| Top 40 Hits of October 1960 |
| 1 |
Roy Orbison |
Only The Lonely |
| 2 |
Ricky Valance |
Tell Laura I Love Her |
| 3 |
Shirley Bassey |
As Long As He Needs Me |
| 4 |
Cliff Richard |
Nine Times Out Of Ten |
| 5 |
Everly Brothers |
Lucille / So Sad |
| 6 |
Adam Faith |
How About That |
| 7 |
Elvis Presley |
Mess Of Blues |
| 8 |
Bob Luman |
Let's Think About Living |
| 9 |
Shadows |
Apache |
| 10 |
Elvis Presley |
It's Now Or Never |
| 11 |
Sam Cooke |
Chain Gang |
| 12 |
Hank Locklin |
Please Help Me I'm Falling |
| 13 |
Ventures |
Walk Don't Run |
| 14 |
Johnny & The Hurricanes |
Rocking Goose |
| 15 |
Duane Eddy |
Because They're Young |
| 16 |
John Barry Seven |
Walk Don't Run |
| 17 |
Johnny Burnette |
Dreamin' |
| 18 |
Connie Francis |
Everybody's Somebody's Fool |
| 19 |
Frank Sinatra |
Nice 'N' Easy |
| 20 |
Johnny Mathis |
My Love For You |
| 21 |
Russ Conway |
Passing Breeze |
| 22 |
Kaye Sisters |
Paper Roses |
| 23 |
Emile Ford & The Checkmates |
Them There Eyes |
| 24 |
Piltdown Men |
MacDonald's Cave |
| 25 |
Cliff Richard |
Please Don't Tease |
| 26 |
Everly Brothers |
When Will I Be Loved |
| 27 |
Viscounts |
Shortnin' Bread |
| 28 |
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates |
Restless |
| 29 |
Mark Wynter |
Image Of A Girl |
| 30 |
Billy Fury |
Wondrous Place |
| 31 |
Ken Dodd |
Love Is Like A Violin |
| 32 |
Manuel & The Music Of The Mountains |
Never On Sunday |
| 33 |
Gary Mills |
Top Teen Baby |
| 34 |
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates |
Shaking All Over |
| 35 |
Don Costa & His Orchestra & Chorus |
Never On Sunday |
| 36 |
Anthony Newley |
If She Should Come To You |
| 37 |
Brian Hyland |
Four Little Heels |
| 38 |
Wanda Jackson |
Let's Have A Party |
| 39 |
Jim Reeves |
He'll Have To Go |
| 40 |
Bobby Rydell |
Volare |