# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1960

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine during the year 1960. From May 5, 1959, until August 1963, separate charts existed for albums in mono and stereo formats. During 1960, those charts were named Mono Action Albums and Stereo Action Albums.

## Chart history

Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1960 |
Chart history :
| Issue date | Mono | Mono | Mono | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo | Ref. |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
| January 4 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| January 11 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | The Lord's Prayer | The Mormon Tabernacle Choir | Columbia | |
| January 18 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| January 25 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| February 1 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| February 8 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| February 15 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| February 22 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| February 29 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| March 7 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| March 14 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| March 21 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| March 28 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| April 4 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| April 11 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| April 18 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| April 25 | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| May 2 | Theme From A Summer Place | Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra | Dot | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| May 9 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | The Sound of Music † | Original Cast | Columbia | |
| May 16 | Theme From A Summer Place | Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra | Dot | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| May 23 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| May 30 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| June 6 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| June 13 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| June 20 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| June 27 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| July 4 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| July 11 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| July 18 | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| July 25 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| August 1 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| August 8 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Persuasive Percussion | Terry Snyder and the All Stars | Command | |
| August 15 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| August 22 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Sold Out | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| August 29 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| September 5 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| September 12 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| September 19 | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| September 26 | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| October 3 | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| October 10 | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| October 17 | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| October 24 | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| October 31 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| November 7 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| November 14 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| November 21 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| November 28 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| December 5 | G.I. Blues | Elvis Presley / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| December 12 | The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart | Bob Newhart | Warner Bros. | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| December 19 | G.I. Blues | Elvis Presley / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |
| December 26 | G.I. Blues | Elvis Presley / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | String Along | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | |
| December 31 | G.I. Blues | Elvis Presley / Soundtrack | RCA Victor | Nice 'N' Easy | Frank Sinatra | Capitol | |