| 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 |
