| The CASH BOX Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums | ||||
| Week ending MAY 16, 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 | 16 | |
| 2 | GIGI Original Soundtrack (M-G-M E 3641 ST; SE 3641 ST / X3641 ST) | 2 | 52 | |
| 3 | 77 SUNSET STRIP Warren Barker (Warner Bros. W 1289; WS 1289 / EA-1289) | 3 | 6 | |
| 4 | COME DANCE WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1069; SW 1069) | 5 | 16 | |
| 5 | ...FROM THE “HUNGRY I” Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1107) | 4 | 17 | |
| 6 | THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY Buddy Holly & Crickets (Coral CRL 57279) | 6 | 9 | |
| 7 | STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1283; CS 8099 / B 12831,2,3) | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032) | 11 | 60 | |
| 9 | EXOTICA Martin Denny (Liberty LRP 3034; LST 7034) | 25 | 19 | |
| 10 | FOLK SONGS SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1316; CS 8118 / B 13161,2,3) | 21 | 3 | |
| 11 | HOLD THAT TIGER Fabian (Chancellor CHL-5003; CHLS-5003 / A,B,C-5003) | 29 | 2 | |
| 12 | HAVE ‘TWANGY’ GUITAR WILL TRAVEL Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie JLP 3000) | 8 | 19 | |
| 13 | OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1270; CS 8056 / B 12701,2,3) | 9 | 16 | |
| 14 | AHMAD JAMAL AT THE PERSHING / BUT NOT FOR ME Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 628) | 10 | 47 | |
| 15 | RITCHIE VALENS Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi DFLP 1201) | 12 | 11 | |
| 16 | FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5350; OS 2009) | 13 | 20 | |
| 17 | INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15003) | 17 | 10 | |
| 18 | LOOK TO YOUR HEART Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1164) | 36 | 3 | |
| 19 | FILM ENCORES, VOL. 2 Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3117; PS 164) | 39 | 2 | |
| 20 | REMEMBER WHEN? Platters (Mercury MG 20410; SR 60087) | 20 | 11 | |
| 21 | SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1160; CS 8043 / B 11601,2,3) | 16 | 48 | |
| 22 | BLUE HAWAII Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3165; DLP 25,165) | 14 | 5 | |
| 23 | THE KINGSTON TRIO Kingston Trio (Capitol T 996; ST 996 / EAP 1,2,3-996) | 19 | 40 | |
| 24 | RICKY SINGS AGAIN Ricky Nelson (Imperial LP 9061 / IMP 159,60,61) | 15 | 19 | |
| 25 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB Nat “King” Cole (Capitol W 1120; SW 1120 / EAP 1-1120) | 18 | 12 | |
| 26 | I WANT TO LIVE Original Soundtrack / Gerry Mulligan’s Jazz Combo (United Artists UAL 4006; UAS 5006) | 31 | 16 | |
| 27 | CRAZY HE CALLS ME Dakota Staton (Capitol T 1170 / EAP 1,2,3-1170) | 23 | 3 | |
| 28 | HEY BOY! HEY GIRL! Original Soundtrack / Louis Prima & Keely Smith with Sam Butera & Witnesses (Capitol T 1160 / EAP 1,2-1160) | 28 | 6 | |
| 29 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol WAO 990; SWAO 990 / EDM 990) | 22 | 66 | |
| 30 | PORTFOLIO OF AHMAD JAMAL Ahmad Jamal (Argo LP 2638; LP 2638-S) | — | 1 | |
| 31 | MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1243; CS 8043 / B 12431,2,3) | 46 | 30 | |
| 32 | JOHNNY’S GREATEST HITS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1133) | 24 | 57 | |
| 33 | LOVE IS A GENTLE THING Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPM 1927; LSP 1927) | 26 | 8 | |
| 34 | BROADWAY IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1252; CS 8064 / B 12521,2,3) | 27 | 11 | |
| 35 | SWINGIN’ PRETTY Keely Smith (Capitol T 1145; ST 1145) | — | 1 | |
| 36 | NEAR YOU Roger Williams (Kapp KL 1112; K 1112-S) | 30 | 12 | |
| 37 | PORGY AND BESS Miles Davis (Columbia CL 1274; CS 8085 / B 12741) | 34 | 3 | |
| 38 | BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3156; DLP 25,156) | 35 | 16 | |
| 39 | MY FAIR LADY Original Broadway, London Casts (Columbia Masterworks OL 5090; OS 2015 / A 5090) | 37 | 159 | |
| 40 | CONTINENTAL ENCORES Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3095; PS 147) | — | 10 | |
| 41 | SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1053; SW 1053 / EAP 1-1053) | 41 | 33 | |
| 42 | AT THE SPOTLIGHT VOL. II Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo EP 1079) | 43 | 3 | |
| 43 | TABOO Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi R 806; SR 806) | 49 | 38 | |
| 44 | FATS DOMINO SWINGS Fats Domino (Imperial LP 9062) | — | 1 | |
| 45 | PAT BOONE SINGS Pat Boone (Dot DLP 3158) | 32 | 9 | |
| 46 | LOVERS’ LUAU Les Paul & Mary Ford (Columbia CL 1276; CS 8086 / B 12761,2,3) | 33 | 3 | |
| 47 | FAVORITES IN HI-FI Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy (RCA Victor LPM 1738; LSP 1738) | 38 | 5 | |
| 48 | GEMS FOREVER Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3032 / BEP 6336,7,8) | 40 | 30 | |
| 49 | REDHEAD Original Cast / Gwen Verdon (RCA Victor LOC 1048; LSO 1104) | 42 | 7 | |
| 50 | IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME Brook Benton (Mercury MG 20421) | — | 1 | |
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | THE MUSIC FROM “PETER GUNN” Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 1956) | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | GIGI Original Soundtrack (M-G-M SE 3641 ST) | 4 | 8 | |
| 3 | COME DANCE WITH ME! Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1069) | 3 | 8 | |
| 4 | SOUTH PACIFIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032) | 2 | 8 | |
| 5 | MY FAIR LADY Original London Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2015) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | 77 SUNSET STRIP Warren Barker (Warner Bros. WS 1289) | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | FILM ENCORES, VOL. 2 Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 164) | 16 | 4 | |
| 8 | TABOO Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi SR 806) | 7 | 8 | |
| 9 | TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO NO. 1 Van Cliburn (RCA Victor LSC 2252) | 8 | 8 | |
| 10 | THE SOUL OF SPAIN 101 Strings (Somerset SF-6600) | 9 | 8 | |
| 11 | FOLK SONGS SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8118) | 23 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1812 FESTIVAL OVERTURE, OPUS 49 Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Mercury SR 90054) | 20 | 7 | |
| 13 | AHMAD JAMAL VOLUME IV Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 636-S) | 28 | 7 | |
| 14 | STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8099) | 18 | 8 | |
| 15 | BLUE HAWAII Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,165) | 15 | 3 | |
| 16 | LET’S DANCE David Carroll & Orchestra (Mercury SR 60001) | 17 | 5 | |
| 17 | NEAR YOU Roger Williams (Kapp K 1112-S) | 12 | 8 | |
| 18 | FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2009) | 21 | 8 | |
| 19 | GEMS FOREVER Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 106) | 22 | 8 | |
| 20 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 990) | 14 | 8 | |
| 21 | OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8056) | 10 | 8 | |
| 22 | MANTOVANI FILM ENCORES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 124) | 11 | 6 | |
| 23 | VICTORY AT SEA, VOL. 2 Robert Russell Bennett (RCA Victor LSC 2226) | 19 | 8 | |
| 24 | CONTINENTAL ENCORES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 147) | 26 | 6 | |
| 25 | WELCOME TO THE CLUB Nat “King” Cole (Capitol SW 1120) | 13 | 4 | |
| 26 | BROADWAY IN RHYTHM Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8064) | 27 | 8 | |
| 27 | MICHAEL TODD’S AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS Original Soundtrack / Victor Young (Decca DL 79046) | 30 | 6 | |
| 28 | REMEMBER WHEN? Platters (Mercury SR 60087) | 32 | 2 | |
| 29 | STEREO CONCERT Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1183) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | VAUGHAN AND VIOLINS Sarah Vaughan (Mercury SR 60038) | — | 1 | |
| 31 | BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,156) | 24 | 8 | |
| 32 | THE KING AND I Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW 740) | 25 | 8 | |
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