The 60s

Most Popular Music - Top Tens

Best selling singles and albums of the 60s

Top Singles of the 60s - Year By Year

1960 The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
1961 Del Shannon - Runaway
1962 Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
1963 The Beatles - From Me To You
1964 Jim Reeves - I Love You Because
1965 The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
1966 Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
1967 Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
1968 Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
1969 Frank Sinatra - My Way

Top Singles of the 60s

1 The Beatles She Loves You
2 The Beatles I Want To Hold Your Hand
3 Ken Dodd Tears
4 The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love
5 The Beatles I Feel Fine
6 Seekers The Carnival Is Over
7 The Beatles Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out
8 Englebert Humperdinck Release Me
9 Elvis Presley It's Now Or Never
10 Tom Jones Green Green Grass Of Home

Top Albums of the 60s - Year By Year

1960 Soundtrack - South Pacific
1961 Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues
1962 Soundtrack - West Side Story
1963 The Beatles - With The Beatles
1964 The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
1965 Soundtrack - Sound Of Music
1966 Soundtrack - Sound Of Music
1967 The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1968 Soundtrack - Sound Of Music
1969 The Beatles - Abbey Road

Top Albums of the 60s

1 The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
2 Soundtrack - Sound Of Music
3 The Beatles - With The Beatles
4 The Beatles - Abbey Road
5 Soundtrack - South Pacific
6 The Beatles - Beatles For Sale
7 The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
8 The Beatles - Rubber Soul
9 The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
10 Soundtrack - West Side Story

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