| The CASH BOX Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 28, 1959 | ||||
| MONAURAL | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label LP Mono; Stereo / EP) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE MUSIC FROM “PETER GUNN” Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 1956; LSP 1956) | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | COME DANCE WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1069; SW 1069) | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1270; CS 8056 / B 12701,2,3) | 3 | 9 | |
| 4 | ...FROM THE “HUNGRY I” Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1107) | 6 | 10 | |
| 5 | HAVE ‘TWANGY’ GUITAR WILL TRAVEL Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie JLP 3000) | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5350; OS 2009) | 4 | 13 | |
| 7 | STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1283; CS 8099 / B 12831,2,3) | 7 | 4 | |
| 8 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032) | 9 | 53 | |
| 9 | AHMAD JAMAL AT THE PERSHING / BUT NOT FOR ME Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 628) | 12 | 40 | |
| 10 | RICKY SINGS AGAIN Ricky Nelson (Imperial LP 9061 / IMP 159,60,61) | 8 | 12 | |
| 11 | THE KINGSTON TRIO Kingston Trio (Capitol T 996 / EAP 1,2,3-996) | 10 | 33 | |
| 12 | RITCHIE VALENS Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi DFLP 1201) | 11 | 4 | |
| 13 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB Nat “King” Cole (Capitol W 1120 / EAP 1-1120) | 14 | 5 | |
| 14 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1160; CS 8043 / B 11601,2,3) | 15 | 41 | |
| 15 | SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1053; SW 1053 / EAP 1-1053) | 16 | 26 | |
| 16 | BROADWAY IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1252; CS 8064 / B 12521,2,3) | 20 | 4 | |
| 17 | MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1243; CS 8043 / B 12431,2,3) | 13 | 23 | |
| 18 | BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3156; DLP 25,156) | 17 | 9 | |
| 19 | PAT BOONE SINGS Pat Boone (Dot DLP 3158) | 23 | 2 | |
| 20 | THE FABULOUS JOHNNY CASH Johnny Cash (Columbia CL 1253; CS 8122 / B 12531,2,3) | 19 | 14 | |
| 21 | REMEMBER WHEN? Platters (Mercury MG 20410; SR 60087) | 25 | 4 | |
| 22 | GIGI Original Soundtrack (M-G-M E 3641 ST; SE 3641 ST / X3641 ST) | 29 | 45 | |
| 23 | TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO NO. 1 Van Cliburn (RCA Victor LM 2252; LSC 2252 / EPC 2252) | 32 | 38 | |
| 24 | I WANT TO LIVE Original Soundtrack / Gerry Mulligan’s Jazz Combo (United Artists UAL 4006; UAS 5006) | 22 | 9 | |
| 25 | HIS GOLDEN YEAR Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette R 25057) | 18 | 6 | |
| 26 | THE END Earl Grant (Decca DL 8830; DL 78830) | 21 | 6 | |
| 27 | INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15003) | — | 3 | |
| 28 | THE KING AND I Original Soundtrack (Capitol W 740; SW 740 / EDM-740) | — | 97 | |
| 29 | LOVE IS A GENTLE THING Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPM 1927; LSP 1927) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | ELLA SWINGS LIGHTLY Ella Fitzgerald (Verve MG V-4021; MG V6-4021) | — | 1 | |
| 31 | PETITE FLEUR Chris Barber’s Jazz Band (Laurie LLP 1001) | — | 1 | |
| 32 | FOR LP FANS ONLY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 1990) | 24 | 3 | |
| 33 | ALL ALONE (By The Telephone) Polly Bergen (Columbia CL 1300 / B-13001) | — | 1 | |
| 34 | NEAR YOU Roger Williams (Kapp KL 1112; K 1112-S) | 27 | 5 | |
| 35 | I’M JIMMY REED Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay VJLP 1004) | 35 | 13 | |
| 36 | THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Buddy Holly & Crickets (Coral CRL 57279) | 38 | 2 | |
| 37 | THE YOUNG FRANKIE AVALON Frankie Avalon (Chancellor CHL-5002) | 39 | 2 | |
| 38 | THE SOUL OF SPAIN 101 Strings (Somerset P-6600; SF-6600) | 33 | 2 | |
| 39 | 1960 (Or Look Forward In Anger) Mort Sahl (Verve MG V-15004) | — | 1 | |
| 40 | TABOO Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi R 806; SR 806) | 40 | 32 | |
| NOTE: The Monaural chart above is a continuation of the Pop Albums chart from previous weeks; the Stereo chart below is presented as a new chart, with the Weeks on Chart totals starting at 1, and with only the stereo album numbers listed after the label names. | ||||
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | THE MUSIC FROM “PETER GUNN“ Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 1956) | — | 1 | |
| 2 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032) | — | 1 | |
| 3 | COME DANCE WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1069) | — | 1 | |
| 4 | TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO NO. 1 Van Cliburn (RCA Victor LSC 2252) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | GEMS FOREVER Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 106) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2009) | — | 1 | |
| 7 | STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8099) | — | 1 | |
| 8 | OKLAHOMA! Original Soundtrack (Capitol SWAO 595) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | NEAR YOU Roger Williams (Kapp K 1112-S) | — | 1 | |
| 10 | OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8056) | — | 1 | |
| 11 | BROADWAY IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8064) | — | 1 | |
| 12 | GIGI Original Soundtrack (M-G-M SE 3641 ST) | — | 1 | |
| 13 | VICTORY AT SEA, VOL. 2 Robert Russell Bennett (RCA Victor LSC 2226) | — | 1 | |
| 14 | SAIL ALONG SILV’RY MOON Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,100) | — | 1 | |
| 15 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 990) | — | 1 | |
| 16 | THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU Nat “King” Cole with Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra (Capitol SW 1084) | — | 1 | |
| 17 | TABOO Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi SR 806) | — | 1 | |
| 18 | CONCERT IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8022) | — | 1 | |
| 19 | A JOURNEY INTO STEREO SOUND Various Artists (London PS 100) | — | 1 | |
| 20 | THE SOUL OF SPAIN 101 Strings (Somerset SF-6600) | — | 1 | |
| 21 | MANTOVANI FILM ENCORES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 124) | — | 1 | |
| 22 | SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1053) | — | 1 | |
| 23 | THE KING AND I Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW 740) | — | 1 | |
| 24 | INTRODUCTION TO STEREO Various Artists (Westminster WSS-1) | — | 1 | |
| 25 | WALTZ ENCORES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 119) | — | 1 | |
| 26 | JUMPIN’ WITH JONAH Jonah Jones Quartet (Captiol ST 1039) | — | 1 | |
| 27 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8043) | — | 1 | |
| 28 | BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,156) | — | 1 | |
| 29 | I WANT TO LIVE Original Soundtrack /Johnny Mandel & Orchestra (United Artists UAS 5005) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | MUSIC FOR BANG, BAA-ROOM AND HARP Dick Schory’s New Percussion Ensemble (RCA Victor LSP 1866) | — | 1 | |
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