The best-selling album of 1960's in United States is a soundtrack THE SOUND OF MUSIC.
| Rank | Artist | Album | Released |
| 1 | SOUNDTRACK | THE SOUND OF MUSIC | 1965 |
| 2 | THE BEATLES | SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND | 1967 |
| 3 | THE BEATLES | THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM) | 1968 |
| 4 | SOUNDTRACK | WEST SIDE STORY | 1961 |
| 5 | SOUNDTRACK | MARY POPPINS | 1964 |
| 6 | THE BEATLES | MEET THE BEATLES! | 1964 |
| 7 | VAUGHN MEADER | THE FIRST FAMILY | 1962 |
| 8 | THE BEATLES | ABBEY ROAD | 1969 |
| 9 | SOUNDTRACK | HAIR (ORIGINAL CAST) | 1968 |
| 10 | HERB ALPERT | WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS | 1964 |
| 11 | THE MONKEES | THE MONKEES | 1966 |
| 12 | THE MONKEES | MORE OF THE MONKEES | 1967 |
| 13 | JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY | A MEMORIAL ALBUM | 1963 |
| 14 | THE BEATLES | RUBBER SOUL | 1965 |
| 15 | THE BEATLES | BEATLES '65 | 1965 |
| 16 | THE BEATLES | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR | 1967 |
| 17 | LED ZEPPELIN | LED ZEPPELIN II | 1969 |
| 18 | IRON BUTTERFLY | IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA | 1968 |
| 19 | THE BEATLES | A HARD DAY'S NIGHT | 1964 |
| 20 | HERB ALPERT | S.R.O | 1966 |
Source: The Book Of Rock Lists 1982