See also: 1959 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music'

Table of contents
1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits on record
4 Published popular songs
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 Awards

Events

Albums released

Top hits on record

Published popular songs

  • "Alley-Oop"     w.m. Dallas Frazier
  • "Apache"     m. Jerry Lordan
  • "Artificial Flowers"     w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
  • "Because They're Young"     w. Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold m. Don Costa
  • "Bellyup To The Bar, Boys"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "Bonanza"     w.m. Jerry Livingston & Ray Evans
  • "Calcutta"     w. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance m. Heino Gaze
  • "Calendar Girl"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Camelot"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Cathy's Clown"     w.m. Don Everly & Phil Everly
  • "Chain Gang"     w.m. Sam Cooke
  • "Corinna, Corinna(1)"     adapt with new w. Mitchell Parish
  • " 'D' In Love"     Tepper, Bennett
  • "Dis-Donc, Dis-Donc"     w. (Eng) Julian Moore, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "Do You Mind"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Dolce Far Niente"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "Emotions"     Kearney
  • "Everybody's Somebody's Fool"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
  • "Exodus"     w. Charles E. (Pat) Boone m. Ernest Gold
  • "Faraway Boy"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Fings Ain't Wot They Used To Be"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Follow Me"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "Footsteps"     w.m. Barry Mann & Hank Hunter
  • "Give A Little Whistle"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "Good Timin' "     w.m. Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr
  • "Goodness Gracious Me"     D. Lee, H. Kretzmer
  • "The Green Leaves Of Summer"     w. Paul Francis Webster m. Dimitri Tiomkin
  • "Happy-Go-Lucky Me"     w.m. Paul Evans
  • "He Will Break Your Heart"     w.m. Jerry Butler, Calvin Carter & Curtis Mayfield
  • "Hey, Look Me Over!"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "How To Handle A Woman"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I Ain't Down Yet"     w.m. Meredith Willson
  • "I Can See It"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "I Gotta Know"     w.m. Paul Evans & Matt Williams
  • "I Loved You Once In Silence"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I Want To Be Wanted"     w. (Eng) Kim Gannon (Ital) A. Testa m. Pino Spotti
  • "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I'd Do Anything"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "If Ever I Would Leave You"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "I'll Be There"     w.m. Bobby Darin
  • "I'm Sorry"     w.m. Ronnie Self & Dub Allbritten
  • "Irma La Douce"     w. (Eng) Julian More, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "It Depends On What You Pay"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "It's Now Or Never"     w.m. adapt. Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
  • "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"     w. Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss m. Brian Hyland
  • "Jump Over"     w.m. Frank C. Slay Jr & Bob Crewe
  • "Just Come Home"     w. (Eng) Carl Sigman (Fr) Edith Piaf m. Marguerite Monnot
  • "Kids"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "Last Date"     m. Floyd Cramer
  • "Let's Think About Living"     w.m. Boudleaux Bryant
  • "Little Boy Lost"     w.m. Johnny Ashcroft & Tony Withers
  • "A Lot Of Livin' To Do"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "The Lusty Month Of May"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "The Magnificent Seven"     m. Elmer Bernstein
  • "Make Someone Happy"     w. Betty Comden & Adolph Green m. Jule Styne
  • "A Million To One"     w.m. Phil Medley
  • "Mission Bell"     w.m. William Michael
  • "Mister Custer"     w.m. Fred Darian, Al De Lory & Joseph Van Winkle
  • "Money (That's What I Want)"     w.m. Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy Jr
  • "Mountain Of Love"     w.m. Harold Dorman
  • "Mr Lucky"     m. Henry Mancini
  • "Much More"     w. [Tom Jones (writer)|Tom Jones]] m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
  • "My Home Town"     w.m. Paul Anka
  • "My Old Man's A Dustman"     Lonnie Donegan, P. Buchanan, B. Thorn, R. Beaumont
  • "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You"     L. Ross, B. Wills
  • "Never On Sunday"     w. (Eng) Billy Towne (Greek) Manos Hadjidakis m. Manos Hadjidakis
  • "Nice 'N' Easy"     w. Marilyn Keith & Alan Bergman m. Lew Spence
  • "North To Alaska"     w.m. Mike Phillips
  • "O Dio Mio"     w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning
  • "One Boy"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "One Last Kiss"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "One Of Us (Will Weep Tonight)"     w.m. Clint Ballard Jr & Fred Tobias
  • "Only The Lonely"     w.m. Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
  • "La Pachanga"     w. (Eng) Jeanne Pollack (Sp) Eduardo Davidson m. Eduardo Davidson
  • "Pepe"     H. Wittstatt, D. Langdon
  • "Plant A Radish"     w.Jom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Please Don't Tease"     B. Welch, P. Chester
  • "Please Help Me I'm Falling"     w.m. Don Robertson & Hal Blair
  • "Poetry In Motion"     w.m. Paul Kauffman & Mike Anthony
  • "Portrait Of My Love"     C. Ornadel
  • "Puppy Love"     w.m. Paul Anka
  • "Put On A Happy Face"     w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
  • "Round And Round"     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Rubber Ball"     w.m. Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder
  • "Run Samson Run"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Sailor"     w. (Eng) Alan Holt (Ger) Fini Busch m. Werner Scharfenberger
  • "Save The Last Dance For Me"     w.m. Jerome "Doc" Pomus & Mort Shuman
  • "The Second Time Around"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Shazam!"     w.m. Duane Eddy & Lee Hazelwood
  • "She Wears My Ring"     w.m. Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
  • "She's My Baby"     Turnbull, Moffat, Finch
  • "Sink The Bismarck"     w.m. Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton
  • "Sixteen Reasons"     w.m. Bill Post & Doree Post
  • "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"     w.m. Don Everly
  • "Soon It's Gonna Rain"     w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Spanish Harlem"     Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector
  • "Stairway To Heaven"     w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
  • "Starbright"     w.m. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance
  • "Stay"     w.m. Maurice Williams
  • "Stuck On You"     w.m. Aaron Schroeder & J. Leslie McFarland
  • "Swingin' School"     w. Kal Mann m. Bernie Lowe & Dave Appell
  • "T.L.C. Tender Love And Care"     Lehman, Lebowsky, Clarke
  • "A Taste Of Honey"     w. Ric Marlow m. Bobby Scott
  • "Tell Laura I Love Her"     w.m. Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh
  • "Theme from "A Summer Place""     m. Max Steiner
  • "Theme from "The Apartment""     m. Charles Williams
  • "Theme from "The Unforgiven""     w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin
  • "They Were You'     w.Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"     w.m. Rolf Harris
  • "Togetherness"     w.m. Russell Faith
  • "Try To Remember"     w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
  • "The Twist"     w.m. Hank Ballard
  • "Twistin' USA"     w.m. Kal Mann
  • "Two Of A Kind"     w.m. Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer
  • "The Village Of St. Bernadette"     w.m. Eula Parker
  • "Wake Me When It's Over"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
  • "Walk, Don't Run"     w.m. Johnny Smith
  • "Walking Away Whistling"     w.m. Frank Loesser
  • "Walking To New Orleans"     w.m. Antoine "Fats" Domino
  • "What Do The Simple Folk Do?"     w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
  • "What Takes My Fancy"     w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
  • "When Will I Be Loved?"     w.m. Phil Everly
  • "Who Will Buy?"     w.m. Lionel Bart
  • "Wild One"     w.m. Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann & Dave Appell
  • "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"     Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  • "Wings Of A Dove"     Ferguson
  • "Wonderful World"     w.m. B. Campbell
  • "Wooden Heart"     w.m. adapt. Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
  • "(In The Summertime) You Don't Want My Love"     w.m. Roger Miller
  • "You Talk Too Much"     w.m. Joe Jones & Reginald Hall
  • "Young Emotions"     w. Mack David m. Jerry Livingston
  • "You're Sixteen"     w.m. Richard Sherman & Robert Sherman

Musical theater

  • Bye Bye Birdie     Broadway production
  • Camelot     Broadway production
  • Do-Re-Mi     Broadway production
  • The Fantasticks     off-Broadway production
  • Flower Drum Song     London production
  • From A To Z     Broadway production
  • Irma La Douce     Broadway production
  • Oh, Kay     Broadway revival
  • ''Oliver     London production
  • Parade     Broadway production
  • Tenderloin     Broadway production
  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown     Broadway production
  • Valmouth     Broadway production

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest