| | Pop | R&B | Date | Label | Artist | Song | Composer |
|---|
| | | 2 | Jan-1960 | Kent | B.B. King | Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1 | Otis Redding/Zelma Redding/Joe Rock |
| | | 8 | Jul-1960 | Kent | B.B. King | Partin' Time | Joe Josea, Riley King |
| | 23 | 2 | Mar-1960 | Motown/Anna | Barrett Strong | Money (That's What I Want) | Gordy-Bradfield |
| | 31 | 1 | Jul-1960 | Fire | Bobby Marchan | There's Something On Your Mind-Part 2 | Big Jay McNeely |
| | 7 | 1 | Aug-1960 | Mercury | Brook Benton | Kiddio | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis |
| | 7 | 1 | Jun-1960 | Mercury | Brook Benton & Dinah Washington | A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall In Love) | Benton, DeJesus, Clyde Otis |
| | 0 | 0 | Apr-1960 | Fire | Buster Brown | Fannie Mae | Buster Brown |
| | 1 | 2 | Aug-1960 | Parkway | Chubby Checker | The Twist | Hank Ballard |
| | 7 | 1 | May-1960 | Mercury | Dinah Washington | A Rocking Good Time | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, DeJesus |
| | 24 | 1 | Jun-1960 | Mercury | Dinah Washington | This Bitter Earth | Clyde Otis |
| | 5 | 1 | Jan-1960 | Mercury | Dinah Washington | Baby (You've Got What It Takes) | Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, Stein |
| | 6 | 1 | Nov-1960 | King | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go | Hank Ballard |
| | 27 | 2 | Aug-1960 | Sue | Ike & Tina Turner | A Fool In Love | Ike Turner |
| | 82 | 5 | Dec-1960 | Sue | Ike & Tina Turner | I Idolize You | Tina Turner, Ike Turner |
| | 9 | 25 | Dec-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | My Empty Arms | Kasha-Hunter |
| | 32 | 10 | Sep-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | Am I The Man | Hamilton-King |
| | 15 | 1 | Mar-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | Doggin' Around | Tarnopol |
| | 4 | 3 | Mar-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | Night | Lehman-Miller |
| | 8 | 20 | Sep-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | Alone At last | Lehman |
| | 15 | 1 | Jun-1960 | Brunswick | Jackie Wilson | A Woman, A Lover, A Friend | Wyche |
| | 33 | 7 | May-1960 | Federal | James Brown & the Famous Flames | Think | Lowman Pauling |
| | 7 | 1 | Nov-1960 | Vee-Jay | Jerry Butler | He Will Break Your Heart | Butler, Carter, Curtis Mayfield |
| | 1 | 3 | Oct-1960 | Herald | Maurice Williams | Stay | Maurice Williams |
| | 1 | | Oct-1960 | ABC-Paramount | Ray Charles | Georgia On My Mind | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell |
| | 28 | | Dec-1960 | ABC-Paramount | Ray Charles | Ruby | Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld |
| | 2 | 1 | Aug-1960 | RCA | Sam Cooke | Chain Gang | Sam Cooke |
| | 1 | 1 | Oct-1960 | Atlantic | The Drifters | Save The Last Dance For Me | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman |
| | 2 | 1 | Oct-1960 | Motown/Tamla | The Miracles | Shop Around | Gordy-Robinson |
| | 8 | 1 | Feb-1960 | Mercury | The Platters | Harbour Lights | Kennedy-Williams |
| | 1 | 2 | Dec-1960 | Sceptre | The Shirelles | Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | King-Goffin |
