Year:1960

Bands Formed

 * Artist
 * The Beatles

Singles Released
Wonderful World Sam Cooke

Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles

Apache (instrumental) The Shadows

Shakin' All Over Johnny Kidd

Walk - Don't Run The Ventures

Chain Gang Sam Cooke

Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) Roy Orbison

Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles

Stay Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

Cathy's Clown The Everly Brothers

Non, je ne regrette rien Edith Piaf

Howlin' for My Darlin' Howlin' Wolf

Spanish Harlem Ben E. King

The Sky Is Crying Elmore James

Save the Last Dance for Me The Drifters

Albums Released

 * Date Released: Artist - Album
 * John Zacherley - Spook Along With Zacherley

Other Events

 * ===Classical music [ edit] ===


 * January 1 : First performance of Madras; Sonata for Piano by Alan Hovhaness
 * February 12 : First performance of five songs on texts by Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna of Witold Lutosławski
 * March 27 : First performance of Nonet of Aarre Merikanto, 34 years after the composition was completed
 * July 1 : first performance of Cantata académica of Benjamin Britten
 * July 10 : first performance of Symphony No. 7 by Alan Hovhaness
 * September 9 : First performance of five mobiles from Niels Viggo Bentzon
 * November 10 : First performance of Dance Preludes by Witold Lutosławski (nonetversie)