List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1959 explained

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine's Best-Selling LPs[1] chart during the year 1959. Starting May 25, 1959, separate charts were listed for albums in mono and stereo formats, called Best-Selling Monophonic LPs and Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs, respectively.[2]

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Indicates best performing album of 1959

Chart history through May 18

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Christmas Sing Along with MitchColumbia[3]
Sing Along with MitchColumbia[4]
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Flower Drum SongOriginal CastColumbia[7]
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bgcolor=#FFFF99 rowspan=10The Music from Peter Gunn / SoundtrackRCA Victor[10]
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GigiSoundtrackMGM[20]
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Chart history May 25 to end of year

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GigiSoundtrackMGMSouth PacificSoundtrackRCA Victor[23]
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My Fair LadyOriginal Broadway CastColumbia[26]
ExoticaLiberty[27]
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South PacificSoundtrackRCA Victor[29]
Film EncoresMantovaniLondon[30]
South PacificSoundtrackRCA Victor[31]
The Kingston Trio At LargeThe Kingston TrioCapitol[32]
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HeavenlyColumbia[47]
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Here We Go Again!The Kingston TrioCapitol[52]
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Best Selling LP'S. January 5, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022. 20. WorldRadioHistory.
  2. The Billboard Top LP'S. May 25, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022. 45. WorldRadioHistory.
  3. Best Selling LP'S. 20. January 5, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  4. Best Selling LP'S. 28. January 12, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  5. Best Selling LP'S. 30. January 19, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  6. Best Selling LP'S. 26. January 26, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  7. Best Selling LP'S. 28. February 2, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  8. Best Selling LP'S. 28. February 9, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  9. Best Selling LP'S. 30. February 16, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  10. Best Selling LP'S. 28. February 23, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  11. Best Selling LP'S. 20. March 2, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  12. Best Selling LP'S. 26. March 9, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  13. Best Selling LP'S. 30. March 16, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  14. Best Selling LP'S. 33. March 23, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  15. Best Selling LP'S. 31. March 30, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  16. Best Selling LP'S. 60. April 6, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  17. Best Selling LP'S. 26. April 13, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  18. Best Selling LP'S. 56. April 20, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  19. Best Selling LP'S. 24. April 27, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  20. Best Selling LP'S. 32. May 4, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  21. Best Selling LP'S. 28. May 11, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  22. Best Selling LP'S. 28. May 18, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  23. The Billboard Top LP'S. 45. May 25, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  24. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. June 1, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  25. The Billboard Top LP'S. 33. June 8, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  26. The Billboard Top LP'S. 23. June 15, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  27. The Billboard Top LP'S. 54. June 22, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  28. The Billboard Top LP'S. 34. June 29, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  29. The Billboard Top LP'S. 20. July 6, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  30. The Billboard Top LP'S. 22. July 13, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  31. The Billboard Top LP'S. 21. July 20, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  32. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. July 27, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  33. The Billboard Top LP'S. 28. August 3, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  34. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. August 10, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  35. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. August 17, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  36. The Billboard Top LP'S. 28. August 24, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  37. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. August 31, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  38. The Billboard Top LP'S. 24. September 7, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  39. The Billboard Top LP'S. 42. September 14, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  40. The Billboard Top LP'S. 48. September 21, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  41. The Billboard Top LP'S. 31. September 28, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  42. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. October 5, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  43. The Billboard Top LP'S. 24. October 12, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  44. The Billboard Top LP'S. 37. October 19, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  45. The Billboard Top LP'S. 31. October 26, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  46. The Billboard Top LP'S. 33. November 2, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  47. The Billboard Top LP'S. 36. November 9, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  48. The Billboard Top LP'S. 30. November 16, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  49. The Billboard Top LP'S. 29. November 23, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  50. The Billboard Top LP'S. 26. November 30, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  51. The Billboard Top LP'S. 37. December 7, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  52. The Billboard Top LP'S. 23. December 14, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  53. The Billboard Top LP'S. 13. December 21, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.
  54. The Billboard Top LP'S. 18. December 28, 1959. Billboard. January 11, 2022.

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