List of 1960s UK Albums Chart number ones

UK Albums Chart number ones
UK Albums Chart
Official Charts Company
Christmas number one
The Beatles topped the UK Album Chart for 155 weeks during the 1960s, longer than any other artist.

The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one. The sources are the Melody Maker chart until March 1960, and the Record Retailer chart from March 1960 onwards.

Number ones

Key
No. nth album to top the UK Albums Chart
re Return of an album to number one
dagger Best-selling album of the year[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
double-dagger Best-selling album of the decade
No. Artist[a] Album[a] Record label[b] Reached number one[a] Weeks at
number one[a]
18 Cannon, FreddyFreddy Cannon Explosive Freddy Cannon, TheThe Explosive Freddy Cannon Top Rank 01960-03-066 March 1960 1
re Original soundtrack South Pacific dagger RCA Victor 01960-03-1313 March 1960 19
19 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Elvis Is Back! RCA 01960-07-2424 July 1960 1
re Original soundtrack South Pacific dagger RCA Victor 01960-07-3131 July 1960 5
20 101 Strings Down Drury Lane to Memory Lane Pye Golden Guinea 01960-09-044 September 1960 5
re Original soundtrack South Pacific dagger RCA Victor 01960-10-099 October 1960 13
21 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley G.I. Blues dagger RCA 01961-01-088 January 1961 7
re Original soundtrack South Pacific RCA Victor 01961-02-2626 February 1961 1
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley G.I. Blues dagger RCA 01961-03-055 March 1961 3
re Original soundtrack South Pacific RCA Victor 01961-03-2626 March 1961 1
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley G.I. Blues dagger RCA 01961-04-022 April 1961 12
re Original soundtrack South Pacific RCA Victor 01961-06-2525 June 1961 4
22 George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01961-07-2323 July 1961 4
re Original soundtrack South Pacific RCA Victor 01961-08-2020 August 1961 1
re George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01961-08-2727 August 1961 1
re Original soundtrack South Pacific RCA Victor 01961-09-033 September 1961 1
re George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01961-09-1010 September 1961 1
23 Shadows, TheThe Shadows Shadows, TheThe Shadows Columbia 01961-09-1717 September 1961 4
re George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01961-10-1515 October 1961 1
re Shadows, TheThe Shadows Shadows, TheThe Shadows Columbia 01961-10-2222 October 1961 1
24 Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows 21 Today Columbia 01961-10-2929 October 1961 1
25 George Mitchell Minstrels Another Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01961-11-055 November 1961 8
26 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Blue Hawaii RCA 01961-12-3131 December 1961 1
27 Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows Young Ones, TheThe Young Ones Columbia 01962-01-077 January 1962 6
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Blue Hawaii RCA 01962-02-1818 February 1962 16
28 Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-06-1717 June 1962 5
29 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Pot Luck RCA 01962-07-2222 July 1962 5
re Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-08-2626 August 1962 1
re Presley, ElvisElvis Presley Pot Luck RCA 01962-09-022 September 1962 1
re Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-09-099 September 1962 1
30 Ball, KennyKenny Ball, Chris Barber and Acker Bilk Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, TheThe Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk Pye Golden Guinea 01962-09-1616 September 1962 1
re Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-09-2323 September 1962 3
re Ball, KennyKenny Ball, Chris Barber and Acker Bilk Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk, TheThe Best of Ball, Barber & Bilk Pye Golden Guinea 01962-10-1414 October 1962 1
31 Shadows, TheThe Shadows Out of the Shadows Columbia 01962-10-2121 October 1962 3
re Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-11-1111 November 1962 1
re Shadows, TheThe Shadows Out of the Shadows Columbia 01962-11-1818 November 1962 1
32 George Mitchell Minstrels On Stage with the George Mitchell Minstrels HMV 01962-11-2525 November 1962 2
re Original soundtrack West Side Story dagger Philips 01962-12-099 December 1962 1
re Shadows, TheThe Shadows Out of the Shadows Columbia 01962-12-1616 December 1962 1
re George Mitchell Minstrels Black and White Minstrel Show, TheThe Black and White Minstrel Show HMV 01962-12-2323 December 1962 2
re Original soundtrack West Side Story Philips 01963-01-066 January 1963 1
re Shadows, TheThe Shadows Out of the Shadows Columbia 01963-01-1313 January 1963 2
33 Richard, CliffCliff Richard & The Shadows Summer Holiday Columbia 01963-01-2727 January 1963 14
34 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Please Please Me Parlophone 01963-05-055 May 1963 30
35 Beatles, TheThe Beatles With the Beatles dagger Parlophone 01963-12-011 December 1963 21
36 Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Decca 01964-04-2626 April 1964 12
37 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Hard Day's Night, AA Hard Day's Night Parlophone 01964-07-1919 July 1964 21
38 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Beatles for Sale dagger Parlophone 01964-12-1313 December 1964 7
39 Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 Decca 01965-01-3131 January 1965 3
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Beatles for Sale Parlophone 01965-02-2121 February 1965 1
re Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 Decca 01965-02-2828 February 1965 6
40 Dylan, BobBob Dylan Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, TheThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan CBS 01965-04-1111 April 1965 1
re Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Rolling Stones No. 2, TheThe Rolling Stones No. 2 Decca 01965-04-1818 April 1965 1
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Beatles for Sale Parlophone 01965-04-2525 April 1965 3
re Dylan, BobBob Dylan Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, TheThe Freewheelin' Bob Dylan CBS 01965-05-1616 May 1965 1
41 Dylan, BobBob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home CBS 01965-05-2323 May 1965 1
42 Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01965-05-3030 May 1965 10
43 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Help! Parlophone 01965-08-088 August 1965 9
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01965-10-1010 October 1965 10
44 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Rubber Soul Parlophone 01965-12-1919 December 1965 8
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01966-02-1313 February 1966 10
45 Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Aftermath Decca 01966-04-2424 April 1966 8
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01966-06-1919 June 1966 7
46 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Revolver Parlophone 01966-08-077 August 1966 7
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01966-09-2525 September 1966 18
47 Monkees, TheThe Monkees Monkees, TheThe Monkees RCA Victor 01967-01-2929 January 1967 7
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music RCA Victor 01967-03-1919 March 1967 7
48 Monkees, TheThe Monkees More of The Monkees RCA Victor 01967-05-077 May 1967 1
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music RCA Victor 01967-05-1414 May 1967 1
re Monkees, TheThe Monkees More of The Monkees RCA Victor 01967-05-2121 May 1967 1
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music RCA Victor 01967-05-2828 May 1967 1
49 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band double-dagger Parlophone 01967-06-044 June 1967 23
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music RCA Victor 01967-11-1212 November 1967 1
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band double-dagger Parlophone 01967-11-1919 November 1967 1
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music RCA Victor 01967-11-2626 November 1967 3
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band double-dagger Parlophone 01967-12-1717 December 1967 2
50 Doonican, ValVal Doonican Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently Pye 01967-12-3131 December 1967 3
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01968-01-2121 January 1968 1
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band double-dagger Parlophone 01968-01-2828 January 1968 1
51 Four Tops, TheThe Four Tops Four Tops Greatest Hits, TheThe Four Tops Greatest Hits Tamla Motown 01968-02-044 February 1968 1
52 Ross, DianaDiana Ross & The Supremes Greatest Hits Tamla Motown 01968-02-1111 February 1968 3
53 Dylan, BobBob Dylan John Wesley Harding CBS 01968-03-033 March 1968 10
54 Walker, ScottScott Walker Scott 2 Philips 01968-05-1212 May 1968 1
re Dylan, BobBob Dylan John Wesley Harding CBS 01968-05-1919 May 1968 3
55 Williams, AndyAndy Williams Love, Andy CBS 01968-06-099 June 1968 1
56 Redding, OtisOtis Redding Dock of the Bay, TheThe Dock of the Bay Stax 01968-06-1616 June 1968 1
57 Small Faces, TheThe Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate 01968-06-2323 June 1968 6
58 Jones, TomTom Jones Delilah Decca 01968-08-044 August 1968 1
59 Simon & Garfunkel Bookends CBS 01968-08-1111 August 1968 5
re Jones, TomTom Jones Delilah Decca 01968-09-1515 September 1968 1
re Simon & Garfunkel Bookends CBS 01968-09-2222 September 1968 2
60 Hollies, TheThe Hollies Hollies' Greatest Parlophone 01968-10-066 October 1968 6
re Original soundtrack Sound of Music, TheThe Sound of Music dagger RCA Victor 01968-11-1717 November 1968 1
re Hollies, TheThe Hollies Hollies' Greatest Parlophone 01968-11-2424 November 1968 1
61 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Beatles, TheThe Beatles Apple 01968-12-011 December 1968 7
62 Seekers, TheThe Seekers Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers Columbia 01969-01-1919 January 1969 1
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Beatles, TheThe Beatles Apple 01969-01-2626 January 1969 1
re Seekers, TheThe Seekers Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers Columbia 01969-02-022 February 1969 1
63 Ross, DianaDiana Ross & The Supremes Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations Tamla Motown 01969-02-099 February 1969 4
64 Cream Goodbye Polydor 01969-03-099 March 1969 2
re Seekers, TheThe Seekers Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers Columbia 01969-03-2323 March 1969 2
re Cream Goodbye Polydor 01969-04-066 April 1969 1
re Seekers, TheThe Seekers Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers Columbia 01969-04-1313 April 1969 1
re Cream Goodbye Polydor 01969-04-2020 April 1969 1
re Seekers, TheThe Seekers Best of The Seekers, TheThe Best of The Seekers Columbia 01969-04-2727 April 1969 1
65 Moody Blues, TheThe Moody Blues On the Threshold of a Dream Deram 01969-05-044 May 1969 2
66 Dylan, BobBob Dylan Nashville Skyline CBS 01969-05-1818 May 1969 4
67 Conniff, RayRay Conniff His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His Sound CBS 01969-06-1515 June 1969 3
68 Reeves, JimJim Reeves According to My Heart RCA International 01969-07-066 July 1969 4
69 Jethro Tull Stand Up Island 01969-08-033 August 1969 3
70 Presley, ElvisElvis Presley From Elvis in Memphis RCA Victor 01969-08-2424 August 1969 1
re Jethro Tull Stand Up Island 01969-08-3131 August 1969 2
71 Blind Faith Blind Faith Polydor 01969-09-1414 September 1969 2
72 Beatles, TheThe Beatles Abbey Road dagger Apple 01969-09-2828 September 1969 11
73 Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones Let It Bleed Decca 01969-12-1414 December 1969 1
re Beatles, TheThe Beatles Abbey Road dagger Apple 01969-12-2121 December 1969 6
  1. ^ a b c d The artist, album, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
  2. ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[22]

By artist

Elvis Presley spent 47 weeks at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.
Black-and-white photograph of The Rolling Stones sitting on a staircase in 1965.
The Rolling Stones topped the UK Albums Chart with four different releases for 31 weeks.

Six artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.

Artist Number-one albums Weeks at number one
Beatles, TheThe Beatles 10 155
Presley, ElvisElvis Presley 5 47
Shadows, TheThe Shadows[a] 5 33
Rolling Stones, TheThe Rolling Stones 4 31
Richard, CliffCliff Richard[b] 3 21
Dylan, BobBob Dylan 4 20
  1. ^ Includes three number-one albums co-credited with Cliff Richard.
  2. ^ Co-credited with The Shadows.

By record label

Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.

Record label Number-one albums Weeks at number one
Parlophone 9 141
RCA Victor 5 134
RCA Records 4 46
Columbia Records 6 39
Decca Records 5 33
CBS Records 7 31
Apple Records 2 21
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See also

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References

  1. ^ Warwick, Kutner & Brown 2004, p. 26–29.
  2. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1960". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2010. 
  3. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1961". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  4. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1962". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  5. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1963". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  6. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1964". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  7. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1965". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  8. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1966". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  9. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1967". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  10. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1968". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  11. ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Album Chart History: 1969". The Official UK Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
  12. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1960". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  13. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1961". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  14. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1962". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  15. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1963". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  16. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1964". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  17. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1965". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  18. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1966". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  19. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1967". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  20. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1968". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  21. ^ "All the Number One Albums: 1969". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
  22. ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012. 
Sources
  • Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book Of The British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-058-0. 
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