Sunday, February 20, 2011

Acclaimed Music Top 20 Songs of 1960


This is a kind of "history of music" project, based on aggregated charts found on Acclaimed Music. It features Top 20 playlists for decades 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and yearly Top 20 playlists (both songs and albums) for each year from 1960 to 2010. It's a weekly project.

Let's start the year-by-year songs playlists with 1960. While in albums jazz still ruled, singles are more rock'n'roll, pop, soul and blues oriented. With a strong preference for ballads, wonderful voices and slow romantic tunes. How many young American people, 50 years ago, danced, kissed and dreamed over this soundtrack? Enjoy!


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TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1960
Source: Acclaimed Music
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(legenda: the number preceding the artist name is the ranking in Acclaimed Music Top 3000 chart)

1 (101) The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
2 (133) Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely
3 (212) Chubby Checker - The Twist
4 (255) The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown
5 (341) Ray Charles - Georgia on My Mind
6 (477) The Shadows - Apache
7 (494) Etta James - At Last
8 (694) The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me
9 (813) The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
10 (837) Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)
11 (864) Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
12 (910) Brenda Lee - I'm Sorry
13 (956) Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs - Stay
14 (1043) Smokey Robinson and The Miracles - Shop Around
15 (1140) Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight?
16 (1205) Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party
17 (1268) Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
18 (1390) Johnny Kidd and The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
19 (1398) The Stanley Brothers - Rank Strangers
20 (1826) Jessie Hill - Ooh Poo Pah Do

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The Complete Acclaimed Music Series

SONGS:
- Top 20 Songs of 1920s
- Top 20 Songs of 1930s
- Top 20 Songs of 1940s
- Top 20 Songs of 1950s
- Top 20 Songs of 1960

ALBUMS:
- Top 20 Albums of 1950s
- Top 20 Albums of 1960

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