| # |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Miles Davis |
Kind of Blue |
1959 |
RYM 1 of 1959, Rolling Stone 12, Virgin 14, WXPN 14, WTMD 21, Guiness 28, NARM 34, Defin200 34, Acclaimed 37, Norway 40 - Jan 2003 |
| 2 |
Dave Brubeck |
Time Out |
1959 |
RYM 6 of 1959, US CashBox 9 of 1962, UK 11 - Jun 1960, Defin200 150, WXPN 203, WTMD 309, Acclaimed 324 |
| 3 |
Frank Sinatra |
Come Dance With Me! |
1959 |
Grammy in 1959, RYM 28 of 1959, US CashBox 34 of 1960, Acclaimed 1328 |
| 4 |
Ray Charles |
The Genius of Ray Charles |
1959 |
RYM 15 of 1959, US CashBox 37 of 1960, Guiness 87, Rolling Stone 263, Acclaimed 696 |
| 5 |
Original Soundtrack |
Gigi |
1959 |
UK 2 - Jan 1959, US 2 of 1959, US CashBox 10 of 1958 |
| 6 |
Marty Robbins |
Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs |
1959 |
RYM 5 of 1959, UK 20 - Aug 1960, US CashBox 23 of 1960, Acclaimed 1625 |
| 7 |
Charles Mingus |
Mingus Ah Um |
1959 |
RYM 2 of 1959, Acclaimed 384, WXPN 793 |
| 8 |
Harry Belafonte |
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall |
1959 |
US CashBox 3 of 1960, RYM 13 of 1959, Acclaimed 1480 |
| 9 |
Ornette Coleman |
The Shape of Jazz to Come |
1959 |
RYM 3 of 1959, Rolling Stone 246, Acclaimed 315 |
| 10 |
Elvis Presley |
A Date With Elvis |
1959 |
UK 4 - Aug 1959, RYM 56 of 1959, Acclaimed 1548 |
| 11 |
The Kingston Trio |
At Large |
1959 |
US 5 of 1959, RYM 140 of 1959, Acclaimed 2310 |
| 12 |
Howlin' Wolf |
Moanin' in the Moonlight |
1959 |
RYM 12 of 1959, Rolling Stone 153, Acclaimed 551 |
| 13 |
Ella Fitzgerald |
Ella Sings Irving Berlin |
1959 |
UK 17 - Aug 1960, RYM 46 of 1958, Acclaimed 875 |
| 14 |
Sonny Boy Williamson |
Down & Out Blues |
1959 |
UK 20 - Jun 1964, RYM 35 of 1959, Acclaimed 2000 |
| 15 |
Frank Sinatra |
No One Cares |
1959 |
RYM 30 of 1959, US CashBox 37 of 1960, Acclaimed 2658 |
| 16 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Sings |
1959 |
UK 2 - Nov 1959, RYM 132 of 1959 |
| 17 |
Charles Mingus |
Blues & Roots |
1959 |
RYM 2 of 1960, Acclaimed 782 |
| 18 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff |
1959 |
UK 4 - Apr 1959, RYM 106 of 1959 |
| 19 |
The Kingston Trio |
...from the 'Hungry i' |
1959 |
US 4 of 1959, RYM 108 of 1959 |
| 20 |
Tom Lehrer |
An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer |
1959 |
UK 7 - Jun 1960, RYM 17 of 1959 |
| 21 |
Original Soundtrack |
Porgy & Bess |
1959 |
UK 7 - Oct 1959, US CashBox 28 of 1960 |
| 22 |
Miles Davis |
Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet |
1959 |
RYM 7 of 1959, Acclaimed 1773 |
| 23 |
Chuck Berry |
Chuck ..Berry Is on Top |
1959 |
RYM 9 of 1959, Acclaimed 1270 |
| 24 |
Shirley Bassey |
Fabulous Shirley Bassey |
1959 |
UK 12 - Jan 1961, RYM 149 of 1959 |
| 25 |
Count Basie |
Chairman Of The Board |
1959 |
UK 17 - Apr 1960, RYM 82 of 1959 |
| 26 |
John Fahey |
John Fahey / Blind Joe Death |
1959 |
RYM 16 of 1959, Acclaimed 2776 |
| 27 |
Bill Evans |
Portrait in Jazz |
1959 |
RYM 18 of 1960, Acclaimed 1689 |
| 28 |
Horace Silver |
Blowin' the Blues Away |
1959 |
RYM 19 of 1959, Acclaimed 1974 |
| 29 |
John Lee Hooker |
House Of The Blues |
1959 |
UK 34 - Feb 1967, RYM 57 of 1959 |
| 30 |
Cannonball Adderley |
In San Francisco |
1959 |
RYM 25 of 1959, Acclaimed 2742 |
| 31 |
Bill Evans |
Everybody Digs Bill Evans |
1959 |
RYM 26 of 1959, Acclaimed 1659 |
| 32 |
Dinah Washington |
What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! |
1959 |
RYM 37 of 1959, Acclaimed 2363 |
| 33 |
Art Pepper |
Art Pepper & Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics |
1959 |
RYM 39 of 1959, Acclaimed 2468 |
| 34 |
Ben Webster |
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson |
1959 |
RYM 40 of 1960, Acclaimed 2775 |
| 35 |
John Cage |
Indeterminacy |
1959 |
RYM 42 of 1959, Acclaimed 2128 |
| 36 |
Elvis Presley |
For LP Fans Only |
1959 |
RYM 43 of 1959, Acclaimed 2025 |
| 37 |
Bo Diddley |
Go Bo Diddley |
1959 |
RYM 44 of 1959, Acclaimed 1349 |
| 38 |
Santo & Johnny |
Santo & Johnny |
1959 |
Italy 76 of 1976, RYM 145 of 1959 |
| 39 |
Thelonious Monk |
Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall |
1959 |
RYM 52 of 1959, Acclaimed 2031 |
| 40 |
Duke Ellington |
Anatomy of a Murder |
1959 |
RYM 54 of 1959, Acclaimed 2692 |
| 41 |
Wynton Kelly |
Kelly Blue |
1959 |
RYM 65 of 1959, Acclaimed 3000 |
| 42 |
Ricky Nelson |
Ricky Sings Again |
1959 |
RYM 66 of 1959, Acclaimed 2467 |
| 43 |
Esquivel |
Exploring New Sounds in Hi-Fi |
1959 |
RYM 68 of 1959, Acclaimed 2513 |
| 44 |
Gerry Mulligan |
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster |
1959 |
RYM 69 of 1959, Acclaimed 2198 |
| 45 |
Babatunde Olatunji |
Drums of Passion |
1959 |
RYM 76 of 1959, Acclaimed 2047 |
| 46 |
Gerry Mulligan |
What Is There To Say? |
1959 |
RYM 93 of 1959, Acclaimed 1729 |
| 47 |
Coleman Hawkins |
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster |
1959 |
RYM 97 of 1959, Acclaimed 2797 |
| 48 |
Harold Land |
The Fox |
1959 |
RYM 114 of 1959, Acclaimed 2661 |
| 49 |
Memphis Slim |
At the Gate of Horn |
1959 |
RYM 139 of 1959, Acclaimed 2552 |
| 50 |
Mel Torme |
Swings Shubert Alley |
1959 |
RYM 163 of 1960, Acclaimed 2418 |
| 51 |
Frank Sinatra & Billy May |
Come Dance With Me! |
1959 |
UK 2 - May 1959 |
| 52 |
Buddy Holly |
The Buddy Holly Story |
1959 |
UK 2 - May 1959 |
| 53 |
Russ Conway |
Time To Celebrate |
1959 |
UK 3 - Dec 1959 |
| 54 |
Peter Sellers |
The Best Of Sellers |
1959 |
UK 3 - Feb 1959 |
| 55 |
Russ Conway |
Family Favourites |
1959 |
UK 3 - Sep 1959 |
| 56 |
Peter Sellers |
Songs For Swinging Sellers |
1959 |
UK 3 - Dec 1959 |
| 57 |
Elvis Presley |
Elvis (Rock 'N' Roll No 1) |
1959 |
UK 4 - Apr 1959 |
| 58 |
Perry Como |
Como's Golden Records |
1959 |
UK 4 - Jan 1959 |
| 59 |
Mantovani |
Continental Encores |
1959 |
UK 4 - Feb 1959 |
| 60 |
Frank Sinatra |
Look To Your Heart |
1959 |
UK 5 - Aug 1959 |
| 61 |
Duane Eddy |
Specially For You |
1959 |
UK 6 - Oct 1959 |
| 62 |
Frankie Vaughan |
Frankie Vaughan At The London Palladium |
1959 |
UK 6 - Sep 1959 |
| 63 |
Paddy Roberts |
Strictly For Grown-Ups |
1959 |
UK 8 - Sep 1959 |
| 64 |
Russ Conway |
Songs To Sing In Your Bath |
1959 |
UK 8 - May 1959 |
| 65 |
The Goons |
Best Of The Goons Shows |
1959 |
UK 8 - Nov 1959 |
| 66 |
101 Strings |
Gypsy Campfires |
1959 |
UK 9 - Sep 1959 |
| 67 |
Joao Gilberto |
Chega de Saudade |
1959 |
RYM 10 of 1959 |
| 68 |
David Seville & The Chipmunks |
Ragtime Cowboy Joe |
1959 |
UK 11 - Jul 1959 |
| 69 |
The Louvin Brothers |
Satan Is Real |
1959 |
RYM 14 of 1959 |
| 70 |
Allen Ginsberg |
Howl & Other Poems |
1959 |
RYM 18 of 1959 |
| 71 |
Ornette Coleman |
Tomorrow Is the Question: The New Music of Ornette Coleman |
1959 |
RYM 20 of 1959 |
| 72 |
Dorival Caymmi |
Caymmi e seu Violao |
1959 |
RYM 21 of 1959 |
| 73 |
Cannonball Adderley |
Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago |
1959 |
RYM 22 of 1959 |
| 74 |
John Lee Hooker |
I'm John Lee Hooker |
1959 |
RYM 23 of 1959 |
| 75 |
Johnny Cash |
The Fabulous Johnny Cash |
1959 |
RYM 24 of 1959 |
| 76 |
Cannonball Adderley |
Things Are Getting Better |
1959 |
RYM 27 of 1959 |
| 77 |
Duke Ellington |
Back To Back |
1959 |
RYM 29 of 1959 |
| 78 |
Horace Silver |
Finger Poppin' |
1959 |
RYM 31 of 1959 |
| 79 |
Duke Ellington |
Side by Side |
1959 |
RYM 32 of 1959 |
| 80 |
Jacques Brel |
Jacques Brel ('59) |
1959 |
RYM 33 of 1959 |
| 81 |
Bud Powell |
The Scene Changes |
1959 |
RYM 34 of 1959 |
| 82 |
Charles Mingus |
Mingus in Wonderland |
1959 |
RYM 36 of 1959 |
| 83 |
Ray Charles |
What'd I Say |
1959 |
RYM 38 of 1959 |
| 84 |
Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie |
Diz 'n' Bird in Concert |
1959 |
RYM 41 of 1959 |
| 85 |
Chet Baker |
Chet |
1959 |
RYM 45 of 1959 |
| 86 |
Donald Byrd |
Byrd in Hand |
1959 |
RYM 46 of 1959 |
| 87 |
Little Richard |
The Fabulous Little Richard |
1959 |
RYM 47 of 1959 |
| 88 |
Antonio Carlos Jobim |
Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro) |
1959 |
RYM 48 of 1959 |
| 89 |
Bud Powell |
Time Waits: The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol 4 |
1959 |
RYM 49 of 1959 |
| 90 |
Enoch Light & His Orchestra |
Persuasive Percussion |
1959 |
RYM 50 of 1959 |
| 91 |
Curtis Fuller |
Blues Ette |
1959 |
RYM 51 of 1959 |
| 92 |
Johnny Cash |
Songs of Our Soil |
1959 |
RYM 53 of 1959 |
| 93 |
Percy Faith |
Bouquet |
1959 |
RYM 55 of 1959 |
| 94 |
Thelonious Monk |
Five by Monk by Five |
1959 |
RYM 58 of 1959 |
| 95 |
Cecil Taylor |
Hard Driving Jazz |
1959 |
RYM 59 of 1959 |
| 96 |
Martin Denny |
Quiet Village |
1959 |
RYM 60 of 1959 |
| 97 |
Oscar Peterson |
Plays the Cole Porter Songbook |
1959 |
RYM 61 of 1959 |
| 98 |
Johnny Cash |
Hymns by Johnny Cash |
1959 |
RYM 62 of 1959 |
| 99 |
Cecil Taylor |
Love For Sale |
1959 |
RYM 64 of 1959 |
| 100 |
Tom Lehrer |
More of Tom Lehrer |
1959 |
RYM 67 of 1959 |