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1960 in music

See also: 1959 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music'

Contents

Events

Albums released

Top hits on record

Published popular songs

  • "Ain't That A Kick In The Head?" w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen from the film Ocean's Eleven
  • "Alley-Oop"     w.m. Dallas Frazier
  • "Apache"     m. Jerry Lordan
  • "Artificial Flowers"     w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
  • "Because They're Young"     w. Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold m. Don Costa
  • "Bellyup To The Bar, Boys"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "Bonanza! "     w.m. Jerry Livingston & Ray Evans
  • "Calcutta"     w. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance m. Heino Gaze
  • "Calendar Girl"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Camelot"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Cathy's Clown"     w.m. Don Everly & Phil Everly
  • "Chain Gang"     w.m. Sam Cooke
  • "Corinna, Corinna(1)"     adapt with new w. Mitchell Parish
  • " 'D' In Love"     Tepper, Bennett
  • "Dis-Donc, Dis-Donc"     w. (Eng) Julian Moore, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "Do You Mind"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Dolce Far Niente"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "Eee-o-Eleven" w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen from the film Ocean's Eleven
  • "Emotions"     Kearney
  • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
  • "Exodus"     w. Charles E. (Pat) Boone m. Ernest Gold
  • "Faraway Boy"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Follow Me"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Footsteps"     w.m. Barry Mann & Hank Hunter
  • "Give A Little Whistle"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "Good Timin' "     w.m. Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr
  • "Goodness Gracious Me"     D. Lee, H. Kretzmer
  • "The Green Leaves Of Summer"     w. Paul Francis Webster m. Dimitri Tiomkin
  • "Happy-Go-Lucky Me"     w.m. Paul Evans
  • "He Will Break Your Heart"     w.m. Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter & Curtis Mayfield
  • "Hey, Look Me Over!"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "How To Handle A Woman"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I Ain't Down Yet"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "I Can See It"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "I Gotta Know"     w.m. Paul Evans & Matt Williams
  • "I Loved You Once In Silence"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I Want To Be Wanted"     w. (Eng) Kim Gannon (Ital) A. Testa m. Pino Spotti
  • "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I'd Do Anything"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "If Ever I Would Leave You"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I'll Be There"     w.m. Bobby Darin
  • "I'm Sorry"     w.m. Ronnie Self & Dub Allbritten
  • "Irma La Douce"     w. (Eng) Julian More, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "It Depends On What You Pay"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "It's Now Or Never"     w.m. adapt. Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
  • "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"     w. Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss m. Brian Hyland
  • "Jump Over"     w.m. Frank C. Slay Jr & Bob Crewe
  • "Just Come Home"     w. (Eng) Carl Sigman (Fr) Edith Piaf m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "Kids"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "Last Date"     m. Floyd Cramer
  • "Let's Think About Living"     w.m. Boudleaux Bryant
  • "Little Boy Lost"     w.m. Johnny Ashcroft & Tony Withers
  • "A Lot Of Livin' To Do"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "The Lusty Month Of May"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "The Magnificent Seven"     m. Elmer Bernstein
  • "Make Someone Happy"     w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Jule Styne
  • "A Million To One"     w.m. Phil Medley
  • "Mission Bell"     w.m. William Michael
  • "Mister Custer"     w.m. Fred Darian, Al De Lory & Joseph Van Winkle
  • "Money (That's What I Want)"     w.m. Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy Jr
  • "Mountain Of Love"     w.m. Harold Dorman
  • "Mr Lucky"     m. Henry Mancini
  • "Much More"     w. [Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
  • "My Home Town"     w.m. Paul Anka
  • "My Old Man's A Dustman"     Lonnie Donegan, P. Buchanan, B. Thorn, R. Beaumont
  • "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You"     L. Ross, B. Wills
  • "Never On Sunday"     w. (Eng) Billy Towne (Greek) Manos Hadjidakis m. Manos Hadjidakis
  • "Nice 'N' Easy"     w. Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman m. Lew Spence
  • "North To Alaska"     w.m. Mike Phillips
  • "O Dio Mio"     w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
  • "One Boy"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "One Last Kiss"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight)"     w.m. Clint Ballard Jr & Fred Tobias
  • "Only The Lonely"     w.m. Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
  • "La Pachanga"     w. (Eng) Jeanne Pollack (Sp) Eduardo Davidson m. Eduardo Davidson
  • "Pepe "     H. Wittstatt, D. Langdon
  • "Plant A Radish"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Please Don't Tease"     B. Welch, P. Chester
  • "Please Help Me I'm Falling"     w.m. Don Robertson & Hal Blair
  • "Poetry In Motion"     w.m. Paul Kauffman & Mike Anthony
  • "Portrait Of My Love"     w. David West m. Cyril Ornadel
  • "Puppy Love"     w.m. Paul Anka
  • "Put On A Happy Face"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "Round And Round"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Rubber Ball"     w.m. Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder
  • "Run Samson Run"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Sailor"     w. (Eng) Alan Holt (Ger) Fini Busch m. Werner Scharfenberger
  • "Save The Last Dance For Me"     w.m. Jerome "Doc" Pomus & Mort Shuman
  • "The Second Time Around"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Shazam!"     w.m. Duane Eddy & Lee Hazelwood
  • "She Wears My Ring"     w.m. Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
  • "She's My Baby"     Turnbull, Moffat, Finch
  • "Sink The Bismarck"     w.m. Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton
  • "Sixteen Reasons"     w.m. Bill Post & Doree Post
  • "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"     w.m. Don Everly
  • "Soon It's Gonna Rain"     w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Spanish Harlem"     Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
  • "Stairway To Heaven"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Starbright"     w.m. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
  • "Stay"     w.m. Maurice Williams
  • "Stuck On You"     w.m. Aaron Schroeder & J. Leslie McFarland
  • "Swingin' School"     w. Kal Mann m. Bernie Lowe & Dave Appell
  • "T.L.C. Tender Love And Care"     Lehman, Lebowsky, Clarke
  • "A Taste Of Honey"     w. Ric Marlow m. Bobby Scott
  • "Tell Laura I Love Her"     w.m. Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh
  • "Theme from "A Summer Place""     m. Max Steiner
  • "Theme from "The Apartment""     m. Charles Williams
  • "Theme from "The Unforgiven""     w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin
  • "They Were You'     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"     w.m. Rolf Harris
  • "Togetherness"     w.m. Russell Faith
  • "Try To Remember"     w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "The Twist"     w.m. Hank Ballard
  • "Twistin' USA"     w.m. Kal Mann
  • "Two Of A Kind"     w.m. Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer
  • "The Village Of St. Bernadette"     w.m. Eula Parker
  • "Wake Me When It's Over"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Walk, Don't Run"     w.m. Johnny Smith
  • "Walking Away Whistling"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Walking To New Orleans"     w.m. Antoine "Fats" Domino
  • "What Do The Simple Folk Do?"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "What Takes My Fancy"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "When Will I Be Loved?"     w.m. Phil Everly
  • "Who Will Buy?"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Wild One"     w.m. Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann & Dave Appell
  • "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"     Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  • "Wings Of A Dove"     Ferguson
  • "Wonderful World"     w.m. B. Campbell
  • "Wooden Heart"     w.m. adapt. Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
  • "(In The Summertime) You Don't Want My Love"     w.m. Roger Miller
  • "You Talk Too Much"     w.m. Joe Jones & Reginald Hall
  • "Young Emotions"     w. Mack David m. Jerry Livingston
  • "You're Sixteen"     w.m. Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman

Classical music

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards


Grammy Awards

  • Record of the Year: "Theme From A Summer Place" - Percy Faith
  • Album of the Year: Button Down Mind - Bob Newhart
  • Song of the Year: - "Theme From Exodus" - Ernest Gold , songwriter


Eurovision Song Contest

Last updated: 11-05-2004 21:34:35