| The CASH BOX Best Selling Albums | ||||
| Week ending AUGUST 4, 1962 | ||||
| MONAURAL | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono; Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-410; ABCS-410) | 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670; OS 2070) | 2 | 39 | |
| 3 | THE STRIPPER (And Other Fun Songs For The Family) David Rose & Orchestra (MGM E 4062; SE 4062) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | POT LUCK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2523; LSP 2523) | 4 | 6 | |
| 5 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco 33-129; SD 33-129) | 5 | 16 | |
| 6 | PETER, PAUL & MARY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. W 1449; WS 1449) | 8 | 14 | |
| 7 | VINCENT EDWARDS SINGS Vincent Edwards (Decca DL 4311; DL 74311) | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 2362; LSP 2362) | 7 | 41 | |
| 9 | ROME ADVENTURE Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. W 1458; WS 1458) | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | MOON RIVER AND OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES Andy Williams (Columbia CL 1809; CS 8609) | 10 | 14 | |
| 11 | THE BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1705; ST 1705) | 12 | 11 | |
| 12 | LOVERS WHO WANDER Dion (Laurie LLP 2012) | 11 | 7 | |
| 13 | HATARI! Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 2559; LSP 2559) | 24 | 4 | |
| 14 | BASHIN’ Jimmy Smith & Big Band (Verve V-7484; V6-7484) | 14 | 11 | |
| 15 | IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A-HURTIN’ Johnny Tillotson (Cadence CLP 3058; CLP 25058) | 17 | 5 | |
| 16 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. B 1459; BS 1459) | 19 | 4 | |
| 17 | GEORGE MAHARIS SINGS! George Maharis (Epic LN 24001; BN 26001) | 13 | 12 | |
| 18 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony Bennett (Columbia CL 1869; CS 8669) | 20 | 4 | |
| 19 | YOUNG WORLD Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3428; DLP 25,428) | 15 | 13 | |
| 20 | AMERICAN WALTZES Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3260; PS 248) | 16 | 11 | |
| 21 | STATE FAIR Original Soundtrack (Dot DLP 9011; DLP 29011) | 21 | 15 | |
| 22 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Original Soundtrack (Choreo A-4 ST; AS-4 ST) | 18 | 10 | |
| 23 | WORRIED MIND Ray Anthony (Capitol T 1752; ST 1752) | 26 | 5 | |
| 24 | ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE HIT THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAL 3197; UAS 6197) | 23 | 12 | |
| 25 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5620; KOS 2031) | 28 | 84 | |
| 26 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OL 5230; OS 2001) | 22 | 52 | |
| 27 | ROSES ARE RED Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24020; BN 26020) | 46 | 2 | |
| 28 | BOBBY VEE MEETS THE CRICKETS Bobby Vee & The Crickets (Liberty LRP 3228; LST 7228) | 31 | 6 | |
| 29 | NO STRINGS Original Broadway Cast (Capitol O 1695; SO 1695) | 25 | 16 | |
| 30 | ’S CONTINENTAL Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CL 1776; CS 8576) | 27 | 15 | |
| 31 | THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPM 2449; LPS 2449) | 29 | 14 | |
| 32 | BLUE HAWAII Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2426; LSP 2426) | 30 | 42 | |
| 33 | HERBIE MANN AT THE VILLAGE GATE Herbie Mann (Atlantic 1380; SD 1380) | 37 | 4 | |
| 34 | ONCE UPON A TIME Lettermen (Capitol T 1711; ST 1711) | 33 | 10 | |
| 35 | JOAN BAEZ, VOL. 2 Joan Baez (Vanguard VRS-9094; VSD-2097) | 39 | 35 | |
| 36 | SUMMER FESTIVAL Various Artists (RCA Victor LM 6097; LSC 6097) | 32 | 6 | |
| 37 | CHAPEL BY THE SEA Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3424; DLP 25,424) | 35 | 14 | |
| 38 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOL 5450; KOS 2020) | 36 | 131 | |
| 39 | DINAH ’62 Dinah Washington (Roulette R 25170; SR 25170) | 49 | 2 | |
| 40 | MURRAY THE K’S GASSERS FOR SUBMARINE RACE WATCHERS Various Artists (Chess LP 1470) | 44 | 2 | |
| 41 | GREATEST HITS Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-415; ABCS-415) | — | 1 | |
| 42 | ALL THE HITS Bobby Rydell (Cameo C 1019) | — | 1 | |
| 43 | TUFF-SAX Ace Cannon (Hi HL 12007; SHL 32007) | 40 | 15 | |
| 44 | THE RAY CHARLES STORY Ray Charles (Atlantic 2-900) | — | 1 | |
| 45 | MASHED POTATOES AND GRAVY Ventures (Dolton BLP 2016; BST 8016) | 41 | 3 | |
| 46 | COLLEGE CONCERT Kingston Trio (Capitol T 1658; ST 1658) | 42 | 24 | |
| 47 | FOR THE NERO-MINDED Peter Nero (RCA Victor LPM 2536; LSP 2536) | — | 4 | |
| 48 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol WBO 1569; SWBO 1569) | 47 | 54 | |
| 49 | THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES Limeliters (RCA Victor LPM 2512; LSP 2512) | 45 | 10 | |
| 50 | GOLDEN THEMES FROM MOTION PICTURES Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAL 3210; UAS 6210) | 34 | 7 | |
| STEREO | ||||
| 1 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OS 2070) | 1 | 41 | |
| 2 | MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY AND WESTERN MUSIC Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABCS-410) | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | THE STRIPPER (And Other Fun Songs For The Family) David Rose & Orchestra (MGM SE 4062) | 3 | 7 | |
| 4 | STRANGER ON THE SHORE Mr. Acker Bilk (Atco SD 33-129) | 4 | 15 | |
| 5 | POT LUCK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2523) | 7 | 5 | |
| 6 | ROME ADVENTURE Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. WS 1458) | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2362) | 5 | 46 | |
| 8 | MOON RIVER AND OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES Andy Williams (Columbia CS 8609) | 8 | 15 | |
| 9 | PETER, PAUL & MARY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. WS 1449) | 12 | 9 | |
| 10 | VINCENT EDWARDS SINGS Vincent Edwards (Decca DL 74311) | 9 | 5 | |
| 11 | HATARI! Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2559) | 20 | 4 | |
| 12 | THE MUSIC MAN Original Soundtrack (Warner Bros. BS 1459) | 18 | 4 | |
| 13 | NO STRINGS Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SO 1695) | 14 | 16 | |
| 14 | BEYOND THE REEF (And Other Instrumental Favorites) Earl Grant (Decca DL 74231) | 16 | 22 | |
| 15 | YOUNG WORLD Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,428) | 13 | 13 | |
| 16 | WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Original Soundtrack (Choreo AS-4 ST) | 10 | 11 | |
| 17 | AMERICAN WALTZES Mantovani & Orchestra (London PS 248) | 15 | 11 | |
| 18 | BASHIN’ Jimmy Smith & Big Band (Verve V6-7484) | 11 | 10 | |
| 19 | CAMELOT Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2031) | 19 | 84 | |
| 20 | THE BEST OF THE KINGSTON TRIO Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1705) | 17 | 10 | |
| 21 | WORRIED MIND Ray Anthony (Capitol ST 1752) | 25 | 6 | |
| 22 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony Bennett (Columbia CS 8669) | 29 | 4 | |
| 23 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks OS 2001) | 22 | 44 | |
| 24 | CHAPEL BY THE SEA Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,424) | 23 | 14 | |
| 25 | STATE FAIR Original Soundtrack (Dot DLP 29011) | 27 | 15 | |
| 26 | ’S CONTINENTAL Ray Conniff & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8576) | 21 | 16 | |
| 27 | TONIGHT Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6171) | 24 | 25 | |
| 28 | HERBIE MANN AT THE VILLAGE GATE Herbie Mann (Atlantic SD 1380) | 30 | 4 | |
| 29 | ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE HIT THEMES Various Artists (United Artists UAS 6197) | 28 | 12 | |
| 30 | STEREO 35/MM Enoch Light & Orchestra (Command RS 826-S.D.) | 32 | 46 | |
| 31 | FOR THE NERO-MINDED Peter Nero (RCA Victor LSP 2536) | 34 | 6 | |
| 32 | COUNTDOWN TIME IN OUTER SPACE Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia CS 8575) | 26 | 9 | |
| 33 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Broadway Cast / Mary Martin (Columbia Masterworks KOS 2020) | 35 | 138 | |
| 34 | JULIE AND CAROL AT CARNEGIE HALL Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett (Columbia Masterworks OS 2240) | 37 | 3 | |
| 35 | ONCE UPON A TIME Lettermen (Capitol ST 1711) | 40 | 5 | |
| 36 | JAZZ SAMBA Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd (Verve V6-8432) | 41 | 2 | |
| 37 | THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LPS 2449) | 33 | 13 | |
| 38 | BLUE HAWAII Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2426) | 31 | 42 | |
| 39 | SPAIN Stanley Black & Orchestra (London SP 44016) | 49 | 2 | |
| 40 | THE MAGNIFICENT SOUND OF THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra (Columbia PHS-1) | 38 | 16 | |
| 41 | MOON RIVER Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,412) | 39 | 33 | |
| 42 | GREAT THEMES FROM HIT FILMS Enoch Light & Orchestra (Command RS 835-S.D.) | 43 | 16 | |
| 43 | COLLEGE CONCERT Kingston Trio (Capitol ST 1658) | 44 | 24 | |
| 44 | GOLDEN THEMES FROM MOTION PICTURES Ferrante & Teicher (United Artists UAS 6210) | 36 | 9 | |
| 45 | MARIA Roger Williams (Kapp KS 3266) | 42 | 24 | |
| 46 | FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Soundtrack (Decca DL 79098) | 50 | 30 | |
| 47 | JUDY AT CARNEGIE HALL Judy Garland (Capitol SWBO 1569) | 48 | 54 | |
| 48 | CARNIVAL! Original Broadway Cast (MGM SE 3946OC) | 46 | 35 | |
| 49 | STEREO 35/MM - VOL. 2 Enoch Light & Orchestra (Command RS 831-S.D.) | 45 | 27 | |
| 50 | SINATRA & STRINGS Frank Sinatra (Reprise R9 1004) | 47 | 23 | |
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