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

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>
Berio, Luciano Circles 1960-08-01 Lenox, Massachusetts (Berkshire Festival) Berberian / members of the Boston Symphony<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Berio, Luciano Momenti 1960-12-01 Hamburg (electronic sounds on tape) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Farquhar, David Symphony No. 1 1960-08-13 Wellington New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – John Hopkins<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Foss, Lukas Concerto for Improvising Solo Instruments and Orchestra 1960-07-10 Philadelphia Lukas Foss Ensemble / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Foss, Lukas Time Cycle 1960-10-20 New York City Addison, Lukas Foss Ensemble / New York Philharmonic – Bernstein<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ligeti, György Apparitions 1960-06-19 Cologne (ISCM Festival) NDR Symphony – Bour<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
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>
Shostakovich, Dmitri String Quartet No. 8 1960-10-02 Leningrad Beethoven Quartet<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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>Template:Cite web</ref>
Weinberg, Mieczysław Sinfonietta No. 2 1960-11-19 Moscow Moscow Chamber Orchestra – Barshai<ref>Melodiya</ref>

Compositions

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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