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The Year in Music

1960

The songs, the screens, the headlines

Theme from "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith — cover art

1960 in music: “Theme from "A Summer Place"” by Percy Faith topped the year-end chart; The Everly Brothers owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1960

Theme from "A Summer Place" by Percy Faith — cover art
Theme from "A Summer Place"
Percy Faith1960
He'll Have to Go (feat. Jim Reeves) by Skeeter Davis — cover art
He'll Have to Go (feat. Jim Reeves)
Skeeter Davis1960
Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers — cover art
Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers1960
Running Bear by Johnny Preston — cover art
Running Bear
Johnny Preston1960
Teen Angel by Mark Dinning — cover art
Teen Angel
Mark Dinning1959
I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee — cover art
I'm Sorry
Brenda Lee1960
It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley — cover art
It's Now or Never
Elvis Presley1960
Handy Man - Original by Jimmy Jones — cover art
Handy Man - Original
Jimmy Jones1960
Stuck On You by Elvis Presley — cover art
Stuck On You
Elvis Presley1960
The Twist by Chubby Checker — cover art
The Twist
Chubby Checker1960
Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis — cover art
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Connie Francis1960
Wild One by Bobby Rydell — cover art
Wild One
Bobby Rydell1960

At the movies

  • Psycho
  • Spartacus
  • The Apartment

On TV

  • The Flintstones
  • The Andy Griffith Show
  • My Three Sons

Headlines

  • First televised Kennedy–Nixon debate
  • The laser is invented
  • Motown releases its first hits
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