UK Number Ones - 1960

Original issues of UK #1 hits on 10" 78rpm, based on the Official Charts Company listing. Until the Week Ending 3 March, the source the OCC use is the New Musical Express. From 10 March, it was the Record Retailer newspaper.

This was the year in which the major British record companies ceased production of 10" 78rpm discs for their new release singles, instead only issuing them on the 7" 45rpm format. As such, the titles listed below are the last UK #1s issued on 78rpm, and it was the first year since the charts had begun in 1952 when not all the chart-toppers were available in that format.

7" issues are listed on 45cat.

List of 8 Gramophones by mister_tmg

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	Click to View		Label		Cat#	Date	Format	Price Guide
1		Michael Holliday A: Starry Eyed B: The Steady Game Reached #1 on 29 January for 1 week.		Columbia UK	DB. 4378	Nov 1959	10"	$13
2		Anthony Newley A: Why B: Anything You Wanna Do 5 February, 4 weeks.		Decca UK	F.11194	Jan 1960	10"	$37
3		Adam Faith A: Poor Me B: The Reason 3 March, 2 weeks. From 10 March 1960, this record's second week at #1, the Official Charts Company uses the charts originally published by Record Retailer. This was followed by a 45rpm-only #1, the first such case: Johnny Preston - Running Bear 17 March, 2 weeks.		Parlophone UK	R. 4623	Jan 1960	10"	$114
4		Lonnie Donegan A: My Old Man's A Dustman (Ballad Of A Refuse Disposal Officer) B: The Golden Vanity 31 March, 4 weeks.		Pye UK	N.15256	16 Mar 1960	10"	$73
5		Anthony Newley A: Do You Mind B: Girls Were Made To Love And Kiss 28 April, 1 week. The 100th UK #1 hit.		Decca UK	F.11220	Mar 1960	10"	$49
6		The Everly Brothers A: Cathy's Clown B: Always It's You 5 May, 7 weeks.		Warner Bros. UK	WB.1	Apr 1960	10"	$345
7		Eddie Cochran A: Three Steps To Heaven B: Cut Across Shorty 23 June, 2 weeks. This appears to have been scheduled for 78rpm release but not issued on the format. This was followed by some 45rpm-only #1s: Jimmy Jones - Good Timin' 7 July, 3 weeks Cliff Richard And The Shadows - Please Don't Tease 28 July, 2 weeks. 11 August for another 2 weeks. 4 weeks total. After being knocked off #1 by "Shakin' All Over" for a week, this returned to the top on 11 August for another 2 weeks, giving it 4 weeks at #1 in total. Johnny Kidd And The Pirates - Shakin' All Over 4 August, 1 week. The Shadows - Apache 25 August, 5 weeks. Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her 29 September, 3 weeks.		London UK	HLG. 9115	May 1960	Unreleased
8		Roy Orbison A: Only The Lonely (Know How I Feel) B: Here Comes That Song Again 20 October, 2 weeks. The existence of this record on 78rpm is doubtful. The final two #1s of 1960 were: Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio) 3 November, 8 weeks. The best-selling single of the year. Cliff Richard And The Shadows - I Love You 29 December, 2 weeks. The Christmas Number One for 1960.		London UK	HLU.9149	Jun 1960	10"