List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 1960s explained

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

nth album to top the UK Albums Chart
scope=row style="text-align:center;"reReturn of an album to number one
bgcolor=#FFFF99 align=centerBest-selling album of the year[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
bgcolor=lightblue align=centerBest-selling album of the decade
scope=colscope=colArtistscope=colAlbumscope=colRecord labelscope=colReached number onescope=colWeeks at
number one
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"18Top Rank1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor19
scope=row style="text-align:center;"19Elvis Is Back!RCA1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"20101 StringsDown Drury Lane to Memory LanePye Golden Guinea5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth Pacific RCA Victor13
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"21G.I. Blues RCA7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"G.I. Blues RCA3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"G.I. Blues RCA12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"22George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackSouth PacificRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"23Columbia4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Columbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"24 & The Shadows21 TodayColumbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"25George Mitchell MinstrelsAnother Black and White Minstrel Show HMV8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"26Blue Hawaii1
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"27 & The ShadowsColumbia6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Blue HawaiiRCA17
scope=row style="text-align:center;"28Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"29Pot Luck RCA5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Pot Luck RCA1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"30, Chris Barber and Acker BilkPye Golden Guinea1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips3
scope=row style="text-align:center;", Chris Barber and Acker BilkPye Golden Guinea1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"31Out of the ShadowsColumbia3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Out of the ShadowsColumbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"32George Mitchell MinstrelsOn Stage with the George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side Story Philips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Out of the ShadowsColumbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"George Mitchell MinstrelsHMV2
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackWest Side StoryPhilips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Out of the ShadowsColumbia2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"33 & The ShadowsSummer Holiday14
scope=row style="text-align:center;"34Please Please MeParlophone30
scope=row style="text-align:center;"35With the Beatles Parlophone21
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"36Decca12
scope=row style="text-align:center;"37Parlophone21
scope=row style="text-align:center;"38Beatles for Sale Parlophone7
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"39Decca3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Beatles for SaleParlophone1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Decca6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"40CBS1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Decca1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Beatles for SaleParlophone3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"CBS1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"41Bringing It All Back HomeCBS1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"42Original soundtrack RCA Victor10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"43Help!Parlophone9
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"44Rubber SoulParlophone8
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"45AftermathDecca8
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"46RevolverParlophone7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor18
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"47RCA Victor7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackRCA Victor7
scope=row style="text-align:center;"48More of The Monkees RCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"More of The Monkees RCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"49Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone23
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrackRCA Victor3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"50Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently Pye3
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Parlophone1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"51Tamla Motown1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"52 & The SupremesGreatest HitsTamla Motown3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"53John Wesley Harding CBS10
scope=row style="text-align:center;"54Scott 2Philips1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"John Wesley Harding CBS3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"55Love, AndyCBS1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"56Stax1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"57Ogdens' Nut Gone FlakeImmediate6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"58DelilahDecca1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"59Simon & GarfunkelBookendsCBS5
scope=row style="text-align:center;"DelilahDecca1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Simon & GarfunkelBookendsCBS2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"60Hollies' Greatest Parlophone6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Original soundtrack RCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Hollies' GreatestParlophone1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"61Apple7
scope=row style="text-align:center;" colspan=6
scope=row style="text-align:center;"62Columbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Apple1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Columbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"63 & The SupremesDiana Ross & The Supremes Join The TemptationsTamla Motown4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"64CreamGoodbye2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"CreamGoodbye1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"CreamGoodbyePolydor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Columbia1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"65On the Threshold of a DreamDeram2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"66Nashville SkylineCBS4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"67His Orchestra, His Chorus, His Singers, His SoundCBS3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"68According to My HeartRCA International4
scope=row style="text-align:center;"69Jethro TullStand UpIsland3
scope=row style="text-align:center;"70From Elvis in MemphisRCA Victor1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Jethro TullStand UpIsland2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"71Blind FaithBlind FaithPolydor2
scope=row style="text-align:center;"72Abbey Road Apple11
scope=row style="text-align:center;"73Let It BleedDecca1
scope=row style="text-align:center;"Abbey Road Apple6

By artist

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

scope=colArtistscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=row10155
scope=row547
scope=row[11] 533
scope=row431
scope=row[12] 321
scope=row420

By record label

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

scope=colRecord labelscope=colNumber-one albumsscope=colWeeks at number one
scope=rowParlophone9141
scope=rowRCA Victor5134
scope=rowRCA Records446
scope=rowColumbia639
scope=rowDecca Records533
scope=rowCBS Records731
scope=rowApple Records221

References

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album Chart History: 1960 . Sharon . Mawer . . 30 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704140543/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1960.php . 4 July 2007 . dead .
  2. Web site: Album Chart History: 1961. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070704140623/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1961.php. 4 July 2007.
  3. Web site: Album Chart History: 1962. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070729031056/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1962.php. 29 July 2007.
  4. Web site: Album Chart History: 1963. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070729032837/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1963.php. 29 July 2007.
  5. Web site: Album Chart History: 1964. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070729032917/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1964.php. 29 July 2007.
  6. Web site: Album Chart History: 1965. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20070704140526/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1965.php. 4 July 2007.
  7. Web site: Album Chart History: 1966. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020406/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1966.php. 17 December 2007.
  8. Web site: Album Chart History: 1967. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020411/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1967.php. 17 December 2007.
  9. Web site: Album Chart History: 1968. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020416/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1968.php. 17 December 2007.
  10. Web site: Album Chart History: 1969. Sharon. Mawer. The Official UK Charts Company. 7 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20071217020421/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/album_chart_history_1969.php. 17 December 2007.
  11. Includes three number-one albums co-credited with Cliff Richard
  12. Co-credited with The Shadows

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