List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1959

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine's Best-Selling Pop 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]

Chart history
Key
Indicates best performing album of 1959

Through May 18
Issue date No. Album Artist(s) Label
January 5 86 Christmas Sing Along with Mitch Mitch Miller Columbia
January 12 re Sing Along with Mitch Columbia
January 19
January 26
February 2 87 Flower Drum Song Original Cast Columbia
February 9
February 16
February 23 88 The Music From Peter Gunn Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack RCA Victor
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4 89 Gigi Soundtrack MGM
May 11
May 18

May 25 to end of year
Issue Date No. Album (mono) Artist(s) Label Album (stereo) Artist(s) Label
May 25 89 Gigi Soundtrack MGM South Pacific Soundtrack RCA Victor
June 1
June 8
June 15 My Fair Lady Original Broadway Cast Columbia
June 22 90 Exotica Martin Denny Liberty
June 29
July 6 South Pacific Soundtrack RCA Victor
July 13 Film Encores Mantovani London
July 20 South Pacific Soundtrack RCA Victor
July 27 91 The Kingston Trio At Large The Kingston Trio Capitol
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9 92 Heavenly Johnny Mathis Columbia
November 16
November 23
November 30
December 7
December 14 93 Here We Go Again! The Kingston Trio Capitol
December 21
December 28

See also
  • List of number-one albums (United States)

References
  1. "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). January 5, 1959.
  2. "Billboard Magazine" (PDF). May 25, 1959.
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