The CASH BOX Best Selling Monaural & Stereo Albums
Week ending MAY 23, 1959
MONAURAL
TWTITLE | Artist (Label LP Mono; Stereo / EP) LWWKS
 1THE MUSIC FROM “PETER GUNN”
  Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 1956; LSP 1956)
 117
 277 SUNSET STRIP
  Warren Barker (Warner Bros. W 1289; WS 1289 / EA-1289)
 3 7
 3GIGI
  Original Soundtrack (M-G-M E 3641 ST; SE 3641 ST / X3641 ST)
 253
 4...FROM THE “HUNGRY I”
  Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1107; ST 1107)
 518
 5EXOTICA
  Martin Denny (Liberty LRP 3034; LST 7034)
 920
 6COME DANCE WITH ME!
  Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1069; SW 1069)
 417
 7THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY
  Buddy Holly & Crickets (Coral CRL 57279)
 610
 8STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1283; CS 8099 / B 12831,2,3)
 712
 9HOLD THAT TIGER
  Fabian (Chancellor CHL-5003; CHLS-5003 / A,B,C-5003)
11 3
10HAVE ‘TWANGY’ GUITAR WILL TRAVEL
  Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie JLP 3000)
1220
11AHMAD JAMAL AT THE PERSHING / BUT NOT FOR ME
  Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 628)
1448
12SOUTH PACIFIC
  Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1032; LSO 1032 / EOC 1032)
 861
13OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1270; CS 8056 / B 12701,2,3)
1317
14INSIDE SHELLEY BERMAN
  Shelley Berman (Verve MG V-15003)
1711
15LOOK TO YOUR HEART
  Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1164)
18 4
16FILM ENCORES, VOL. 2
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3117; PS 164)
19 3
17FOLK SONGS SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1316; CS 8118 / B 13161,2,3)
10 4
18BLUE HAWAII
  Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3165; DLP 25,165)
22 6
19REMEMBER WHEN?
  Platters (Mercury MG 20410; SR 60087)
2012
20SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1160; CS 8043 / B 11601,2,3)
2149
21THE MUSIC MAN
  Original Broadway Cast (Capitol WAO 990; SWAO 990 / EDM 990)
2967
22FLOWER DRUM SONG
  Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5350; OS 2009)
1621
23RITCHIE VALENS
  Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi DFLP 1201)
1512
24THE KINGSTON TRIO
  Kingston Trio (Capitol T 996; ST 996 / EAP 1,2,3-996)
2341
25HEY BOY! HEY GIRL!
  Original Soundtrack / Louis Prima & Keely Smith with Sam Butera & Witnesses
  (Capitol T 1160 / EAP 1,2-1160)
28 7
26PORGY AND BESS
  Miles Davis (Columbia CL 1274; CS 8085 / B 12741)
37 4
27JOHNNY’S GREATEST HITS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 1133)
3258
28I WANT TO LIVE
  Original Soundtrack / Gerry Mulligan’s Jazz Combo (United Artists UAL 4006;
  UAS 5006)
2617
29CRAZY HE CALLS ME
  Dakota Staton (Capitol T 1170 / EAP 1,2,3-1170)
27 4
30PORTFOLIO OF AHMAD JAMAL
  Ahmad Jamal (Argo LP 2638; LP 2638-S)
30 2
31LOVE IS A GENTLE THING
  Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPM 1927; LSP 1927)
33 9
32RICKY SINGS AGAIN
  Ricky Nelson (Imperial LP 9061 / IMP 159,60,61)
2420
33WELCOME TO THE CLUB
  Nat “King” Cole (Capitol W 1120; SW 1120 / EAP 1-1120)
2513
34MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CL 1243; CS 8043 / B 12431,2,3)
3131
35SWINGIN’ PRETTY
  Keely Smith (Capitol T 1145; ST 1145)
35 2
36BROADWAY IN RHYTHM
  Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1252; CS 8064 / B 12521,2,3)
3412
37TABOO
  Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi R 806; SR 806)
4339
38ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
  Duane Eddy & Rebels (Jamie LP 70-3006; LP 70-3006ST)
 1
39CONCERT IN RHYTHM
  Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1163; CS 8022 / B 11631)
30
40PORGY AND BESS
  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Verve MG V-4011-2; MG VS-6040-2)
 1
41NEAR YOU
  Roger Williams (Kapp KL 1112; K 1112-S)
3613
42BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS
  Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3156; DLP 25,156)
3817
43MY FAIR LADY
  Original Broadway, London Casts (Columbia Masterworks OL 5090; OS 2015 / A 5090)
39160 
44AT THE SPOTLIGHT VOL. II
  Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo EP 1079)
42 4
45CONTINENTAL ENCORES
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3095; PS 147)
4011
46MISS GLORIA LYNNE
  Gloria Lynne with Wild Bill Davis & Group (Everest LPBR 5022; SDBR 1022 /
  BREP 107)
 5
47EXOTICA - VOL. II
  Martin Denny (Liberty LRP 3077; LST 7006)
 4
48SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY
  Frank Sinatra (Capitol W 1053; SW 1053 / EAP 1-1053)
4134
49AFRO-DESIA
  Martin Denny (Liberty LRP 3111; LST 7111)
 1
50PRESENTING DION & THE BELMONTS
  Dion & Belmonts (Laurie LLP 1002)
 1
STEREO
 1THE MUSIC FROM “PETER GUNN”
  Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 1956)
 1 9
 2GIGI
  Original Soundtrack (M-G-M SE 3641 ST)
 2 9
 3SOUTH PACIFIC
  Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LSO 1032)
 4 9
 4FILM ENCORES, VOL. 2
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 164)
 7 5
 5MY FAIR LADY
  Original London Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2015)
 5 6
 6TABOO
  Arthur Lyman Group (HiFi SR 806)
 8 9
 777 SUNSET STRIP
  Warren Barker (Warner Bros. WS 1289)
 6 7
 8COME DANCE WITH ME!
  Frank Sinatra (Capitol SW 1069)
 3 9
 9TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTO NO. 1
  Van Cliburn (RCA Victor LSC 2252)
 9 9
101812 FESTIVAL OVERTURE, OPUS 49
  Antal Dorati / Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (Mercury SR 90054)
12 8
11BLUE HAWAII
  Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,165)
15 4
12THE SOUL OF SPAIN
  101 Strings (Somerset SF-6600)
10 9
13LET’S DANCE
  David Carroll & Orchestra (Mercury SR 60001)
16 6
14MANTOVANI FILM ENCORES
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 124)
22 7
15GEMS FOREVER
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 106)
19 9
16THE MUSIC MAN
  Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SWAO 990)
20 9
17CONTINENTAL ENCORES
  Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 147)
24 7
18FOLK SONGS SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8118)
11 3
19AHMAD JAMAL VOLUME IV
  Ahmad Jamal Trio (Argo LP 636-S)
13 8
20STILL MORE SING ALONG WITH MITCH
  Mitch Miller & The Gang (Columbia CS 8099)
14 9
21STEREO CONCERT
  Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1183)
29 2
22FLOWER DRUM SONG
  Original Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2009)
18 9
23NEAR YOU
  Roger Williams (Kapp K 1112-S)
17 9
24OPEN FIRE, TWO GUITARS
  Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8056)
21 9
25VICTORY AT SEA, VOL. 2
  Robert Russell Bennett (RCA Victor LSC 2226)
23 9
26THE KING AND I
  Original Soundtrack (Capitol SW 740)
32 9
27BILLY VAUGHN PLAYS
  Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,156)
31 9
28...FROM THE “HUNGRY I”
  Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1107)
 1
29AFRO-DESIA
  Martin Denny (Liberty LST 7111)
 1
30VAUGHAN AND VIOLINS
  Sarah Vaughan (Mercury SR 60038)
30 2
31WELCOME TO THE CLUB
  Nat “King” Cole (Capitol SW 1120)
25 5
32EXOTICA - VOL. II
  Martin Denny (Liberty LST 7006)
 1
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