List of number-one albums from the 1960s (UK)
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The UK Albums Chart is a record chart based on weekly album sales in the United Kingdom; during the 1960s, a total of 57 albums reached number one. The sources are the ''
Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born ...
'' chart until March 1960, and the ''
Record Retailer ''Record Retailer'' was the only music trade newspaper for the UK record industry. It was founded in August 1959 as a monthly newspaper covering both labels and dealers. Its founding editor was Roy Parker (who died on 27 December 1964). The title ...
'' chart from March 1960 onwards.


Number ones


By artist

Six artists spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.


By record label

Eight record labels spent 20 weeks or more at number one on the albums chart during the 1960s.


Notes


References

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External links


Archive of all UK Number One Albums of the 1960s with images of original packagingOfficial UK Albums Top 100
at the Official Charts Company {{DEFAULTSORT:UK Albums Chart Number Ones Of The 1960s UK Albums
1960s File:1960s montage.png, Clockwise from top left: U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War; the Beatles led the British Invasion of the U.S. music market; a half-a-million people participate in the 1969 Woodstock Festival; Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...