| No. 717 | 7 October 1960 | |
| Bruce Charleton | Are the Public Tiring of Singers? [instrumental recordings, Johnny and the Hurricanes, Duane Eddy, The Ventures] | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | No Home Should Be without this Album by Cliff [Cliff Richard, "Me And My Shadows"] | 3 |
| Derek Johnson | Anonymous Piltdown Men Sound Familiar [Piltdown Men, "Macdonald’s Cave"] | 3 |
| Keith Goodwin | Johnny Burnette Loves Riverboats ["Dreamin’"] | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Brenda Lee’s DBC Will Be Wanted Definitely | 4 |
| Keith Fordyce | Avons Have Rival in Brian Hyland | 4 |
| NME | Charts: 1. Ricky Valence, "Tell Laura I Love Her" 2. Roy Orbison, "Only the Lonely" 3. Adam Faith, "How about That" 4. Cliff Richard, "Nine Times Out of Ten" 5. Everly Brothers, "So Sad" 6. The Shadows, "Apache" 7. Shirley Bassey, "As Long as He Needs Me" 8. John Barry Seven, "Walk, Don't Run" 9. The Ventures, "Walk, Don't Run" 10. Elvis Presley, "Girl of My Best Friend" |
4 |
| n/a | British
Stars Invade Charts World Over Vera Lynn: Own Show on ATV |
6 |
| n/a | Connie
Francis: Two London Concerts? (Lonnie) Donegan Sought for Blackpool Season ‘Rock ‘n’ Trad’ Booked until X-mas Your Votes Can Bring Honour to Your Favourite Stars |
7 |
| n/a | Welcome to Hollywood’s Song and Dance Man, Dan Daley [American club entertainers] | 8 |
| Pat Raymond | Stars at Parties Are Fun [Radio Luxembourg] | 9 |
| n/a | Tommy Steele's Song for Laughs Became Hit | 9 |
| n/a | Life-Lines of Connie Stevens | 9 |
| Keith Goodwin | Sinatra--Always a Hit Maker ["Nice ’n’ Easy"] | 10 |
| James Wynn | It’ll Be a Gala Birthday [Bing Crosby, Mel Tormé, Gala Records] | 10 |
| n/a | Tall Pieces by the Alley Cat: Strong Competition for Top Chart Spot | 12 |
| Jeremy Richmond, February 2004 | ||
| No. 718 | 14 October 1960 | |
| Keith Goodwin | British Stars Who Have Won World Fame [Anne Shelton, Ted Heath, Laurie London, Vera Lynn, Lonnie Donegan, David Whitfield] | 2 |
| n/a | Dan Dailey Sings, Dances and Clowns | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Five Singles in the Charts this Year! (Johnny and the Hurricanes) | 3 |
| Bruce Charlton | Brook Benton Has Nine Hits in a Row in America but Not here | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Frankie Vaughn Could Make ‘Milord’ a Winner | 4 |
| n/a | Charlie Drake, Ted Lune Struggle with Mr. Custer | 4 |
| n/a | NME
Music Charts: 1. "Only the Lonely," Roy Orbison 2. "Tell Laura I Love Her," Ricky Valence 3. "How About That," Adam Faith 3. "As Long as He Needs Me," Shirley Bassey (tied at 3) 5. "So Sad," Everly Brothers 6. "Nine Times Out of Ten," Cliff Richard 7. "Apache," The Shadows 8. "Chain Gang," Sam Cooke 9. "Girl of My Best Friend," Elvis Presley 10. "Walk Don’t Run," Ventures |
5 |
| n/a | Shirley Bassey Wins Fast Return to Palladium TV | 6 |
| n/a | Non-Stop Activity Here for Connie Francis | 6 |
| n/a | First TV Series for Cliff Richard | 7 |
| n/a | Faith, Douglas, Castle “Easy Beat” Attractions | 7 |
| n/a | Eddy, Shadows, Ford Likely New Winners as-Poll Votes Flow In by the Thousands | 7 |
| n/a | New Song-dance Group to Replace Vernons | 7 |
| Derek Johnson | Mantovani Boosts Anglo American Understanding | 8 |
| n/a | Fats Domino Likes to Wax His Own Compositions | 8 |
| Don Broughton | In Memory of Mario Lanza [anniversary of death] | 8 |
| James Wynn | The Viscounts Bake Some ‘Shortnin’ Bread’ | 8 |
| Keith Goodwin | Vera Lynn Sings only for TV and Discs Today | 9 |
| n/a | Como Off to Good Start | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Jimmy Jones Keeps Moving All the Time He’s On Stage | 10 |
| n/a | The Stargazers Stage Their Comeback | 10 |
| n/a | Tall Pieces by the Alleycat: Vaughn and Wilde Failures Surprise | 12 |
| Jeremy Richmond, February 2004 | ||
| No. 719 | 21 October 1960 | |
| n/a | Manager Evelyn Taylor Explains Why It’s a Pleasure to Guide Her Top Artist to Even Greater Heights | 2 |
| n/a | All about Adam (Faith) | 2 |
| n/a | Craig Doubles is a Real Bill-Topper | 3 |
| n/a | Bing’s ‘High Time’ at College (Crosby) | 2 |
| Derek Johnson | Bing’s First Session in Britain | 3 |
| n/a | Life-Lines of Sam Cooke | 3 |
| Keith Fordyce | Italian Classic Makes Presley so Romantic | 4 |
| NME | Music
Charts: 1. "Only the Lonely," Roy Orbison 2. "As Long as He Needs Me," Shirley Bassey 3. "Tell Laura I Love Her," Ricky Valence 4. "How About That," Adam Faith 5. "Nine Times Out of Ten," Cliff Richard 6. "Walk Don’t Run," John Barry Seven 7. "So Sad," Everly Brothers 8. "Chain Gang," Sam Cooke 9. "Let’s Think about Living," Bob Luman 10. "Walk Don’t Run," Ventures |
5 |
| NME | Sheet Music: 1. "As Long as He Needs Me" (Lakeview) 2. "Love Is Like a Violin" (Keith Prowse) 3. "Passing Breeze" (Clover- Conway) 4. "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Lawrence Wright) 5. "Paper Roses" (Leeds) |
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| n/a | Bing Crosby
Wants to Wax More Titles Here Dave Carey Leaves the Stargazers King Brothers Guest on BBC-TV Shows Brook Benton Plans British Visit Frankie Vaughan's Life Told to 40 Million U.S. Viewers Cliff Richard 'World Singer' Runner-Up to Elvis Presley Film on General Release December 12 Forsyth Tops ATV's Palladium Bill |
6 |
| n/a | NME Readers
Take Priority for Poll Concert Seats at Wembley's Empire Pool Ricky Valance May Be Musical 'Hercules' Record Advance Order for Presley's New Disc Test Film Role for Paul Anka |
7 |
| Keith Goodwin | Australia is All Ready to Give a Real Matey Welcome to Lonnie Donegan | 8 |
| n/a | Meet the 'Never on Sunday' Rivals | 8 |
| n/a | Yana, Roy Castle Save Show | 8 |
| Mike Gowers | They All Need Lionel Bart Now! [Lionel Bart, Shirley Bassey, Georgia Brown, "As Long As He Needs Me"] | 9 |
| n/a | Paul Anka Finds Inspiration in Everyday Happenings | 9 |
| n/a | Bernie (Lowe) Wants to 'Twist' You! [Bernie Lowe, Chubby Checker, "The Twist"] | 9 |
| Derek Johnson | Connie (Francis) Emerges As An All-Rounder | 10 |
| n/a | Franke Avalon Makes the Grade in Films ["Guns of the Timberland"] | 10 |
| The Alley Cat | Tall-Pieces: Sensational Cliff! (Richards) | 11 |
| Jeremy Richmond, March 2004 | ||
| No. 720 | 28 October 1960 | |
| N/A | Connie Francis Says, "My Thanks to You" | cover |
| Hellicar, Mike | Annette Funicello talks about date with Cliff Richard and other stars. | 2 |
| Hentoff, Nat | Johhny Ray cuts his first disc for new label | 3 |
| N/A | "Life Lines" of Jerry Lordan | 3 |
| Fordyce, Keith | Reports on the latest singles including Connie Francis, Johnny Ray, Mike Preston, Bobby Darin, Paul Anka, Barbara Lyon, Umberto Bindi, Robb Storme, and Anita Bryant | 4 |
| NME | Best
Selling Pop Records in Britain 1. "Only the Lonely," Roy Orbison 2. "As Long as She Needs Me," Shirley Bassey 3. "Tell Laura I Love Her," Ricky Valance 4. "How About That!" Adam Faith 5. "Dreamin," Johnny Burnette |
5 |
| NME | Top-selling
Sheet Music 1. "As Long as He Needs Me" (Lakeview) 2. "In My Little Corner of the World" (Kassner) 3. "Passing Breeze" (Clover-Conway) 4. "Love Is Like a Violin" (Keith Prowse) 5. "Tell Laura I Love Her" (Lawrence Leeds) |
5 |
| n.a. | Greatest-Ever
Parade of Pop Stars Lined Up for Colossal NME Poll Concert : March 5thConcert
with All of the Big Stars Secret Transatlantic Negotiations for Cliff Richard's Hollywood Screen Debut Don Arrol Signed to Decca Death of Glyn Jones Eric Delaney's Two "Easy Beat" Broadcasts Emile Ford to Perform a Series of One-nighters Eartha Kitt's Palladium TV Date—November 20 Russ Conway's Piano Destroyed by Fire Adam Faith Concerts Connie Francis Presents Four BBC Disc Shows Brigette May Star in Valance Film |
6 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran: Their Names Live On | 7 |
| N/A | Poll Winners' Supplement | 7 |
| Johnson, Derek | Sums up Popularity Poll results; Cliff Richard Highest Briton Ever in World Class Connie Francis tells you about her first film Lonnie Donegan "Personality" by Hair's Breadth! | 8-9 |
| Charlton, Bruce | Reviews Cliff Richard's Autobiography Entitled, "It's Great to Be Young" | 12 |
| N/A | Biographies of Newcomers to Major Poll Success | 13 |
| N/A | Turning the Tables Stars Talk about Fans [Russ Conway, Shirley Bassey, Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Lonnie Donegan, Emile Ford] | 14 |
| N/A | Neil Sedaka's in great demand [short bio of him, Frankie Avalon in film epic "The Alamo"] | 17 |
| Goodwin, Keith | Johnny Mathis Strikes Back! New Album | 18 |
| N/A | "The Fabulous Liberace Story," "Meet Frankie Laine" | 19 |
| The Alley Cat | Tail-Pieces | 20 |
| Nick Waldman, February 2004 | ||
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