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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960.
==Specific locations==
*[[1960 in British music]]
*[[1960 in Norwegian music]]
==Specific genres==
*[[1960 in country music]]
*[[1960 in jazz]]
==Events==
*January – Art student [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] joins the [[Liverpool]] band Johnny and the Moondogs and suggests they change their name to the Beatals; after several variations this settles on [[The Beatles]] in August.
*[[January 14]] – [[Elvis Presley]] is promoted to [[Sergeant]] in the [[United States Army]].
*[[January 25]] – The [[National Association of Broadcasters]] in the United States reacts to the [[payola]] scandal by threatening fines for any [[disc jockey]]s accepting money for playing particular records.
*[[February 6]] – Songwriter [[Jesse Belvin]] dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles; he is co-author of "[[Earth Angel]]", [[The Penguins]]' classic from 1954.
*[[February 23]] – [[Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps|United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps]] formed.
*[[March 5]] – [[Elvis Presley]] returns home from serving in the U.S. Army in Germany, having stopped off on March 2 at [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]], his only time in the U.K.<ref>{{cite web|title=1960 – Elvis Presley stops off at Prestwick|url=http://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/timeline/1960.html|publisher=[[National Library of Scotland]]|access-date=2014-02-25}}</ref>
*[[March 15]] – [[Jussi Björling]] suffers a heart attack before a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. He goes on to perform, but dies six months later in Sweden.
*[[March 29]] – The [[Eurovision Song Contest 1960|5th Eurovision Song Contest]], held at the [[Royal Festival Hall]], London, is won by [[France in the Eurovision Song Contest|France]] with the song "[[Tom Pillibi]]", sung by [[Jacqueline Boyer]].
*Spring – "[[Skokiaan]]" by [[Bill Haley & His Comets]] becomes the band's final single to make it onto the American sales charts (with the exception of a 1974 reissue of "[[Rock Around the Clock]]").
*[[April 1]] – [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Mitch Miller]] film ''Sinatra's Timex Special'' for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel.
*[[April 2]] – The [[National Association of Recording Merchandisers]] presents its first annual awards in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]].
*[[April 4]] – [[RCA Victor Records]] announces that it will release all pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. [[Elvis Presley]]'s single "Stuck on You" is RCA's first mono/stereo release.
*[[April 17]] – [[Eddie Cochran]], [[Gene Vincent]] and Cochran's girlfriend [[Sharon Sheeley]] are injured in a car accident near [[Chippenham]] in England. Cochran dies in a hospital in [[Bath, Somerset]], from severe brain injuries. Police officer David Harman, who attends the incident, starts learning to play the guitar using Cochran's impounded [[Gretsch]], later becoming professional musician [[Dave Dee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Seance with a gretsch g 6120|url=http://www.gadflyonline.com/9-10-01/music-eddie-cochran.HTML|first=Ian|last=Kimmet|date=2001-10-09}}</ref>
*[[April 20]] – [[Elvis Presley]] returns to Hollywood for the first time since coming home from Germany to film ''[[G.I. Blues]]''.
*[[May 2]] – [[The Drifters]]' [[Ben E. King]] leaves the group and signs a solo [[record contract]] with [[ATCO Records]].
*[[May 20]]–28 – [[The Beatles]], as the Silver Beetles (uncredited), play their first ever tour, as a backing group for [[Johnny Gentle]] on a tour of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tours & Performances|url=http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm|work=The Official Johnny Gentle Website|year=2003|access-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528232705/http://www.johnnygentle.co.uk/tours.htm|archive-date=May 28, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lineup comprises [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], [[Stuart Sutcliffe]] and [[Tommy Moore (musician)|Tommy Moore]].
*[[June 30]] – Opening of [[Lionel Bart]]'s ''[[Oliver!]]'' in London's [[West End theatre|West End]].
*July – [[The Shadows]]' [[instrumental]] ''[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]'' is released in the U.K.
*[[July 30]] – "Battle of Beaulieu": At an English [[jazz]] festival at [[Beaulieu, Hampshire]], fans of [[trad jazz]] come to blows with progressives.<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=McKay|year=2005|title=Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain|chapter=New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)|___location=Durham, North Carolina|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3560-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The day when traditional jazz caused a riot|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|___location=London|date=29 July 2012|page=6 (The New Review)}}</ref>
*[[August 17]] – [[The Beatles]] make their debut under this name in [[Hamburg]], Germany, beginning a 48-night residency at the Indra club. The band at the time comprises [[John Lennon]], [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]], [[Stu Sutcliffe]] on bass and [[Pete Best]] on drums.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hill|first=Tim|year=2007|title=Then There Was Music: The Beatles|___location=London|publisher=Transatlantic Press|page=13|isbn=978-0-9545267-7-1}}</ref>
*[[August 27]] – Last radio broadcast of ''[[Louisiana Hayride]]''.
*October – [[Dion DiMucci]] splits from [[Dion and The Belmonts]].
*[[October 16]] – A single concert at the [[Donaueschingen Festival]] premieres [[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki]]'s ''[[Anaklasis]]'' and [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen]]'s ''[[Chronochromie]]''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jon|last=Paxman|title=Classical Music 1600–2000: A Chronology|___location=London|publisher=Omnibus|year=2014|isbn=978-1-84449-773-7}}</ref>
*[[November 13]] – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] marries [[May Britt]].
*December
**[[Édith Piaf]]'s recording of "[[Non, je ne regrette rien]]" is released in France.
**[[Joseph Shabalala]] forms male vocal group Ezimnyama ("The Black Ones"), predecessor of [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], in South Africa.
*The last [[78 rpm]] records are released in the U.S. and the U.K.
*English rock musician [[Ritchie Blackmore]]'s musical career begins.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
*[[Renato Carosone]] announces his retirement, at the height of his popularity.
*[[Dalida]] and [[Charles Aznavour]] share the Grand Prix Award for best Italian song.
*[[Ian Lake]] launches the ''Music of our Time Festival'' in London for hitherto unknown composers.<ref>{{cite news|first=John|last=White|title=Ian Lake: Pianist and champion of modern composers|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|___location=London|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-lake-550427.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ian-lake-550427.html |archive-date=May 1, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=2004-09-07|access-date=2014-11-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*Indian [[santoor]] player [[Shivkumar Sharma]] records his first [[solo album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/20000430/fex30059.html |title=A dream fulfilled |work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2009-02-03 |date=2000-04-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003153201/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fe/daily/20000430/fex30059.html |archive-date=October 3, 2012 }}</ref>
*14-year-old [[Neil Young]] founds a band called The Jades with [[Ken Koblun]] in [[Winnipeg]].
==Albums released==
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*''[[A Portrait of Duke Ellington]]'' – [[Dizzy Gillespie]]
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*''[[Around the World with The Chipmunks]]'' - [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]
*''[[Bill Haley and His Comets (1960 album)|Bill Haley and His Comets]]'' – [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]
*''[[Bing & Satchmo]]'' – [[Bing Crosby]] and [[Louis Armstrong]]
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*''[[Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker]]'' - [[Bobby Rydell]] and [[Chubby Checker]]
*[[Bobby Vee Sings Your Favorites]] - [[Bobby Vee]]
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*''[[The Brothers Four (album)|The Brothers Four]]'' – [[The Brothers Four]]
*''[[Change of the Century]]'' – [[Ornette Coleman]]
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*''[[Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''[[Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''[[Elvis Is Back!]]'' – [[Elvis Presley]]
*''[[Les enfants du Pirée (album)|Les enfants du Pirée]]'' – [[Dalida]]
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*''[[Haley's Juke Box]]'' – [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]
*''[[Have Guitar Will Travel (Bo Diddley album)|Have Guitar Will Travel]]'' – [[Bo Diddley]]
*''[[Hello, Love (Ella Fitzgerald album)|Hello, Love]]'' – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*''[[His Hand in Mine]]'' – [[Elvis Presley]]
*''[[I Gotta Right to Swing]]'' – [[Sammy Davis Jr.]]
*''[[It's Everly Time]]'' – [[The Everly Brothers]]
*''[[Jo + Jazz]]'' – [[Jo Stafford]]
*''[[Joan Baez (album)|Joan Baez]]'' – [[Joan Baez]]
*''[[Julie...At Home]]'' – [[Julie London]]
*''[[Just a Closer Walk with Thee (album)|Just a Closer Walk with Thee]]'' – [[Patti Page]]
*''[[The Last Month of the Year]]'' – [[The Kingston Trio]]
*''[[Me and My Shadows]]'' – [[Cliff Richard & The Shadows]]
*''[[More Italian Favorites]]'' - [[Connie Francis]]
*[[More Songs by Ricky]] – [[Ricky Nelson]]
*''[[Nice 'n' Easy]]'' – [[Frank Sinatra]]
*''[[No Cover, No Minimum]]'' – [[Billy Eckstine]]
*''[[Now, There Was a Song!]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*[[On the Swingin' Side]] – [[Vic Damone]]
*''[[Once More with Feeling (Billy Eckstine album)|Once More with Feeling]]'' – [[Billy Eckstine]]
*''[[Portrait in Jazz]]'' – [[Bill Evans|Bill Evans Trio]]
*''Pre Bird'' – [[Charles Mingus]]
*''[[Ride This Train]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*''[[Rockin' at the Hops]]'' – [[Chuck Berry]]
*''[[Show Time (Doris Day album)|Show Time]]'' – [[Doris Day]]
*''[[Sketches of Spain]]'' – [[Miles Davis]]
*''[[Sing Again with The Chipmunks]]'' - [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]]
*''[[Sings Hank Williams]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]]
*''[[Sold Out (The Kingston Trio album)|Sold Out]]'' – [[The Kingston Trio]]
*''[[String Along]]'' – [[The Kingston Trio]]
*''[[Swingin' on the Moon]]'' – [[Mel Tormé]]
*''[[Twist with Chubby Checker]]'' - [[Chubby Checker]]
*''The Two of Us'' – [[Brook Benton]] and [[Dinah Washington]]
*''[[This Is...Brenda]]'' – [[Brenda Lee]]
*''[[The Village of St. Bernadette]]'' – [[Andy Williams]]
*''[[We Insist!]]'' – [[Max Roach]]
*''[[What Every Girl Should Know (album)|What Every Girl Should Know]]'' – [[Doris Day]]
==
The following singles achieved the highest [http://tsort.info/music/yr1960.htm chart positions] in 1960.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! #
! Artist
! Title
! Year
! Country
! Chart entries
|-
| 1 || [[Elvis Presley]] || [[It's Now or Never (song)|It's Now Or Never]] || 1960 || US || UK 1 – Feb 2005, US BB 1 – Jul 1960, Canada 1 – Jul 1960, Norway 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 of 1960, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Feb 1960, South Africa 1 of 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1960, Germany 2 – Jan 1961, RYM 2 of 1960, US BB 9 of 1960, POP 9 of 1960, Italy 17 of 1960, DDD 19 of 1960, Germany 35 of the 1960s
|-
| 2 || [[Elvis Presley]] || [[Are You Lonesome Tonight?]] || 1960 || US || UK 1 – Jan 1961, US BB 1 – Nov 1960, Canada 1 – Nov 1960, Australia 1 for 8 weeks May 1960, US BB 3 of 1960, Sweden (alt) 3 – Nov 1980, Norway 3 – Jan 1961, POP 3 of 1960, Germany 4 – Feb 1961, RYM 4 of 1960, US CashBox 6 of 1961, Australia 9 of 1960, South Africa 12 of 1960, Netherlands 15 – Jan 1981, Italy 28 of 1961, DDD 29 of 1960, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1960, Scrobulate 79 of rock & roll, Germany 215 of the 1960s
|-
| 3 || [[Chubby Checker]] || [[The Twist (song)|The Twist]] || 1960 || US || US BB 1 – Aug 1960, US BB 1 of 1960, US CashBox 1 of 1962, Canada 1 – Aug 1960, POP 1 of 1960, UK 5 – Nov 1975, South Africa 7 of 1961, DDD 9 of 1960, RYM 12 of 1960, RIAA 32, Italy 38 of 1962, Party 46 of 2007, Acclaimed 140, Germany 396 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 451
|-
| 4 || [[The Drifters]] || [[Save the Last Dance for Me]] || 1960 || US || US BB 1 – Sep 1960, Canada 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Apr 1960, UK 2 – Nov 1960, US CashBox 3 of 1960, Norway 3 – Dec 1960, South Africa 9 of 1960, RYM 9 of 1960, DDD 12 of 1960, Australia 13 of 1960, US BB 20 of 1960, POP 20 of 1960, Germany 46 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 182, Acclaimed 512
|-
| 5 || [[Johnny Preston]] || [[Running Bear]] || 1960 || US || UK 1 – Feb 1960, US BB 1 – Dec 1959, Canada 1 – Dec 1959, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1959, Norway 2 – Mar 1960, South Africa 3 of 1960, US CashBox 10 of 1960, Australia 16 of 1960, US BB 39 of 1960, POP 39 of 1960, DDD 54 of 1959, RYM 73 of 1959
|}
==Top hits on record==
{{See also|List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1960}}
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*"[[Alley Oop (song)|Alley Oop]]" – [[The Hollywood Argyles]]
*"[[Angel on My Shoulder (Shelby Flint song)|Angel On My Shoulder]]" – [[Shelby Flint]]
*"[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]" – [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Are You Lonesome Tonight?]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[A Rockin' Good Way (to Mess Around and Fall in Love)]]" – [[Brook Benton]] and [[Dinah Washington]]
*"[[As Long as He Needs Me]]" – [[Shirley Bassey]]
*"[[Because They're Young (song)|Because They're Young]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"[[Beyond the Sea (song)|Beyond the Sea]]" – [[Bobby Darin]]
*"[[Burning Bridges (Jack Scott song)|Burning Bridges]]" – [[Jack Scott (singer)|Jack Scott]]
*"[[But Not for Me (song)|But Not For Me]]" – [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
*"[[Calcutta (song)|Calcutta]]" – [[Lawrence Welk]]
*"[[Cathy's Clown]]" – [[The Everly Brothers]]
*"[[Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)|Chain Gang]]" – [[Sam Cooke]]
*"[[Cherry Pie (Joe Josea song)|Cherry Pie]]" – [[Skip & Flip]]
*"[[Corrine, Corrina|Corinna, Corinna]]" – [[Ray Peterson]]
*"[[Cradle of Love (Johnny Preston song)|Cradle of Love]]" – [[Johnny Preston]]
*"[[Dance with Me (The Drifters song)|Dance with Me]]" – [[The Drifters]]
*"[[Donald Where's Your Troosers?]]" – [[Andy Stewart (musician)|Andy Stewart]]
*"[[Dreamin' (Johnny Burnette song)|Dreamin']]" – [[Johnny Burnette]]
*"[[El Paso (song)|El Paso]]" – [[Marty Robbins]]
*"[[Everybody's Somebody's Fool]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Theme of Exodus|Exodus]]" – [[Ferrante & Teicher]]
*"[[Fall in Love with You]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Feel So Fine]]" – [[Johnny Preston]]
*"[[Finger Poppin' Time]]" – [[Hank Ballard]] & [[The Midnighters]]
*"[[Georgia on My Mind]]" – [[Ray Charles]]
*"[[Go, Jimmy, Go]]" – [[Jimmy Clanton]]
*"[[Good Timin' (Jimmy Jones song)|Good Timin']]" – [[Jimmy Jones (singer)|Jimmy Jones]]
*"[[Greenfields (song)|Greenfields]]" – [[The Brothers Four]]
*"[[He'll Have to Stay]]" – [[Jeanne Black]]
*"[[I Count the Tears]]" - [[The Drifters]]
*"[[Image of a Girl]]"
**[[The Safaris]]
**[[Mark Wynter]]
*"[[I'm Sorry (Brenda Lee song)|I'm Sorry]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini|Itsi Bitsi Petit Bikini]]" – [[Dalida]]
*"[[It's Now or Never (song)|It's Now or Never]]" – [[Elvis Presley]]
*"[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini]]" – [[Brian Hyland]]
*"[[I Love the Way You Love]]" – [[Marv Johnson]]
*"[[I Love You (Cliff Richard song)|I Love You]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[I Want to Be Wanted]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Jealous of You (Tango della Gelosia)]] - [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Kommotion (song)|Kommotion]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"Kookie Little Paradise" – [[Jo Ann Campbell]]
*"L'Arlequin de Tolède" – [[Dalida]]
*"Les Enfants du Pirée" – [[Dalida]]
*"[[Let the Little Girl Dance]]" – [[Billy Bland (singer)|Billy Bland]]
*"[[Lonely Blue Boy (song)|Lonely Blue Boy]]" – [[Conway Twitty]]
*"[[Lonely Teenager (song)|Lonely Teenager]]" – [[Dion DiMucci|Dion]]
*"[[Lonely Winds]]" - [[The Drifters]]
*"[[Look for a Star (song)|Look for a Star]]"
**[[Buzz Cason|Garry Mills]]
**[[Billy Vaughn|Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra]]
*"[[Love You So (Ron Holden song)|Love You So]]" – [[Ron Holden]]
*"[[Mamma (song)|Mama]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Man of Mystery]]"/"The Stranger" – [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Many Tears Ago]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Mission Bell (Donnie Brooks song)|Mission Bell]]" – [[Donnie Brooks]]
*"[[Mule Skinner Blues]]" – [[The Fendermen]]
*"[[My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[My Home Town]]" – [[Paul Anka]]
*"[[My Little Corner of the World]]" – [[Anita Bryant]]
*"[[New Orleans (Gary U.S. Bonds song)|New Orleans]]" – [[Gary U.S. Bonds]]
*"[[Nine Times Out of Ten]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[North to Alaska (song)|North To Alaska]]" – [[Johnny Horton]]
*"[[Only the Lonely]]" – [[Roy Orbison]]
*"[[Ooh Poo Pah Doo]]" – [[Jessie Hill]]
*"[['O sole mio]]" – [[Dalida]]
*"Over You" – [[Aaron Neville]]
*"[[Paper Roses]]" – [[Anita Bryant]]
*"[[Please Don't Tease]]" – [[Cliff Richard]] and [[The Shadows]]
*"[[Mr. Custer]]" – [[Larry Verne]]
*"[[Question (Lloyd Price song)|Question]]" – [[Lloyd Price]]
*"[[Robot Man (song)|Robot Man]]" – [[Connie Francis]]
*"[[Romantica (song)|Romantica]]" – [[Dalida]]
*"[[Rubber Ball]]" – [[Bobby Vee]]
*"[[Running Bear]]" – [[Johnny Preston]]
*"[[Sandy (Larry Hall song)|Sandy]]" – [[Larry Hall (singer)|Larry Hall]]
*"[[Save the Last Dance for Me]]" – [[The Drifters]]
*"[[A Scottish Soldier]]" – [[Andy Stewart (musician)|Andy Stewart]]
*"[[Shazam! (Duane Eddy song)|Shazam!]]" – [[Duane Eddy]]
*"She's My Baby" – [[Johnny O'Keefe]]
*"[[Shop Around]]" – [[The Miracles]]
*"[[Sink the Bismark]]" – [[Johnny Horton]]
*"[[Sixteen Reasons]]" – [[Connie Stevens]]
*"[[Sleep (1923 song)|Sleep]]" – [[Little Willie John]]
*"[[Starry Eyed (Michael Holliday song)|Starry Eyed]]" – [[Michael Holliday]]
*"[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]" – [[Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs]]
*"[[T'aimer follement]]" – [[Dalida]]
*"Tall Oak Tree" – [[Dorsey Burnette]]
*"[[Teen Angel (song)|Teen Angel]]" – [[Mark Dinning]]
*"[[Tell Laura I Love Her]]"
**[[Ray Peterson]]
**[[Ricky Valance]]
*"[[That's All You Gotta Do]]" – [[Brenda Lee]]
*"[[Theme from The Apartment|Theme from ''The Apartment'']]" – [[Ferrante & Teicher]]
*"[[A Thousand Stars]]" – [[Kathy Young]] [[The Innocents (US band)|with the Innocents]]
*"[[Today I Sing the Blues]]" – [[Aretha Franklin]]
*"Today's Teardrops" – [[Roy Orbison]], written by [[Gene Pitney]]
*"[[True Love Ways]]" – [[Buddy Holly]]
*"[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]" – [[Chubby Checker]]
*"[[Walk, Don't Run (instrumental)|Walk, Don't Run]]" – [[The Ventures]]
*"[[Walking to New Orleans (song)|Walking to New Orleans]]" – [[Fats Domino]]
*"[[Way Down Yonder in New Orleans]]" – [[Freddy Cannon]]
*"[[What in the World's Come Over You]]" – [[Jack Scott (singer)|Jack Scott]]
*"[[Where or When]]" – [[Dion and the Belmonts]]
*"[[Why (Frankie Avalon song)|Why]]" – [[Frankie Avalon]]
*"[[Wild One (Bobby Rydell song)|Wild One]]" – [[Bobby Rydell]]
*"[[Young Emotions]]" – [[Ricky Nelson]]
*"[[You're Sixteen]]" – [[Johnny Burnette]]
*"[[You Talk Too Much (Joe Jones song)|You Talk Too Much]]" – [[Joe Jones (singer)|Joe Jones]]
}}
==Published popular music==
* "[[Ain't That
* "[[Alley Oop (song)|Alley-Oop]]"
* "[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]"
* "
* "[[Bonanza]]!" – w.m. [[Jay Livingston]] & [[Ray Evans]]
* "[[Calcutta (song)|Calcutta]]" – w. [[Lee Pockriss]] & [[Paul Vance]] m. Heino Gaze
* "[[Calendar Girl (song)|Calendar Girl]]" – w. [[Howard Greenfield]] m. [[Neil Sedaka]]
* "Camelot" – w. [[Alan Jay Lerner]] m. [[Frederick Loewe]]. Introduced by [[Richard Burton]] in the musical of the same [[Camelot (musical)|name]]
* "[[Cathy's Clown]]" – w.m. [[The Everly Brothers]]
* "[[Chain Gang (Sam Cooke song)|Chain Gang]]" – w.m. [[Sam Cooke]]
* "[[Everybody's Somebody's Fool]]" – w. [[Howard Greenfield]] m. [[Jack Keller (songwriter)|Jack Keller]]
* "[[Good Timin' (Jimmy Jones song)|Good Timin']]" – w.m. Fred Tobias & [[Clint Ballard Jr.]]
* "[[Goodness Gracious Me (song)|Goodness Gracious Me]]" – D. Lee, H. Kretzmer
* "[[He Will Break Your Heart]]" – w.m. [[Jerry Butler]], [[Calvin Carter]] & [[Curtis Mayfield]]
* "[[Hey, Look Me Over (song)|Hey, Look Me Over]]" – w. [[Carolyn Leigh]] m. [[Cy Coleman]]. Introduced by [[Lucille Ball]] in the musical [[Wildcat (musical)|Wildcat]]
* "[[I Gotta Know]]" – w.m. [[Paul Evans (musician)|Paul Evans]] & Matt Williams
* "[[I Want to Be Wanted]]" – w. (Eng) Kim Gannon (Ital) A. Testa m. Pino Spotti
* "[[I'd Do Anything (Oliver! song)|I'd Do Anything]]" – w.m. [[Lionel Bart]]
* "[[I'll Be There (Bobby Darin song)|I'll Be There]]" – w.m. [[Bobby Darin]]
* "[[I'm Sorry (Brenda Lee song)|I'm Sorry]]" – w.m. [[Ronnie Self]] & Dub Allbritten
* "If Ever I Would Leave You" – w. [[Alan Jay Lerner]] m. [[Frederick Loewe]]. Introduced by [[Robert Goulet]] in the musical ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]''
* "Irma La Douce" – w. (Eng) Julian More, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. [[Marguerite Monnot]]
* "[[It's Now or Never (song)|It's Now or Never]]" – w.m. adapt. [[Aaron Schroeder]] & [[Wally Gold]]
* "[[Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini]]" – w. [[Paul Vance]] & [[Lee Pockriss]] m. [[Brian Hyland]]
* "[[Last Date (song)|Last Date]]" – m. [[Floyd Cramer]]
* "[[Little Boy Lost (song)|Little Boy Lost]]" – w.m. [[Johnny Ashcroft]] & Tony Withers
* "[[A Million to One]]" – w.m. Phil Medley
* "[[Mr. Custer|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]]
* "[[My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own]]" – w. [[Howard Greenfield]] m. Jack Keller
* "[[Never on Sunday (song)|Never on Sunday]]" – w. (Eng) Billy Towne (Greek) Manos Hadjidakis m. [[Manos Hadjidakis]]
* "[[North to Alaska (song)|North to Alaska]]" – w.m. Mike Phillips
* "[[Only the Lonely]]" – w.m. [[Roy Orbison]] & [[Joe Melson]]
* "[[Please Don't Tease]]" – B. Welch, P. Chester
* "[[Please Help Me, I'm Falling]]" – w.m. Don Robertson & Hal Blair
* "[[Poetry in Motion (song)|Poetry in Motion]]" – w.m. Paul Kauffman & Mike Anthony
* "[[Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)|Puppy Love]]" – w.m. [[Paul Anka]]
* "[[Rubber Ball]]" – w.m. Anne Orlowski & [[Aaron Schroeder]]
* "[[Run Samson Run]]" – w. [[Howard Greenfield]] m. [[Neil Sedaka]]
* "[[Sailor (Your Home is the Sea)|Sailor]]" – w. (Eng) Alan Holt (Ger) Fini Busch m. {{ill|Werner Scharfenberger|de}}
* "
* "[[The Second Time Around (1960 song)|The Second Time Around]]" – w. [[Sammy Cahn]] m. [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]. Introduced by [[Bing Crosby]] in the film ''[[High Time (film)|High Time]]''.
* "[[She Wears My Ring]]" – w.m. [[Felice and Boudleaux Bryant]]
* "[[Sink the Bismark]]" – w.m. Tillman Franks & [[Johnny Horton]]
* "[[Sixteen Reasons]]" – w.m. Bill Post & Doree Post
* "[[Soon It's Gonna Rain]]" – w. [[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] m. [[Harvey Schmidt]]
* "[[Spanish Harlem (song)|Spanish Harlem]]" – [[Jerry Leiber]], [[Phil Spector]]
* "[[Stairway to Heaven (Neil Sedaka song)|Stairway to Heaven]]" – w. [[Howard Greenfield]] m. [[Neil Sedaka]]
* "[[Stay (Maurice Williams song)|Stay]]" – w.m. [[Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs|Maurice Williams]]
* "[[Stuck on You (Elvis Presley song)|Stuck on You]]" – w.m. [[Aaron Schroeder]] & J. Leslie McFarland
* "[[A Taste of Honey (song)|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]]
* "[[Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport]]" – w.m. [[Rolf Harris]]
* "[[Try to Remember]]" – w. [[Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] m. [[Harvey Schmidt]]
* "[[The
* "[[Walk, Don't Run (song)|Walk, Don't Run]]" – w.m. Johnny Smith
* "[[Walking to New Orleans (song)|Walking to New Orleans]]" – w.m. [[Bobby Charles]]
* "[[When Will I Be Loved (song)|When Will I Be Loved]]" – w.m. [[Phil Everly]]
* "[[Wild One (Bobby Rydell song)|Wild One]]" – w.m. Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann & Dave Appell
* "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]" – [[Carole King]], [[Gerry Goffin]]
* "[[Wings of a Dove (Bob Ferguson song)|Wings of a Dove]]" – [[Bob Ferguson (music)|Robert B. "Bob" Ferguson, Sr.]]
* "[[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 (Joe Jones song)|You Talk Too Much]]" – w.m. [[Joe Jones (singer)|Joe Jones]] & Reginald Hall
* "[[You're Sixteen]]" – w.m. [[Richard M. Sherman]] & [[Robert B. Sherman]]
==Other notable songs==
*"[[Al Watan Al Akbar]]" – w.m. [[Mohammed Abdel Wahab]]
*"[[Dance of the Yi People]]" (instrumental) by [[Wang Huiran]]
*"[[Et maintenant]]" – w. [[Pierre Delanoë]] m. [[Gilbert Bécaud]]
*"[[Nous les amoureux]]" – w. Maurice Vidalin m. Jacques Datin
*"[[Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya]]" – w.m. [[Naushad Ali]]
*"[[Saba you rise from the ocean]]" – w.m. [[Christina Maria Jeurissen]]
*"Uno dei tanti" ([[I Who Have Nothing]]) – w. [[Mogol (lyricist)|Mogol]] m. [[Carlo Donida Labati]]
*"La Vache à mille francs" – w.m. [[Jean Poiret]]
==Classical music==
===Premieres===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Sortable table
|-
! Composer !! Composition !! Date !! Location !! Performers
|-
| [[Malcolm Arnold|Arnold, Malcolm]] || [[Symphony No. 4 (Arnold)|Symphony No. 4]] || 1960-11-02 || London || [[BBC Symphony Orchestra|BBC Symphony]] – Arnold <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HNCLqUq4F94C&q=arnold+symphony+4+2+november+1960&pg=PA35|title=Malcolm Arnold: A Bio-bibliography|first=Stewart R.|last=Craggs|date=January 1, 1998|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780313292545|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jean Barraqué|Barraqué, Jean]] || ''[[... Au delà du hasard]]'' || 1960-01-26 || [[Théâtre de l'Odéon]], Paris || [[Yvonne Loriod|Loriod]], [[Ethel Semser|Semser]], [[Marie-Thérèse Cahn|Cahn]], [[Simone Codinas|Codinas]], [[Hubert Rostaing|Rostaing]], Jazz Groupe de Paris (dir. [[André Hodeir|Hodeir]]), [[Domaine Musical]] – [[Pierre Boulez|Boulez]]<ref>Rose-Marie Janzen, "A Biographical Chronology of Jean Barraqué", translated by [[Adrian Jack]], ''[[Perspectives of New Music]]'' 27, no. 1 (Winter 1989): 234–245.</ref>
|-
| [[Luciano Berio|Berio, Luciano]] || ''[[Circles (Berio)|Circles]]'' || 1960-08-01 || Lenox, Massachusetts ([[Tanglewood Festival|Berkshire Festival]]) || [[Cathy Berberian|Berberian]] / members of the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra|Boston Symphony]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucianoberio.org/node/67|title=Circles – Centro Studi Luciano Berio – Luciano Berio's Official Website}}</ref>
|-
| [[Luciano Berio|Berio, Luciano]] || ''[[Momenti]]'' || 1960-12-01 || Hamburg || (electronic sounds on tape) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucianoberio.org/node/128|title=Momenti – Centro Studi Luciano Berio – Luciano Berio's Official Website}}</ref>
|-
| [[Elliott Carter|Carter, Elliott]] || [[String Quartet No. 2 (Carter)|String Quartet No. 2]] || 1960-03-25 || New York City || [[Juilliard String Quartet|Juilliard Quartet]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7I2OAgAAQBAJ&q=carter+quartet+2+juilliard+new+york+25+march+1960&pg=PT57|title=Elliott Carter: A Guide to Research|first=John F.|last=Link|date=September 2, 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135581084|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[Henry Cowell|Cowell, Henry]] || [[Symphony No. 12 (Cowell)|Symphony No. 12]] || 1960-03-28 || Houston || [[Houston Symphony]] – [[Leopold Stokowski|Stokowski]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henrycowell.org/hc/sf002/catalogNp269.cfm?CFID=151845889&CFTOKEN=39835568|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530065250/http://www.henrycowell.org/hc/sf002/catalogNp269.cfm?CFID=6815173&CFTOKEN=350b98e851b2c73c-4B27C972-A464-9D89-F092D5F9A9AD218C|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 30, 2019|title=Henry Cowell Web Site}}</ref>
|-
| [[David Farquhar|Farquhar, David]] || [[Symphony No. 1 (Farquhar)|Symphony No. 1]] || 1960-08-13 || Wellington || [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] – [[John Hopkins (conductor)|John Hopkins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Lilburn-Farquhar-NZBC-Symphony-Orchestra-Aotearoa-Overture-Third-Symphony-Symphony/release/6558088|title=Lilburn* / Farquhar*, NZBC Symphony Orchestra* – Aotearoa Overture / Third Symphony / Symphony|website=[[Discogs]] |date=September 28, 2021 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Lukas Foss|Foss, Lukas]] || ''[[Concerto for Improvising Solo Instruments and Orchestra]]'' || 1960-07-10 || Philadelphia || [[Lukas Foss Improvisation Chamber Ensemble|Lukas Foss Ensemble]] / [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] – [[Eugene Ormandy|Ormandy]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newmusicbox.org/assets/5/premieres.pdf |title=New Music Box |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531023456/http://www.newmusicbox.org/assets/5/premieres.pdf |archive-date=May 31, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
| [[Lukas Foss|Foss, Lukas]] || ''[[Time Cycle]]'' || 1960-10-20 || New York City || [[Adele Addison|Addison]], [[Lukas Foss Improvisation Chamber Ensemble|Lukas Foss Ensemble]] / [[New York Philharmonic Orchestra|New York Philharmonic]] – [[Leonard Bernstein|Bernstein]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/538cb876-49b9-42dd-b63d-8838b244ffcc/fullview#page/1/mode/2up|title=New York Philharmonic Program (ID: 1364), 1960 Oct 20, 21, 23|first=New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital|last=Archives|date=October 20, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624070112/http://archives.nyphil.org/index.php/artifact/538cb876-49b9-42dd-b63d-8838b244ffcc/fullview#page/1/mode/2up|archive-date=June 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[György Ligeti|Ligeti, György]] || ''[[Apparitions (Ligeti)|Apparitions]]'' || 1960-06-19 || Cologne ([[ISCM World Music Days|ISCM Festival]]) || [[NDR Symphony Orchestra|NDR Symphony]] – [[Ernest Bour|Bour]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universaledition.com/Gyoergy-Ligeti/composers-and-works/composer/430/work/1160|publisher=[[Universal Edition]]|title=György Ligeti – ''Apparitions''}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mErssMDZZL4C&q=ligeti+apparitions+iscm+1960&pg=PA4|title=Ligeti's Stylistic Crisis: Transformation in His Musical Style, 1974–1985|first=Michael D.|last=Searby|date=January 1, 2010|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810872509|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[Olivier Messiaen|Messiaen, Olivier]] || ''[[Chronochromie]]'' || 1960-10-16 || Donaueschingen ([[Donaueschingen Festival|Musiktage]]) || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony|SWF Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=10586|title=''Chronochromie'', Olivier Messiaen}}</ref>
|-
| [[Krzysztof Penderecki|Penderecki, Krzysztof]] || ''[[Anaklasis]]'' || 1960-10-16 || Donaueschingen ([[Donaueschingen Festival|Musiktage]]) || [[Southwest German Radio Symphony|SWF Symphony]] – [[Hans Rosbaud|Rosbaud]]<ref>{{IRCAM work|id=11045|title=''Anaklasis'', Krzysztof Penderecki}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich, Dmitri]] || [[String Quartet No. 7 (Shostakovich)|String Quartet No. 7]] || 1960-05-15 || Leningrad || [[Beethoven Quartet]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150624085755/http://www.ricmc.org/pages/2012-13%20program%20notes/Rutherford%20-%20Jerusalem%20Quartet%20Notes.pdf Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts]</ref>
|-
| [[Dmitri Shostakovich|Shostakovich, Dmitri]] || [[String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich)|String Quartet No. 8]] || 1960-10-02 || Leningrad || [[Beethoven Quartet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Dmitri-Shostakovich-String-Quartet-No-8-in-C-minor/1746|title=Dmitri Shostakovich – String Quartet No.8 in C minor}}</ref>
|-
| [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen, Karlheinz]] || ''[[Carré (Stockhausen)|Carré]]'' for four orchestras and four choirs || 1960-10-28 || Hamburg ([[Planten un Blomen]]) || [[North German Radio Symphony Orchestra|NDR Symphony Orchestra and Choir]] – [[Michael Gielen|Gielen]], [[Mauricio Kagel|Kagel]], [[Andrzej Markowski|Markowski]], [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kurtz|first=Michael|title=Stockhausen: A Biography|translator=[[Richard Toop]]|___location=London and Boston|publisher=Faber and Faber|year=1992|page=251|isbn=0-571-14323-7 |id=(cloth); {{ISBN|978-0-571-17146-0}} (pbk)}}</ref>
|-
| [[Karlheinz Stockhausen|Stockhausen, Karlheinz]] || ''[[Kontakte (Stockhausen)|Kontakte]]'' for piano, percussion, and electronic sounds || 1960-06-11 || Cologne ([[ISCM World Music Days|ISCM Festival]]) || [[David Tudor|Tudor]], [[Christoph Caskel]], four-channel electronic music.{{sfn|Kurtz|1992|page=103}}
|-
| [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky, Igor]] || ''[[Movements for Piano and Orchestra]]'' || 1960-01-10 || New York City || [[Margrit Weber|Weber]] / (unknown orchestra) – Stravinsky <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BfbGqVIru9oC&q=stravinsky+movements+%2210+january+1960%22+new+york+%22margrit+weber%22+orchestra&pg=PA504|title=Stravinsky: The Composer and His Works|first=Eric Walter|last=White|date=January 1, 1984|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520039858|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[William Walton|Walton, William]] || [[Symphony No. 2 (Walton)|Symphony No.2]] || 1960-11-19 || Edinburgh ([[Edinburgh International Festival|Festival]]) || [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic]] – [[John Pritchard (conductor)|Pritchard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W13719_67794|title=Symphony No 2 (Walton) – from CDA67794 – Hyperion Records – MP3 and Lossless downloads}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mieczysław Weinberg|Weinberg, Mieczysław]] || [[Sinfonietta No. 2 (Weinberg)|Sinfonietta No. 2]] || 1960-11-19 || Moscow || [[Moscow Chamber Orchestra]] – [[Rudolf Barshai|Barshai]]<ref>[http://melody.su/upload/iblock/e01/e01fee5987577cb7701feece7d3109d5.pdf Melodiya]</ref>
|}
===Compositions===
*[[William Alwyn]] – Piano Concerto No. 2
*[[Malcolm Arnold]] – [[Symphony No. 4 (Arnold)|Symphony No. 4]]
*[[Henk Badings]] – ''Symphonic Variations''
*[[Luciano Berio]]
**''[[Circles (Berio)|Circles]]'' for female voice, harp and two percussionists
**''Momenti'' for tape
*[[Benjamin Britten]] – Cello Sonata in C major
*[[Elliott Carter]] – [[String Quartet No. 2 (Carter)|String Quartet No. 2]]
*[[Mario Davidovsky]] – ''Contrastes No. 1'' for string orchestra and electronic sounds
*[[Lukas Foss]]
**Concerto, for five improvising instruments
**''Time Cycle'', for soprano and orchestra
*[[Alberto Ginastera]] – ''Cantata para América Mágica''
*[[Sofia Gubaidulina]] – Serenade for solo guitar
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] – ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (film score)
*[[Wojciech Kilar]] – ''Herbsttag'' for female voice and string quartet
*[[Olivier Messiaen]] – ''[[Chronochromie]]''
*[[Krzysztof Penderecki]]
**''[[Anaklasis]]'' for 42 string instruments and percussion
**''[[Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima|Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima]]''
*[[Walter Piston]] – [[Symphony No. 7 (Piston)|Symphony No. 7]]
*[[Francis Poulenc]] – ''[[Gloria (Poulenc)|Gloria]]'' (written)
*[[Dmitri Shostakovich]] –
**[[String Quartet No. 7 (Shostakovich)|String Quartet No. 7]] in E flat major, Op.108
**[[String Quartet No. 8 (Shostakovich)|String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op.110]]
*[[Fela Sowande]] – Folk Symphony for full orchestra<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.internationalopus.com/cgi-bin/io.pl?mode=composer&composer=28|title=Fela Sowande|website=International Opus|access-date=9 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[Karlheinz Stockhausen]]
** ''[[Carré (Stockhausen)|Carré]]'', for 4 orchestras and choirs
** ''[[Kontakte (Stockhausen)|Kontakte]]'', for piano, percussion and electronic sounds, or electronic sounds alone
*[[Igor Stravinsky]] – ''[[Movements for Piano and Orchestra|Movements]]'', for piano and orchestra
*[[Virgil Thomson]] – ''Missa Pro Defunctis''
*[[William Walton]] – [[Symphony No. 2 (Walton)|Symphony No. 2]]
*[[Mieczysław Weinberg]] – Sinfonietta No. 2
*[[La Monte Young]] – [[Compositions 1960]]
==Opera==
*[[
*[[Benjamin Britten]] – ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (opera)|A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (premiered on June 11 at the [[Aldeburgh Festival]]; the rôle of [[Oberon]] is sung by the [[countertenor]] [[Alfred Deller]] for whom it is written)
*[[Du Mingxin]] – ''Women Generals of the Yangs''
*[[Lukas Foss]] – ''Introductions and Goodbyes'' (a nine-minute opera, libretto by [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], composed 1959, premiered on May 5, 1960)
*[[Hans Werner Henze]] – ''[[Der Prinz von Homburg (opera)|Der Prinz von Homburg]]'' (composed 1958, premiered on May 22, 1960)
==Film==
*[[Elmer Bernstein]] - ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''
*[[Georges Delerue]] - ''[[Shoot the Piano Player]]''
*[[Russell Garcia (composer)|Russell Garcia]] - ''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]''
*[[Ernest Gold]] - ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]''
*[[Manos Hatzidakis|Manos Hadjidakis]] - ''[[Never on Sunday]]''
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] - ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] - ''[[The 3 Worlds of Gulliver|The Three Worlds of Gulliver]]''
*[[Alex North]] - ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]''
*[[André Previn]] - ''[[Elmer Gantry (film)|Elmer Gantry]]''
*[[Nino Rota]] - ''[[La dolce vita]]''
*[[Dimitri Tiomkin]] - ''[[The Alamo (1960 film)|The Alamo]]''
==Jazz==
{{Main|1960 in jazz}}
==Musical theater==
* ''[[
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* ''[[Oh, Kay!]]'' – Off-Broadway revival opened at the [[East 74th Street Theater]] on April 16 and ran for 119 performances. Starring [[Linda Lavin]], [[Penny Fuller]], and [[Marti Stevens (actress)|Marti Stevens]], and with high school student [[Daniel Lewis (choreographer)|Daniel Lewis]] working a follow spot in the lighting.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Tenderloin (musical)|Tenderloin]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[46th Street Theatre]] on October 17 and ran for 216 performances.
* ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' ([[Meredith Willson]]) – Broadway production opened at the [[Winter Garden Theatre]] on November 3 and ran for 532 performances
* ''[[Valmouth]]'' – Off-Broadway production opened at the [[York Playhouse]] on October 6 and ran for 14 performances
* ''[[Wildcat (musical)|Wildcat]]'' – Broadway production opened at the [[Alvin Theater]] on December 16 and ran for 171 performances
==Musical films==
*''[[Barsaat Ki Raat]]'' Bollywood films starring [[Madhubala]]
*''[[
*''[[Can-Can (film)|Can-Can]]'' ([[Walter Lang]]) starring [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Shirley MacLaine]], [[Maurice Chevalier]], [[Louis Jourdan]] and [[Juliet Prowse]]
* ''[[
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* ''[[
* ''[[Let's Make Love]]'' ([[George Cukor]]) starring [[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Yves Montand]] and [[Frankie Vaughan]]
==Births==
*[[January
*[[January
**[[Art Paul Schlosser]], singer-songwriter
**[[
*[[January
*[[January 20]]
**[[Scott Thunes]], bass player (Frank Zappa band)
**[[Jeff "Tain" Watts]], jazz drummer
*[[January 22]] – [[Michael Hutchence]], Australian vocalist, songwriter and actor for INXS (d. 1997)
*[[
*[[
*[[January 31]] – [[George Benjamin (composer)|George Benjamin]], composer
*[[
*[[
*[[February 7]] – [[Steve Bronski]], born Steve Forrest, synth-pop keyboardist (d. 2021)
*[[
*[[February 18]] – [[Gazebo (musician)|Gazebo]], singer
*[[February 20]] – [[Kee Marcello]], Swedish rock guitarist ([[Easy Action (band)|Easy Action]]'', ''[[Europe (band)|Europe]])
*[[February 27]] – [[Paul Humphreys]] ([[Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark]])
*[[March 4]] – [[Thierry Pastor]], French singer
*[[
*[[
*[[
*[[
*[[April 4]]
**[[Jane Eaglen]], Wagnerian soprano
**[[Maribelle]], Dutch singer
*[[April 10]] – [[Fabio Golfetti]], Brazilian musician and record producer ([[Violeta de Outono]], [[Gong (band)|Gong]])
*[[April 21]] – [[John Maher (Buzzcocks drummer)|John Maher]], drummer for [[Buzzcocks]], [[Flag of Convenience (band)|Flag of Convenience]], [[The Invisible Girls]]
*[[April 23]]
**[[Steve Clark]], English guitarist ([[Def Leppard]]) (d. 1991)
**[[David Gedge]], English musician ([[The Wedding Present]] and [[Cinerama (band)|Cinerama]])
*[[April 26]] – [[Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)|Roger Taylor]], English rock musician ([[Duran Duran]])
*[[
*[[May 8]] – [[Eric Brittingham]], American bass player ([[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]] and [[Naked Beggars]])
*[[May 10]]
**[[Bono]], lead singer of [[U2]]
**[[Kimmo Nevonmaa]], Finnish contemporary music composer (d. 1996)
*[[May 18]] - [[Page Hamilton]], American guitarist, singer and songwriter ([[Helmet]])
*[[May 27]] – [[Alexander Bashlachev]], Russian singer (d. 1988)
*[[June 1]] – [[Simon Gallup]], bassist of [[The Cure]]
*[[June 2]] – [[Tony Hadley]], vocalist of [[Spandau Ballet]]
*[[June 6]] – [[Steve Vai]], American guitarist (David Lee Roth)
*[[June 8]]
**[[Mick Hucknall]], English vocalist of [[Simply Red]]
**[[Terje Gewelt]], Norwegian bassist
*[[June 10]]
**[[Mark-Anthony Turnage]], composer
**[[Thea Austin]], American singer-songwriter ([[Snap!]])
*[[June 14]] – [[Gary Husband]], drummer, pianist and composer
*[[June 20]] – [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]], bassist of [[Duran Duran]]
*[[June 22]] – [[Alexander Shchetynsky]], composer
*[[June 24]] – [[Siedah Garrett]], American singer-songwriter and pianist ([[Brand New Heavies]])
*[[June 26]] – [[Zachary Breaux]], American jazz guitarist (d. 1997)
*[[July 3]] – [[Vince Clarke]], English rock songwriter ([[Depeche Mode]], [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]], [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]])
*[[July 11]] – [[David Baerwald]] American singer-songwriter ([[David & David]])
*[[July 13]] – [[Anthony Doughty]], English rock musician ([[Transvision Vamp]])
*[[July 14]] – [[Kyle Gass]], American music singer-songwriter-guitarist/actor
*[[July 19]] – [[Kevin Haskins]], English drummer ([[Bauhaus (band)|Bauhaus]], [[Love and Rockets (band)|Love and Rockets]])
*[[July 22]]
**[[John Prior (musician)|John Prior]], Australian composer-producer-drummer ([[Matt Finish]])
**[[Jon Oliva]], American vocalist and pianist ([[Savatage]])
*[[July 23]] – Billy Rutherford, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer ([[#Riders of the Dark|Riders of the Dark]])
*[[August 1]] – [[Chuck D]] ([[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]])
*[[August 2]]
**[[Neal Morse]], American singer and keyboard player ([[Spock's Beard]], [[Transatlantic (band)|Transatlantic]], [[Yellow Matter Custard]], and [[Flying Colors (band)|Flying Colors]])
**[[David Yow]], American singer-songwriter ([[Scratch Acid]], [[The Jesus Lizard]], and [[Qui (band)|Qui]])
*[[August 4]] – [[Graham Massey]], English record producer, keyboardist and remixer ([[808 State]])
*[[August 7]] – [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]], [[Bananarama]]
*[[August 15]] – [[Karlheinz Essl Jr.]], Austrian composer, performer, sound artist, improviser, and composition teacher
*[[August 16]]
**[[Chris Pedersen (musician)|Chris Pedersen]], American drummer ([[Camper Van Beethoven]], [[Monks of Doom]])
**[[Flood (producer)|Flood]], British music producer and engineer
*[[August 17]] – [[Johnny Wright (music manager)]], American music manager and a president/CEO of the Wright Entertainment Group (WEG).
*[[August 23]] – [[Chris Potter (actor)|Chris Potter]], Canadian actor and musician
*[[August 26]] – [[Branford Marsalis]], American saxophonist and composer
*[[August 30]] – [[Chalino Sánchez]], Mexican musician (d. 1992)
*[[August 31]] – [[Chris Whitley]], singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
*[[September 1]] – [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]], singer and film composer
*[[September 2]] – [[Ruth Jacott]], Dutch singer
*[[September 4]] – [[Kim Thayil]], [[Soundgarden]]
*[[September 5]] – [[Karita Mattila]], operatic soprano
*[[September 8]] – [[David Steele (musician)|David Steele]], [[Fine Young Cannibals]]
*[[September 9]] – [[Stefano Righi]], Italian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. [[Righeira]]
*[[September 24]] – [[Amy Sky]], Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host.
*[[September 29]]
**[[Alan McGee]], British music industry mogul and musician
**[[Nayah]], French singer
*[[October 7]] – [[Kyosuke Himuro]], Japanese singer ([[Boøwy]])
*[[October 13]] – [[Joey Belladonna]], born Joseph Bellardini, American thrash metal vocalist ([[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]])
*[[October 19]] – [[Dan Woodgate]], English drummer [[Madness (band)|Madness]]
*[[October 22]] – [[Cris Kirkwood]], [[Meat Puppets]]
*[[November 9]] – [[Joëlle Ursull]], French singer
*[[November 12]] – [[Ismo Alanko]], Finnish singer-songwriter ([[Hassisen Kone]], [[Sielun Veljet]], and [[Ismo Alanko Säätiö]])
*[[November 14]] – [[Tom Judson]], American musical theatre actor
*[[November 15]] – [[Keith Washington]], American singer
*[[November 17]] – [[RuPaul]], American singer
*[[November 18]] – [[Kim Wilde]], English pop singer, author, DJ, television presenter and gardener (daughter of [[Marty Wilde]])
*[[November 19]] – [[Matt Sorum]], American drummer ([[Guns N' Roses]], [[Velvet Revolver]], [[The Cult]])
*[[November 25]] – [[Amy Grant]], American Christian singer-songwriter and actress
*[[November 27]] – [[Vlado Janevski]], Macedonian singer
*[[December 2]]
**[[Rick Savage]] ([[Def Leppard]])
**[[L.V. (singer)|L.V.]], American singer
*[[December 3]] – [[Rolf Ellmer]], German DJ ([[Jam & Spoon]])
*[[December 5]] – [[Osvaldo Golijov]], composer
*[[December 22]]
**[[Mark Brydon]], English musician ([[Moloko]])
**[[Anita (singer)|Anita]], Austrian singer
*[[December 27]] – [[Fred Hammond]], American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer
*''date unknown''
**[[Phil Cunningham (folk musician)|Phil Cunningham]], folk musician
**[[Greg Flesch]] ([[Daniel Amos]], [[The Swirling Eddies]])
**[[Diane Meredith Belcher]], American concert organist, teacher and church musician
**[[Priti Paintal]], East Indian composer, performer, music producer and promoter
==Deaths==
*[[January
*[[January
*[[January
*[[
*[[January 25]] – [[Rutland Boughton]], composer, 82
*[[February 2]] – [[Jenő Huszka]], composer of operettas, 84
*[[February 3]]
**[[Ace Brigode]], bandleader, 67
**[[Fred Buscaglione]], Italian singer, musician and songwriter, 38 (car accident)
*[[February 6]]
*[[February 9]]
*[[February 12]]
*[[March 4]]
*[[March 16]]
*[[March 30]]
*[[April 10]]
*[[April 17]]
*[[April 24]]
*[[May 8]]
*[[May 12]]
*[[May
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*[[July 18]] – [[F.A. Reynolds|Foster Reynolds]], instrument manufacturer, 75 (heart attack at work)
*[[July 24]]
**<!--July 24-->[[Hans Albers]], actor and singer, 69
**<!--July 24-->[[Louise Gunning]], singer, Broadway and vaudeville, 81
*[[
*[[August 23]] – [[Oscar Hammerstein II]], librettist and director of many musicals, 65
*[[September 1]] – [[Aunt Molly Jackson]], folk singer and union activist, c. 80
*[[September 3]] – [[Joseph Lamb (composer)|Joseph Lamb]], ragtime composer, 72
*[[
*[[
*[[September 9]] – [[Jussi Björling]], operatic tenor, 49 (heart attack)
*[[
*[[
*[[October 19]] – [[Günter Raphael]], composer, 57
*[[October 20]] – [[Denise Orme]], music hall performer, 75
*[[October 30]] – [[Alfred Hill (composer)|Alfred Hill]], composer and conductor, 90
*[[November 5]] – [[Johnny Horton]], American country singer, 35 (car accident)
*[[December 7]] – [[Clara Haskil]], pianist, 65
*[[December 10]] – [[Mado Robin]], singer, 41 (cancer)
*''Date unknown''
**[[Lawrence Duhé]] (b. 1887), jazz musician
**[[Lorenzo Herrera]] (b. 1896), singer and composer
**[[Jacobo Rubalcaba]] (b. 1895), musician and bandleader
==Awards==
===Grammy Awards===
*Record of the Year: "Theme From A Summer Place"
*Album of the Year: ''[[
*Song of the Year:
===Eurovision Song Contest===
*[[Eurovision Song Contest 1960]]
===[[Pulitzer Prize for Music]]===
*[[Elliott Carter]] – [[String Quartet No. 2 (Carter)|String Quartet No. 2]]
==References==
{{reflist|30em}}
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[[Category:1960 in music| ]]
[[Category:20th century in music]]
[[Category:Music by year]]
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