| The CASH BOX Best Selling Pop Albums | ||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 20, 1958 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label LP Mono; Stereo / EP) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1053; SW 1053 / EAP 1-1053) | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1160 / B 11601,2,3) | 2 | 27 | |
| 3 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032) | 5 | 39 | |
| 4 | MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1243; CS 8043 / B 12431,2,3) | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | THE KINGSTON TRIO Kingston Trio (Capitol T 996 / EAP 1,2,3-996) | 3 | 19 | |
| 6 | CHRISTMAS SING-ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1205; CS 8027 / B 12051,2,3) | 12 | 3 | |
| 7 | MERRY CHRISTMAS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1195 / B 11951,2,3) | 19 | 3 | |
| 8 | JOHNNY’S GREATEST HITS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1133) | 8 | 37 | |
| 9 | GIGI Original Soundtrack (M-G-M E 3641 ST; SE 3641 ST / X3641 ST) | 6 | 31 | |
| 10 | TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO NO. 1 Van Cliburn (RCA Victor LM 2252; LSC 2252 / EPC 2252) | 7 | 24 | |
| 11 | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Nat “King“ Cole with Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Capitol W 1084 / EAP 1,2,3-1084) | 11 | 4 | |
| 12 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol WAO 990; SWAO 990 / EDM 990) | 10 | 46 | |
| 13 | SWINGIN’ AT THE CINEMA Jonah Jones Quartet (Capitol T 1083 / EAP 1,2,3-1083) | 17 | 4 | |
| 14 | AHMAD JAMAL VOLUME IV Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 636; LP 636-S / EP 1086) | 15 | 4 | |
| 15 | CONCERT IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1163; CS 8022 / B 11631) | 9 | 16 | |
| 16 | AHMAD JAMAL AT THE PERSHING / BUT NOT FOR ME Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 628) | 14 | 26 | |
| 17 | STAR DUST Pat Boone (Dot DLP 3118; DLP 25,118 / DEP 1069) | 13 | 22 | |
| 18 | MY FAIR LADY Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5090 / A 5090) | 16 | 140 | |
| 19 | THE STAR CAROL Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol T 1071; ST 1071 / EAP 1,2,3-1071) | 24 | 2 | |
| 20 | POLITELY! Keely Smith with Billy May & Orchestra (Capitol T 1073 / EAP 1,2,3-1073) | 20 | 7 | |
| 21 | SWING SOFTLY Johnny Mathis with Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1165; CS 8023 / B 11651) | 18 | 16 | |
| 22 | DYNAMIC! Dakota Staton (Capitol T 1054 / EAP 1,2,3-1054) | 23 | 12 | |
| 23 | KING CREOLE Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 1884 / EAP 4319,21) | 21 | 14 | |
| 24 | BELAFONTE SINGS THE BLUES Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LOP 1006; LSO 1006) | 22 | 9 | |
| 25 | LA PALOMA Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3140) | 25 | 8 | |
| 26 | BREEZIN’ ALONG Four Lads (Columbia CL 1223; CS 8035) | 28 | 3 | |
| 27 | HAVE BAND, WILL TRAVEL Lester Lanin & Orchestra (Epic LN 3520) | 29 | 4 | |
| 28 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 4180) | — | 33 | |
| 29 | YES INDEED! Pat Boone (Dot DLP 3121) | — | 4 | |
| 30 | WHEN YOU COME TO THE END OF THE DAY Perry Como (RCA Victor LPM 1885; LSP 1885 / EPA 4326) | 35 | 2 | |
| 31 | JUDY IN LOVE Judy Garland with Nelson Riddle & Orchestra (Capitol T 1036; ST 1036) | 30 | 3 | |
| 32 | LAS VEGAS PRIMA STYLE Louis Prima & Keely Smith with Sam Butera & Witnesses (Capitol T 1010 / EAP 1,2,3-1010) | 27 | 29 | |
| 33 | WITH ALL MY LOVE Roy Hamilton (Epic LN 3519; BN 518) | 26 | 4 | |
| 34 | DANCE WITH DICK CLARK (Volume 1) Keymen (ABC-Paramount ABC-258; ABCS-258) | 31 | 2 | |
| 35 | THE LATE, LATE SHOW Dakota Staton (Capitol T 876 / EAP 1,2,3-876) | 34 | 47 | |
| NOTE: Beginning with this week’s issue, Cash Box listed both mono and stereo album numbers (where applicable) for each entry on the Best Selling Pop Albums chart; those mono and stereo numbers above are separated by a semicolon (;). |
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