Top 20 Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
|
1 |
Shirley Bassey | As Long As He Needs Me | 17.99 |
| 2 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely | 17.91 |
| 3 | Shadows | Apache | 17.86 |
| 4 | Cliff Richard | Please Don't Tease | 16.62 |
| 5 | Everly Brothers | Cathys Clown | 16.44 |
| 6 | Percy Faith | Theme From "A Summer Place" | 16.16 |
| 7 | Jimmy Jones | Handy Man | 15.78 |
| 8 | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go | 15.42 |
| 9 | Elvis Presley | Mess Of Blues | 14.50 |
| 10 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | Shakin' All Over | 13.76 |
| 11 | Anthony Newley | Why? | 13.35 |
| 12 | Elvis Presley | Its Now Or Never | 13.27 |
| 13 | Duane Eddy & The Rebels | Because They're Young | 13.03 |
| 14 | Connie Francis | Mama/Robot Man | 12.97 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timin' | 12.91 |
| 16 | Ricky Valance | Tell Laura I Love Her | 12.87 |
| 17 | Eddie Cochran | Three Steps To Heaven | 12.16 |
| 18 | Anthony Newley | Do You Mind? | 11.86 |
| 19 | Adam Faith | Poor Me | 11.46 |
| 20 | Brenda Lee | Sweet Nuthin's | 11.26 |
Top 10 Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Cliff Richard | 57.43 |
| 2 | Adam Faith | 48.72 |
| 3 | Everly Brothers | 42.33 |
| 4 | Anthony Newley | 38.76 |
| 5 | Elvis Presley | 36.49 |
| 6 | Connie Francis | 34.33 |
| 7 | Duane Eddy & The Rebels | 31.87 |
| 8 | Emile Ford & The Checkmates | 32.01 |
| 9 | Lonnie Donegan | 31.11 |
| 10 | Jimmy Jones | 29.52 |
Number 1 Albums
Freddy Cannon was the first number one LP that didn't come from a film since 1957
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 12 March | Freddy Cannon | The Explosive Freddy Cannon | 45 |
| 19 March | Original Soundtrack | South Pacific | 1 |
| 30 July | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back | 1 |
| 10 September | 101 Strings | Down Drury Lane To Memory Lane | 5 |
Number 1 Singles
NME charts
Guinness switched to Record Retailer charts in 1960
The rest of the country continued with the NME
RR number 1s are shown as [RR] in green
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| January 6 | Emile Ford | What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For | 3 |
| January 27 | Michael Holliday | Starry Eyed | 1 |
| February 3 | Anthony Newley | Why | 4 |
| March 2 | Adam Faith | Poor Me | 2 |
| March 16 | Johnny Preston | Running Bear | 1 |
| March 23 | Lonnie Donegan | My Old Man's A Dustman | 4 |
| April 20 | Anthony Newley | Do You Mind | 1 |
| April 27 | The Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 9 |
| June 22 | Eddie Cochran | Three Steps To Heaven [RR] | |
| June 29 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timin' | 3 |
| July 20 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Please Don't Tease | 4 |
| August 3 | Johnny Kidd & The Pirates | Shakin' All Over [RR] | |
| August 17 | The Shadows | Apache | 6 |
| September 28 | Ricky Valance | Tell Laura I Love Her | 2 |
| October 12 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely | 3 |
| November 9 | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never | 9 |
| December 28 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | I Love You [RR] |
Number 1 EPs
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| March 12 | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | Expresso Bongo | 2 |
| March 19 | Elvis Presley | Strictly Elvis | 5 |
| April 30 | Paddy Roberts | Strictly For Grown-Ups | 19 |
| May 7 | Emile Ford | Emile | 3 |
| August 27 | Paddy Roberts | Strikes Again | 2 |
| September 17 | Original Soundtrack | South Pacific | 10 |
| December 17 | Adam Faith | Adam's Hit Parade | 1 |
| December 24 | Cliff Richard | Cliff's Silver Disc | 1 |
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 4 January | Marty Robbins | El Paso | 2 |
| 18 January | Johnny Preston | Running Bear | 3 |
| 8 February | Mark Dinning | Teen Angel | 2 |
| 22 February | Percy Faith | Theme From A Summer Place | 9 |
| 25 April | Elvis Presley | Stuck On You | 4 |
| 23 May | Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown | 5 |
| 27 June | Connie Francis | Everybody's Somebody's Fool | 2 |
| 11 July | Hollywood Argyles | Alley-Oop | 1 |
| 18 July | Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry | 3 |
| 8 August | Brian Hyland | . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini | 1 |
| 15 August | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never | 5 |
| 19 September | Chubby Checker | The Twist | 1 |
| 26 September | Connie Francis | My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own | 2 |
| 10 October | Larry Verne | Mr Custer | 1 |
| 17 October | Drifters | Save The Last Dance For Me | 3 |
| 24 October | Brenda Lee | I Want To Be Wanted | 1 |
| 14 November | Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | 1 |
| 21 November | Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs | Stay | 1 |
| 28 November | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight | 6 |
Top 20 Singles
Cash Box
| No. | Artist | Title |
| 1 | Everly Brothers | Cathy's Clown |
| 2 | Jim Reeves | He'll Have To Go |
| 3 | Percy Faith | Theme From A Summer Place |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | It's Now Or Never |
| 5 | Mark Dinning | Teen Angel |
| 6 | Brenda Lee | I'm Sorry |
| 7 | Johnny Preston | Running Bear |
| 8 | Jimmy Jones | Good Timing |
| 9 | Elvis Presley | Stuck On You |
| 10 | Chubby Checker | The Twist |
| 11 | Connie Francis | Everybody's Somebody's Fool |
| 12 | Hollywood Argyles | Alley-Oop |
| 13 | Brothers Four | Greenfields |
| 14 | Jack Scott | What In The World's Come Over You |
| 15 | Marty Robbins | El Paso |
| 16 | Bobby Rydell | Wild One |
| 17 | Connie Francis | My Heart Has A Mind Of It's Own |
| 18 | Brenda Lee | Sweet Nothin's |
| 19 | Roy Orbison | Only The Lonely |
| 20 | Brian Hyland | . . . Yellow Polka Dot Bikini |
| World Musical Personality | Duane Eddy |
| World Male Singer | Elvis Presley |
| World Female Singer | Brenda Lee |
| World Vocal Group | Everly Brothers |
| British Male Singer | Cliff Richard |
| British Female Singer | Shirley Bassey |
| British Vocal Group | King Brothers |
| British Vocal Personality | Lonnie Donegan |
| British Instrumental Personality | Russ Conway |
| New Artist | Emile Ford |
| Best Single | Shadows - Apache |
| Big Band | Ted Heath |
| Disc Jockey | David Jacobs |
Rugby
Champions
Burnley
FA Cup
Wolves 3
Blackburn 0
European Cup
Real Madrid 7
Eintracht F. 3
Inter Cities Cup
Barcelona 4
Birmingham 1
(on aggregate)
