: The Sound Of Music - Original Broadway Cast/Mary Martin | MONO: 14. Sold Out - Kingston Trio STEREO: 17. Sold Out - Kingston Trio |
| April 30 | MONO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio STEREO: Theme From A Summer Place - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra |
MONO: 39. Mario Lanza Sings Caruso Favorites - Mario Lanza STEREO: 41. Mario Lanza Sings Caruso Favorites - Mario Lanza |
| May 7 | MONO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio STEREO: Theme From A Summer Place - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra |
MONO: 40. Laughing Room - Woody Woodbury STEREO: 34. Elvis Is Back! - Elvis Presley |
| May 14 | MONO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio STEREO: Theme From A Summer Place - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra |
MONO: 44. Like Blue - Andre Previn & David Rose STEREO: 43. Songs To Remember - Mantovani & Orchestra |
| May 21 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 43. He’ll Have To Go - Jim Reeves STEREO: 43. Provocative Percussion Volume Two - Enoch Light & Light Brigade |
| May 28 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 43. It’s Everly Time - Everly Brothers STEREO: 45. Bye Bye Birdie - Original Broadway Cast |
| June 4 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 46. “Mr. Personality’s” 15 Hits - Lloyd Price STEREO: 48. Persuasive Percussion Volume 2 - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
| June 11 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 46. Della By Starlight - Della Reese STEREO: 43. Inside Shelley Berman - Shelley Berman |
| June 18 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 32. Sentimental Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang STEREO: 38. Sentimental Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| June 25 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 43. Percy Faith’s Greatest Hits - Percy Faith & Orchestra STEREO: 42. The Blues - Pete Fountain |
| July 2 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 42. Songs Of Our Heritage - Duane Eddy STEREO: 45. Schumann Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54 - Van Cliburn with Fritz Reiner/Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| July 9 | MONO/STEREO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio | MONO: 42. The Edge Of Shelley Berman - Shelley Berman STEREO: 42. Grand Canyon Suite/Wellington’s Victory - Morton Gould & Orchestra |
| July 16 | MONO: Sold Out - Kingston Trio STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 44. Grand Canyon Suite/Wellington’s Victory - Morton Gould & Orchestra STEREO: (No debuts) |
| July 23 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 36. The Two Of Us - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton STEREO: 39. The Two Of Us - Dinah Washington & Brook Benton |
| July 30 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 41. More Songs By Ricky - Ricky Nelson STEREO: 42. Look For A Star - Billy Vaughn & Orchestra |
| August 6 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 46. Bells Are Ringing - Original Cast/Judy Holliday & Dean Martin STEREO: 45. Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee |
| August 13 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 30. Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra STEREO: 35. String Along - Kingston Trio |
| August 20 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 41. Kick Thy Own Self - Brother Dave Gardner STEREO: 43. Paul Anka Swings For Young Lovers - Paul Anka |
| August 27 | MONO: The Button-Down Mind Of Bob Newhart - Bob Newhart STEREO: Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder & All Stars |
MONO: 37. Johnny’s Mood - Johnny Mathis STEREO: 41. Johnny’s Mood - Johnny Mathis |
| September 3 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 45. More Encore Of Golden Hits - Platters STEREO: 46. More Encore Of Golden Hits - Platters |
| September 10 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 45. Jamal At The Pershing (Volume 2) - Ahmad Jamal STEREO: 49. Tonight! Roger Williams At Town Hall (The Complete Concert) - Roger Williams |
| September 17 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 45. Why Not! - Dayton Allen STEREO: 48. Pete Fountain Salutes The Great Clarinetists - Pete Fountain |
| September 24 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 41. Say It With Music (A Touch Of Latin) - Ray Conniff & Orchestra STEREO: 44. More Gunfighter Ballads (And Trail Songs) - Marty Robbins |
| October 1 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 41. Connie Francis Sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites - Connie Francis STEREO: 39. Connie Francis Sings Spanish And Latin American Favorites - Connie Francis |
| October 8 | MONO/STEREO: String Along - Kingston Trio | MONO: 42. The Apartment - Original Soundtrack/Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra STEREO: 39. The Apartment - Original Soundtrack/Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra |
| October 15 | MONO: String Along - Kingston Trio STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 38. G. STEREO: 43. Wild Is Love - Nat King Cole |
| October 22 | MONO: String Along - Kingston Trio STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 42. 60 Years Of “Music America Loves Best” (Volume II) - Various Artists STEREO: 41. G. |
| October 29 | MONO: String Along - Kingston Trio STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 40. Operetta Memories - Mantovani & Orchestra STEREO: 43. Operetta Memories - Mantovani & Orchestra |
| November 5 | MONO/STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra | MONO: 35. The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back - Bob Newhart STEREO: 42. Memories Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller & The Gang |
| November 12 | MONO/STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra | MONO: 45. Drums Of Passion - Olatunji! STEREO: 45. Blues And The Beat - Henry Mancini & Orchestra |
| November 19 | MONO/STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra | MONO: 40. More Italian Favorites - Connie Francis STEREO: 41. This Is Brenda - Brenda Lee |
| November 26 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 50. Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall - Harry Belafonte STEREO: 44. The Last Month Of The Year - Kingston Trio |
| December 3 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 43. The Alamo (In Todd-AO) - Original Soundtrack STEREO: 41. The Alamo (In Todd-AO) - Original Soundtrack |
| December 10 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 41. Exodus - Original Soundtrack/Ernest Gold STEREO: 43. Last Date - Lawrence Welk & Orchestra |
| December 17 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 43. The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Original Broadway Cast STEREO: 46. The Unsinkable Molly Brown - Original Broadway Cast |
| December 24 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 41. Exodus (And Other Great Themes) - Mantovani & Orchestra STEREO: 43. Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra |
| December 31 | MONO: G. STEREO: Nice ’N’ Easy - Frank Sinatra |
MONO: 44. Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites - Connie Francis STEREO: 49. Camelot - Original Broadway Cast |
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