List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1959

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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]

Contents

Key
†Indicates best performing album of 1959

Chart history through May 18

Issue dateAlbumArtist(s)LabelRef.
January 5Christmas Sing Along with Mitch Mitch Miller Columbia [3]
January 12Sing Along with MitchColumbia [4]
January 19 [5]
January 26 [6]
February 2 Flower Drum Song Original CastColumbia [7]
February 9 [8]
February 16 [9]
February 23 The Music from Peter Gunn † Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack RCA Victor [10]
March 2 [11]
March 9 [12]
March 16 [13]
March 23 [14]
March 30 [15]
April 6 [16]
April 13 [17]
April 20 [18]
April 27 [19]
May 4 Gigi Soundtrack MGM [20]
May 11 [21]
May 18 [22]

Chart history May 25 to end of year

Chart history
Issue dateMonoStereoRef.
AlbumArtist(s)LabelAlbumArtist(s)Label
May 25GigiSoundtrackMGM South Pacific SoundtrackRCA Victor [23]
June 1 [24]
June 8 [25]
June 15 My Fair Lady Original Broadway CastColumbia [26]
June 22 Exotica Martin Denny Liberty [27]
June 29 [28]
July 6South PacificSoundtrackRCA Victor [29]
July 13Film Encores Mantovani London [30]
July 20South PacificSoundtrackRCA Victor [31]
July 27 The Kingston Trio At Large The Kingston Trio Capitol [32]
August 3 [33]
August 10 [34]
August 17 [35]
August 24 [36]
August 31 [37]
September 7 [38]
September 14 [39]
September 21 [40]
September 28 [41]
October 5 [42]
October 12 [43]
October 19 [44]
October 26 [45]
November 2 [46]
November 9 Heavenly Johnny Mathis Columbia [47]
November 16 [48]
November 23 [49]
November 30 [50]
December 7 [51]
December 14 Here We Go Again! The Kingston TrioCapitol [52]
December 21 [53]
December 28 [54]

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