1960 in music

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:YYYY music Template:Year nav topic5 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960.

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

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Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1960.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 Elvis Presley 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 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

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Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Arnold, Malcolm Symphony No. 4 1960-11-02 London BBC Symphony – Arnold <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Barraqué, Jean ... Au delà du hasard 1960-01-26 Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris Loriod, Semser, Cahn, Codinas, Rostaing, Jazz Groupe de Paris (dir. Hodeir), Domaine Musical – 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>
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Carter, Elliott String Quartet No. 2 1960-03-25 New York City Juilliard Quartet<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Cowell, Henry Symphony No. 12 1960-03-28 Houston Houston Symphony – Stokowski<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Farquhar, David Symphony No. 1 1960-08-13 Wellington New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – John Hopkins<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Foss, Lukas Concerto for Improvising Solo Instruments and Orchestra 1960-07-10 Philadelphia Lukas Foss Ensemble / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Foss, Lukas Time Cycle 1960-10-20 New York City Addison, Lukas Foss Ensemble / New York Philharmonic – Bernstein<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Ligeti, György Apparitions 1960-06-19 Cologne (ISCM Festival) NDR Symphony – Bour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Messiaen, Olivier Chronochromie 1960-10-16 Donaueschingen (Musiktage) SWF Symphony – Rosbaud<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Penderecki, Krzysztof Anaklasis 1960-10-16 Donaueschingen (Musiktage) SWF Symphony – Rosbaud<ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Shostakovich, Dmitri String Quartet No. 7 1960-05-15 Leningrad Beethoven Quartet<ref>Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts</ref>
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Stockhausen, Karlheinz Carré for four orchestras and four choirs 1960-10-28 Hamburg (Planten un Blomen) NDR Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Gielen, Kagel, Markowski, Stockhausen.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Kontakte for piano, percussion, and electronic sounds 1960-06-11 Cologne (ISCM Festival) Tudor, Christoph Caskel, four-channel electronic music.Template:Sfn
Stravinsky, Igor Movements for Piano and Orchestra 1960-01-10 New York City Weber / (unknown orchestra) – Stravinsky <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Walton, William Symphony No.2 1960-11-19 Edinburgh (Festival) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Pritchard<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Weinberg, Mieczysław Sinfonietta No. 2 1960-11-19 Moscow Moscow Chamber Orchestra – Barshai<ref>Melodiya</ref>

Compositions

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Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

Pulitzer Prize for Music

References

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