BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP ALBUMS OF 1959
No Album-Artist-Peak Month 1 PETER GUNN THEME-HENRY MANCINI-APRIL 2 GIGI SOUNDTRACK-May 3 SOUTH PACIFIC SOUNDTRACK-September 4 FROM THE "HUNGRY "i" "-KINGSTON TRIO-April 5 KINGSTON TRIO AT LARGE-KINGSTON TRIO-September 6 SING ALONG WITH MITCH-MITCH MILLER-January 7 INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN-SHELLEY BERMAN-December 8 EXOTICA VOLUME I-Martin Denny-May 9 MY FAIR LADY-Original Cast-January 10 FLOWER DRUM SONG-Original Cast-February 11 Johnny's Greatest Hits-Johnny Mathis-January 12 Come Dance With Me-Frank Sinatra-March 13 The Kingston Trio-Kingston Trio-January 14 The Music Man-Original Cast-January 15 Open Fire,Two Guitars-Johnny Mathis-March 16 More Sing Along With Mitch-Mitch Miller-January 17 More Johnny's Greatest Hits-Johnny Mathis-August 18 Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No.1-Van Cliburn-September 19 Mantovani Film Encores-Mantovani-May 22 Have Twang Guitar,Will Travel-Duane Eddy-April 21 The King And I-Soundtrack-January 22 Heavenly-Johnny Mathis-October 23 77 Sunset Strip Soundtrack-May 24 But Not For Me-Ahmad Jamal-April 25 South Pacific-Original Cast-January 26 Oklahoma-Soundtrack-May 27 Hymns-Tennessee Ernie Ford-January 28 More Music From Peter Gunn-Henry Mancini-August 29 Only The Lonely-Frank Sinatra-May 30 Victory At Sea Volume II-RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra-August 31 Hold That Tiger-Fabian-July 32 Gems Forever-Mantovoni-November 33 Still More Sing Along With Mitch-Mitch Miller-April 34 Taboo in Hi-fi-Arthur Lyman-May 35 No One Cares-Frank Sinatra-October 36 Near You-Roger Williams-April 37 Porgy & Bess Soundtrack-November 38 Stardust-Pat Boone-January 39 Gypsy-Original Cast-September 40 Folk Songs Sing Along With Mitch-Mitch Miller-September 41 Blue Hawaii-Billy Vaughn-June 42 Party Sing Along With Mitch-Mitch Miller-October 43 Ricky Sings Again-Ricky Nelson-March 44 Secret Songs For Young Lovers-Andre Previn & David Rose-August 45 Warm-Johnny Mathis 46 Gaite Parisienne-Boston Pops Orchestra-February 47 Film Encores II-Mantovoni-August 48 Concert In Rhythm-Ray Conniff-November 49 Porgy & Bess-Harry Belafonte & Lena Horne-August 50 The Lord's Prayer-Mormon Tabernacle Choir-December