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Soul R&B Music Charts of 1960 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1960 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1960, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1960, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

(Search on '1960' returned 222 results)
# Artist   (click for discography and biography of artist) Title    (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.) Year Label
1 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10118
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #40
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Henry Glover and Titus Turner
Ray Charles Sticks and Stones 1960 ABC Paramount
2 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10135
chartposition: RandB #3 (4 weeks), US #1, UK #24
weeksinr&bchart: 16
writtenby: Hoagy Carmichael & Stuart Gorrell
album: The Genius Hits the Road
Ray Charles Georgia on My Mind 1960 ABC Paramount
3 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10164
chartposition: RandB #10, US #28
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Mitchell Parish and Heinz Roemheld
album: Dedicated to You
comments: [ballad]
Ray Charles Ruby 1960 ABC Paramount
4 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 45 10075
chartposition: RandB #3 (3 weeks), US #14, UK #45
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Lloyd Price & Harold Logan
album: Mr Personality's 15 Hits
Lloyd Price Lady Luck 1960 ABC Paramount
5 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 45 10123
chartposition: RandB #5, US #19
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Lloyd Price & Harold Logan
Lloyd Price Question 1960 ABC Paramount
6 recordlabel: ABC Paramount 45 10164
chartposition: US #55
writtenby: Jack Yellen, Milton Ager and Charles Bates
album: Dedicated to You
Ray Charles Hardhearted Hannah 1960 ABC Paramount
7 recordlabel: Abner 1032
chartposition: RandB #10, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Doris Troy (as Doris Payne) and Frank Augustus
album: How About That
Dee Clark How About That 1960 Abner
8 recordlabel: Abner 1035
chartposition: RandB #25
writtenby: Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler
Jerry Butler A Lonely Soldier 1960 Abner
9 recordlabel: Abner 1037
chartposition: US #56
writtenby: John Moore (as John C. Moore) and Ewart Abner (as Ewart G. Abner)
Dee Clark At My Front Door 1960 Abner
10 recordlabel: Ace 577
chartposition: RandB #14
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: J. Joseph and Alvin Tyler
album: Great RandB Duets
Joe & Ann Gee Baby 1960 Ace
11 recordlabel: Amy 804
chartposition: RandB 14, US #23
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Al Brown
Al Brown's Tunetoppers with Cookie Brown The Madison 1960 Amy
12 recordlabel: Anna 1114
chartposition: RandB #18
writtenby: Ty Hunter, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] (as Roquel Davis) and Harvey Fuqua
Ty Hunter with the Voice Masters Everything About You 1960 Anna
13 recordlabel: Anna 1119
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
Joe Tex All I Could Do Was Cry (Part 1) 1960 Anna
--- recordlabel: Apollo 759
writtenby: Davis
comments: [northern soul]
mpcode: 41QZTGP58OI
The O'Jays Miracles 1960 Apollo
1 recordlabel: Argo 5359
chartposition: RandB #2 (1 week), US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Berry Gordy and Gwen Gordy
album: At Last!
comments: [ballad]
Etta James All I Could Do Was Cry 1960 Argo
2 recordlabel: Argo 5368
chartposition: RandB #5, US #34
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Eddie Bo (as Edwin Bocage) and Paul Gayten
album: At Last!
comments: [ballad]
Etta James My Dearest Darling 1960 Argo
3 recordlabel: Arvee 5006
chartposition: US #42
writtenby: Armand Piron
The Olympics Shimmy Like Kate 1960 Arvee
4 recordlabel: Arvee 5020
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #14, US #47
writtenby: Fred Smith, Cliff Goldsmith, Jimmy Eaton, Mickey Leader and Terry Shand
The Olympics Dance by the Light of the Moon 1960 Arvee
5 recordlabel: Arvee 595
chartposition: RandB #10, US #50
weeksinr&bchart: 17
writtenby: Don Harris and Dewey Terry (as Dewey Terry Jr.)
The Olympics Big Boy Pete 1960 Arvee
6 recordlabel: Atco 456185
chartposition: US #53, UK #27
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Phil Spector
Ben E. King First Taste of Love 1960 Atco
7 recordlabel: Atco 6153
chartposition: RandB #29, US #36
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
album: Coast Along With The Coasters
The Coasters Run Red Run 1960 Atco
8 recordlabel: Atco 6168
chartposition: RandB #14, US #51
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Billy Guy
album: Coast Along with the Coasters
The Coasters Wake Me, Shake Me 1960 Atco
9 recordlabel: Atco 6178
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Kent Harris
The Coasters Shoppin' for Clothes 1960 Atco
10 recordlabel: Atlantic 2047
chartposition: US #78
writtenby: Sam Theard and Fleecie Moore
album: The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles Let the Good Times Roll 1960 Atlantic
11 recordlabel: Atlantic 2047
chartposition: RandB #17, US #95
weeksinr&bchart: 7
writtenby: Joe Greene
album: The Genius of Ray Charles
comments: [ballad]
Ray Charles Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' 1960 Atlantic
12 recordlabel: Atlantic 2048
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Joe Morris
album: Saved
LaVern Baker Shake a Hand 1960 Atlantic
13 recordlabel: Atlantic 2049
chartposition: US #96
writtenby: Clyde McPhatter
Clyde McPhatter Just Give Me a Ring 1960 Atlantic
14 recordlabel: Atlantic 2050
chartposition: RandB #4, US #16
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
The Drifters This Magic Moment 1960 Atlantic
15 recordlabel: Atlantic 2052
chartposition: RandB #10, US #62
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Chuck Willis
comments: [ballad]
Ruth Brown Don't Deceive Me 1960 Atlantic
16 recordlabel: Atlantic 2054
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Nelson and Jules Taub
Joe Turner My Little Honey Dripper 1960 Atlantic
17 recordlabel: Atlantic 2055
chartposition: RandB #16
writtenby: Lil Hardin Armstrong and Don Raye
album: The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles Just for a Thrill 1960 Atlantic
18 recordlabel: Atlantic 2059
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Otis Blackwell
album: Saved
LaVern Baker Shadows of Love 1960 Atlantic
19 recordlabel: Atlantic 2059
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
album: Saved
LaVern Baker Wheel of Fortune 1960 Atlantic
20 recordlabel: Atlantic 2062
chartposition: RandB #9, US #54
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
The Drifters Lonely Winds 1960 Atlantic
21 recordlabel: Atlantic 2068
chartposition: RandB #13
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Lowman Pauling
album: Ray Charles in Person
Ray Charles Tell the Truth 1960 Atlantic
22 recordlabel: Atlantic 2069
chartposition: US #52
writtenby: Laura Webb, Jannie Pought, Reather Dixon, Helen Gathers and Emma Pought
The Bobbettes I Shot Mr. Lee 1960 Atlantic
23 recordlabel: Atlantic 2071
chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #1, UK #2
weeksinr&bchart: 15
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
The Drifters Save the Last Dance for Me 1960 Atlantic
24 recordlabel: Atlantic 2077
chartposition: US #46
writtenby: Leroy Fullylove
LaVern Baker Bumble Bee 1960 Atlantic
25 recordlabel: Atlantic 2084
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
album: The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles Come Rain or Come Shine 1960 Atlantic
26 recordlabel: Atlantic 452087
chartposition: RandB #6, US #17, UK #28
weeksinr&bchart: 6
writtenby: Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
album: Save The Last Dance For Me
The Drifters I Count the Tears 1960 Atlantic
--- recordlabel: Atlantic 8039
album: Ray Charles - In Person
comments: (Complete Live album)
Ray Charles In Person (full album) 1960 Atlantic
1 recordlabel: Big Deal 6003
chartposition: US #76
writtenby: Shirley Owens and Luther Dixon
The Chiffons Tonight's the Night 1960 Big Deal
2 recordlabel: Big Top 3032
chartposition: RandB #13, US #46
weeksinr&bchart: 3
writtenby: Gordon Clifford and Nacio Brown (as Nacio Herb Brown)
Sammy Turner Paradise 1960 Big Top
--- recordlabel: Bobbin 126
writtenby: Albert King
Albert King Let's Have A Natural Ball! 1960 Bobbin
--- recordlabel: Bobbin 129
writtenby: Albert King
Albert King I Walked All Night Long 1960 Bobbin
1 recordlabel: Brunswick 3050
chartposition: US #12, UK #33
writtenby: Billy Myles and Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson (You Were Made For) All My Love 1960 Brunswick
2 recordlabel: Brunswick 4027
chartposition: RandB #1 (4 weeks), US #15
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Sid Wyche
album: A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
Jackie Wilson A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 1960 Brunswick
3 recordlabel: Brunswick 55166
chartposition: RandB #3 (1 week), US #4
weeksinr&bchart: 13
writtenby: Camille Saint Saëns (as Saint Saëns), Johnny Lehman & Herb Miller
album: A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
comments: [ballad]
Jackie Wilson Night 1960 Brunswick
4 recordlabel: Brunswick 55166
chartposition: RandB #1 (3 weeks), US #15
weeksinr&bchart: 19
writtenby: Lena Agree
album: Jackie Sings The Blues
Jackie Wilson Doggin' Around 1960 Brunswick
5 recordlabel: Brunswick 55170
chartposition: RandB #20, US #8, UK #50
writtenby: Johnny Lehman
Jackie Wilson Alone at Last 1960 Brunswick
6 recordlabel: Brunswick 55170
chartposition: RandB #10, US #32
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: Bob Hamilton and Tom King
album: A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
Jackie Wilson Am I the Man 1960 Brunswick
--- recordlabel: Candix 311
writtenby: Sam Cooke
Theola Kilgore Chain Gang -- The Sound Of My Man 1960 Candix
1 recordlabel: Capitol 4325
chartposition: RandB #27, US #30, UK #23
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold
Nat King Cole Time and the River 1960 Capitol
2 recordlabel: Capitol 4325
chartposition: RandB #15, US #92
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Nat King Cole
comments: US B side to Time and The River
Nat King Cole What 'Cha Gonna Do 1960 Capitol
3 recordlabel: Capitol 4393
chartposition: RandB #12
weeksinr&bchart: 4
writtenby: Ollie Jones
Nat King Cole & Stan Kenton My Love 1960 Capitol
4 recordlabel: Check 103
chartposition: RandB #4
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Ronald Dean Badger, Sugar Pie DeSanto and Bob Geddins (as Robert L. Geddins)
album: Sugar Pie
Sugar Pie DeSanto I Want to Know 1960 Check
--- recordlabel: Checker 955
writtenby: Willie Dixon
comments: [blues]
Little Walter My Babe 1960 Checker
1 recordlabel: Checker 942
chartposition: RandB #20, US #75
writtenby: Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)
Bo Diddley Road Runner 1960 Checker
2 recordlabel: Checker 951
chartposition: US #111
writtenby: Bo Diddley (as Elias McDaniel)
Bo Diddley Crawdad 1960 Checker
3 recordlabel: Checker 954
chartposition: US #110
writtenby: James Johnson [James E. Johnson]
The Vibrations So Blue 1960 Checker
4 recordlabel: Chess 1747
chartposition: US #64
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Rockin' at the Hops
Chuck Berry Let It Rock 1960 Chess
5 recordlabel: Chess 1747
chartposition: RandB #18, US #42
writtenby: Chuck Berry
album: Rockin' at the Hops
Chuck Berry Too Pooped to Pop (Casey) 1960 Chess
6 recordlabel: Chess 1760
chartposition: RandB #6, US #52
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Etta James and Harvey Fuqua
Etta James & Harvey If I Can't Have You 1960 Chess
7 recordlabel: Chess 1760
chartposition: RandB #6, US #52
writtenby: Etta James and Harvey Fuqua
Etta James & Harvey Fuqua If I Can't Have You 1960 Chess
8 recordlabel: Chess 1767
chartposition: US #109
writtenby: Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry Jaguar and Thunderbird 1960 Chess
9 recordlabel: Chess 1771
chartposition: RandB #12, US #78
writtenby: Willie Dixon
Etta James & Harvey Fuqua Spoonful 1960 Chess
10 recordlabel: Coed 525
chartposition: US #14
writtenby: Ollie Jones and Billy Smith (as Billy Dawn Smith)
mpcode: 7DhevKN-p9k
The Crests Step by Step 1960 Coed
11 recordlabel: Colpix 158
chartposition: RandB #23, US #93
writtenby: Jimmy Cox
Nina Simone Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 1960 Colpix
--- recordlabel: Columbia 31204
writtenby: J. Burns, B. Holiday
album: Aretha
Aretha Franklin Who Needs You? 1960 Columbia
--- recordlabel: Columbia 31204
writtenby: J. Leslie McFarland
album: Aretha
Aretha Franklin Right Now 1960 Columbia
1 recordlabel: Columbia 41628
chartposition: RandB #5, US #30
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Ray Bryant and Eddie Morrison
album: Madison Time
comments: (Calls by Eddie Morrison)
Ray Bryant Combo Madison Time 1960 Columbia
2 recordlabel: Columbia 41793
chartposition: RandB #10
weeksinr&bchart: 12
writtenby: Curtis Lewis
album: Aretha (with the Ray Bryant Combo)
Aretha Franklin Today I Sing the Blues 1960 Columbia
3 recordlabel: Cub 9067
chartposition: RandB #8, US #3, UK #1
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr.
album: Good Timin'
Jimmy Jones Good Timin' 1960 Cub
4 recordlabel: Cub 9071
chartposition: US #107
writtenby: Don Covay and John Berry
The Five Satins Your Memory 1960 Cub
5 recordlabel: Cub 9072
chartposition: UK #35
writtenby: Don Covay
mpcode: QLWbd04CQTE
Jimmy Jones I Just Go For You 1960 Cub
6 recordlabel: Cub 9072
chartposition: US #83
writtenby: Waldense Hall and Lockie Edward
mpcode: K41kBdnwKMo
Jimmy Jones That's When I Cried 1960 Cub
7 recordlabel: Cub 9076
chartposition: US #102
writtenby: Sue MacDonald
mpcode: ezOhMciM8SE
Jimmy Jones Ee-I Ee-I Oh 1960 Cub
8 recordlabel: Cub 9076
chartposition: US #106
writtenby: Dorothy Woodman Stipe, Joseph Huber
comments: US B side to Ee-I Ee-I Oh
mpcode: Nbhp4AwoxA0
Jimmy Jones Itchin' 1960 Cub
9 recordlabel: Dade 1804
chartposition: RandB #8, US #84
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: Rozier
Nat Kendrick & the Swans (Do the) Mashed Potatoes 1960 Dade
10 recordlabel: DeLuxe 6189
chartposition: RandB #17, US #104
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: James and Gibson
Annie Laurie If You're Lonely 1960 DeLuxe
11 recordlabel: Decca 31093
chartposition: RandB #19, US #6
writtenby: Jerry Reed
album: Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee That's All You Gotta Do 1960 Decca
12 recordlabel: Decca 31093
chartposition: RandB #4, US #13, UK #12
writtenby: Dub Albritten & Ronnie Self
album: Miss Dynamite
Brenda Lee I'm Sorry 1960 Decca
13 recordlabel: Donna 1315
chartposition: RandB #11, US #7
weeksinr&bchart: 9
writtenby: Ron Holden
Ron Holden Love You So 1960 Donna
14 recordlabel: Duke 318
chartposition: RandB #9
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Two Steps from the Blues
Bobby Bland Lead Me On 1960 Duke
15 recordlabel: Duke 327
chartposition: RandB #9, US #71
weeksinr&bchart: 18
writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
album: Two Steps from the Blues
comments: [blues]
Bobby Bland Cry, Cry, Cry 1960 Duke
16 recordlabel: Ember 1061
chartposition: US #79
writtenby: Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal
The Five Satins I'll Be Seeing You 1960 Ember
17 recordlabel: End 1060
chartposition: RandB #14, US #24
weeksinr&bchart: 10
writtenby: Bob Smith
Little Anthony & the Imperials Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko Bop 1960 End
18 recordlabel: End 1067
chartposition: US #86
writtenby: Patrick Welch and Michael Me
Little Anthony & the Imperials My Empty Room 1960 End
19 recordlabel: End 1068
chartposition: RandB #23, US #30
writtenby: Sam Cooke
The Flamingos Nobody Loves Me Like You 1960 End
20 recordlabel: End 1073
chartposition: RandB #27, US #74
writtenby: Jacob Carey, Nathaniel Nelson, Terry Johnson, Charles Hunt, Paul Wilson and Esekiel Carey
The Flamingos Mio Amore 1960 End
21 recordlabel: End 1081
chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35, US #54
writtenby: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
The Flamingos Your Other Love 1960 End
22 recordlabel: Federal 12369
chartposition: #37
weeksinr&bchart: 2
writtenby: James Brown
mpcode: nfTiG_p2NCU
James Brown with the Famous Flames I Know It's True 1960 Federal
23 recordlabel: Federal 12369
chartposition: RandB #15, US #15
weeksinr&bchart: 11
writtenby: James Brown
album: Think!
James Brown I'll Go Crazy 1960 Federal
24 recordlabel: Federal 12370
chartposition: RandB #7, US #33
weeksinr&bchart: 14
writtenby: Lowman Pauling
album: Think!
James Brown Think 1960 Federal
25 recordlabel: Federal 12370
chartposition: RandB #14, US #86
weeksinr&bchart: 8
writtenby: James Brown
album: Think!
comments: [ballad] B side to Think
James Brown with Bea Ford You've Got the Power 1960 Federal
--- recordlabel: Federal 12374
writtenby: Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson I've Got Love 1960 Federal
1 recordlabel: Federal 12378
chartposition: RandB #20, US #79
writtenby: James Brown
album: Think!
James Brown This Old Heart 1960 Federal
2 recordlabel: Fire 1008
chartposition: RandB #1 (1 week), US #38
weeksinr&bchart: 25
writtenby: Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis and Waymon Glasco
album: New King Of The Blues
Buster Brown Fannie Mae 1960 Fire
3 recordlabel: Fire 1016
chartposition: RandB #15
weeksinr&bchart: 5
writtenby: Elmore James, Morris Levy and Clarence Lewis
comments: [blues]
Elmo James & His Broomdusters The Sky Is Crying 1960 Fire
4 recordlabel: Fire 1020
chartposition: US #105
writtenby: Buster Brown, Bobby Robinson, Clarence Lewis
Buster Brown John Henry (The Steel Driving Man) 1960 Fire

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