CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP ALBUMS (STEREO) OF 1962

CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP ALBUMS (STEREO) OF 1962*

POS.-TITLE?Artist-LABEL-PEAK MONTH
 1

WEST SIDE STORY?ORIGINAL FILM SOUNDTRACK-COLUMBIA-MAY 

 2

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY?S?ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/HENRY MANCINI-RCA VICTOR-February

 3 CAMELOT?ORIGINAL CAST-COLUMBIA-January
 4 WEST SIDE STORY?ORIGINAL CAST-Columbia-May
 5 BLUE HAWAII?ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK/ELVIS PRESLEY-RCA Victor-January
 6 STEREO 35/MM-ENOCH LIGHT & HIS ORCHESTRA-Command-January
 7 THE SOUND OF MUSIC?ORIGINAL CAST-Columbia-January
 8

MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC-Ray Charles-ABC-Paramount-June

 9 JUDY AT CARNAGIE HALL-Judy Garland-Capitol-January
10 TIME OUT-Dave Brubeck Quartet-Columbia-January
11 Peter,Paul & Mary-Peter,Paul & Mary-Warner Brothers-October
12 Stranger On The Shore-Mr.Acker Bilk-Atco-June
13

The Stripper And Other Fun Songs For The Family?David Rose & His Orchestra-MGM-August

14 Moon River-Lawrence Welk-Dot-February
15

Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes?Andy Williams-Columbia-December

16 No Strings-Original Cast-Capitol-June
17 Rome Adventure?Original Soundtrack-Warner Brothers-July
18 The Music Man?Original Soundtrack-Warner Brothers-December
19 Flower Drum Song?Original Soundtrack-Decca-March
20 College Concert-Kingston Trio-Capitol-March
21 Hatari!?Original Soundtrack/Henry Mancini-RCA Victor-October
22 Tonight?Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists-May
23 Stereo 35/mm, Volume Two?Enoch Light & His Orchestra-Command-March
24 I Left My Heart In San Francisco?Tony Bennett-Columbia-December
25 The Best Of The Kingston Trio-Kingston Trio-Capitol-June
26 Milk And Honey Original Cast-RCA Victor-January
27 Pot Luck-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-August
28 Beyond The Reef-Earl Grant-Decca-August
29 Sinatra And Strings-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-May
30 Great Motion Picture Themes?Various Artists-United Artists-January
31 I Remember Tommy-Frank Sinatra-Reprise-January
32 King Of Kings?Original Soundtrack-MGM-January
33 Jump Up Calypso-Harry Belafonte-RCA VictorJanuary
34

Your Request Sing Along With Mitch-Mitch Miller & The Gang-Columbia-January

35 Live It Up!?Johnny Mathis-Columbia-April
36 Portrait Of Johnny?Johnny Mathis-Columbia-January
37 A Song For Young Love-Lettermen-Capitol-March
38 Bashin'-Jimmy Smith-Verve-July
39 Maria-Roger Williams-Kapp-April
40 Time Further Out-Dave Brubeck Quartet-Columbia-February
41 Close-Up-Kingston Trio-Capitol-January
42 So Much In Love-Ray Conniff & His Orchestra-Columbia-March
43 'S Continental-Ray Conniff & His Orchestra-Columbia-June
44 Jazz Samba?Stan Gets/Charlie Byrd-Verve-December
45 Ebb Tide-Earl Grant-Decca-January
46

West Side Story & Other Motion Picture & Broadway Hits?Ferrante & Teicher-United Artists-January

47 The Best Of The Dukes Of Dixieland-Audio Fidelity-February
48 Young World-Lawrence Welk-Dot-June
49 American Waltzes-Mantovoni-London-May
50 Walk On The Wild Side?Original Soundtrack-Ava-July

*As published in the December 29,1962 issue of Cash Box