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Albums in the Year 1959

Other Years: 1950s 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

This page lists the top albums of 1959 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. Before 1960 quality chart information for albums is sparse, the result should therefore be treated with some caution. A list of biggest hit songs of 1959 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Miles Davis Kind of Blue 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1992, RYM 1 of 1959, US 3 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 2002), France Platinum (certified by SNEP Jan 2000), Rolling Stone 12, Virgin 14, WXPN 14, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Apr 1998), WTMD 21, Guiness 28, NARM 34, Defin200 34, Acclaimed 37, Norway 40 - Jan 2003, RS Reader's 61
2 Dave Brubeck Time Out 1959 RYM 6 of 1959, US CashBox 9 of 1962, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1997), France 2 X Gold (certified by SNEP Feb 1994), UK 11 - Jun 1960, Defin200 150, WXPN 203, WTMD 309, Acclaimed 324
3 Frank Sinatra Come Dance With Me! 1959 Grammy in 1959, UK 2 - May 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1961), RYM 28 of 1959, US CashBox 34 of 1960, Acclaimed 1328
4 Ray Charles The Genius of Ray Charles 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1997, RYM 15 of 1959, US CashBox 37 of 1959, Guiness 87, Rolling Stone 263, Acclaimed 696
5 Harry Belafonte Belafonte At Carnegie Hall 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, US CashBox 3 of 1960, RYM 13 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1961), Acclaimed 1480
6 Original Soundtrack Porgy & Bess 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1976, UK 7 - Oct 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1963), US CashBox 28 of 1960, RYM 83 of 1959
7 Ray Charles Ray Charles In Person 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, US CashBox 35 of 1959, RYM 153 of 1960, Acclaimed 1754
8 Original Cast The Sound Of Music 1959 US CashBox 1 of 1959, US 1 of 1960
9 Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs 1959 RYM 5 of 1959, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986), UK 20 - Aug 1960, US CashBox 23 of 1959, Acclaimed 1625
10 Cannonball Adderley In San Francisco 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 25 of 1959, Acclaimed 2742
11 The Kingston Trio Here We Go Again! 1959 US 5 of 1960, US CashBox 7 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1960), RYM 156 of 1959
12 Charles Mingus Mingus Dynasty 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, RYM 20 of 1960
13 Original Soundtrack Gypsy 1959 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998, US CashBox 74 of 1963
14 Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um 1959 RYM 2 of 1959, Acclaimed 384, WXPN 793
15 The Kingston Trio Sold Out 1959 US CashBox 3 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1961), RYM 178 of 1960
16 Elvis Presley Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 2 1959 UK 4 - Jun 1960, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), US CashBox 40 of 1959
17 Ornette Coleman The Shape of Jazz to Come 1959 RYM 3 of 1959, Rolling Stone 246, Acclaimed 315
18 The Kingston Trio ...from the 'Hungry i' 1959 US 4 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1960), RYM 108 of 1959
19 Elvis Presley A Date With Elvis 1959 UK 4 - Aug 1959, RYM 56 of 1959, Acclaimed 1548
20 The Kingston Trio At Large 1959 US 5 of 1959, RYM 140 of 1959, Acclaimed 2310
21 Bobby Darin That's All 1959 UK 15 - Apr 1960, US CashBox 16 of 1959, RYM 175 of 1959
22 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the Moonlight 1959 RYM 12 of 1959, Rolling Stone 153, Acclaimed 551
23 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Irving Berlin 1959 UK 17 - Aug 1960, RYM 46 of 1958, Acclaimed 875
24 Gerry Mulligan Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster 1959 UK 15 - Sep 1960, RYM 69 of 1959, Acclaimed 2198
25 Sonny Boy Williamson Down & Out Blues 1959 UK 20 - Jun 1964, RYM 35 of 1959, Acclaimed 2000
26 Frank Sinatra No One Cares 1959 RYM 30 of 1959, US CashBox 37 of 1960, Acclaimed 2658
27 Buddy Holly The Buddy Holly Story 1959 UK 2 - May 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1969)
28 Cliff Richard Cliff Sings 1959 UK 2 - Nov 1959, RYM 132 of 1959
29 Charles Mingus Blues & Roots 1959 RYM 2 of 1960, Acclaimed 782
30 Johnny Mathis Heavenly 1959 US CashBox 4 of 1959, US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1986)
31 Bobby Darin This Is Darin 1959 UK 4 - Mar 1960, US CashBox 33 of 1959
32 Various Artists 60 Years Of Music America Loves Best, Volume II 1959 US 4 of 1960, US CashBox 49 of 1959
33 Cliff Richard Cliff 1959 UK 4 - Apr 1959, RYM 106 of 1959
34 Various Artists 60 Years Of Music America Loves Best 1959 US CashBox 5 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1960)
35 The Platters Encore Of Golden Hits 1959 US CashBox 6 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1961)
36 Tom Lehrer An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer 1959 UK 7 - Jun 1960, RYM 17 of 1959
37 Miles Davis Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet 1959 RYM 7 of 1959, Acclaimed 1773
38 Johnny Mathis Faithfully 1959 US CashBox 12 of 1959, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1962)
39 Chuck Berry Chuck ..Berry Is on Top 1959 RYM 9 of 1959, Acclaimed 1270
40 Ray Conniff Christmas With Conniff 1959 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2004), RYM 136 of 1959
41 Shirley Bassey Fabulous Shirley Bassey 1959 UK 12 - Jan 1961, RYM 149 of 1959
42 Mitch Miller Sentimental Sing Along With Mitch 1959 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1962), US CashBox 26 of 1959
43 Peggy Lee & George Shearing Beauty & The Beat 1959 UK 16 - Jun 1960, RYM 73 of 1959
44 Count Basie Chairman Of The Board 1959 UK 17 - Apr 1960, RYM 82 of 1959
45 Enoch Light & His Orchestra Persuasive Percussion 1959 US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1968), RYM 50 of 1959
46 Percy Faith Bouquet 1959 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1962), RYM 55 of 1959
47 John Fahey John Fahey / Blind Joe Death 1959 RYM 16 of 1959, Acclaimed 2776
48 Johnny Mathis Open Fire, Two Guitars 1959 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1962), RYM 151 of 1959
49 Bill Evans Portrait in Jazz 1959 RYM 18 of 1960, Acclaimed 1689
50 Horace Silver Blowin' the Blues Away 1959 RYM 19 of 1959, Acclaimed 1974
51 John Lee Hooker House Of The Blues 1959 UK 34 - Feb 1967, RYM 57 of 1959
52 Bill Evans Everybody Digs Bill Evans 1959 RYM 26 of 1959, Acclaimed 1659
53 Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges Side by Side 1959 RYM 32 of 1959, Acclaimed 1823
54 Dinah Washington What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! 1959 RYM 37 of 1959, Acclaimed 2363
55 Art Pepper Art Pepper & Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics 1959 RYM 39 of 1959, Acclaimed 2468
56 Ben Webster Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson 1959 RYM 40 of 1960, Acclaimed 2775
57 John Cage Indeterminacy 1959 RYM 42 of 1959, Acclaimed 2128
58 Elvis Presley For LP Fans Only 1959 RYM 43 of 1959, Acclaimed 2025
59 Bo Diddley Go Bo Diddley 1959 RYM 44 of 1959, Acclaimed 1349
60 Santo & Johnny Santo & Johnny 1959 Italy 76 of 1976, RYM 145 of 1959
61 Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 1959 RYM 52 of 1959, Acclaimed 2031
62 Duke Ellington Anatomy of a Murder 1959 RYM 54 of 1959, Acclaimed 2692
63 Wynton Kelly Kelly Blue 1959 RYM 65 of 1959, Acclaimed 3000
64 Ricky Nelson Ricky Sings Again 1959 RYM 66 of 1959, Acclaimed 2467
65 Esquivel Exploring New Sounds in Hi-Fi 1959 RYM 68 of 1959, Acclaimed 2513
66 Babatunde Olatunji Drums of Passion 1959 RYM 76 of 1959, Acclaimed 2047
67 Gerry Mulligan What Is There To Say? 1959 RYM 93 of 1959, Acclaimed 1729
68 Dean Martin A Winter Romance 1959 RYM 90 of 1959, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Oct 2004)
69 Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster 1959 RYM 97 of 1959, Acclaimed 2797
70 Harold Land The Fox 1959 RYM 114 of 1959, Acclaimed 2661
71 Memphis Slim At the Gate of Horn 1959 RYM 139 of 1959, Acclaimed 2552
72 Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley 1959 RYM 163 of 1960, Acclaimed 2418
73 Russ Conway Time To Celebrate 1959 UK 3 - Dec 1959
74 Peter Sellers The Best Of Sellers 1959 UK 3 - Feb 1959
75 Russ Conway Family Favourites 1959 UK 3 - Sep 1959
76 Peter Sellers Songs For Swinging Sellers 1959 UK 3 - Dec 1959
77 Elvis Presley Elvis (Rock 'N' Roll No 1) 1959 UK 4 - Apr 1959
78 Perry Como Como's Golden Records 1959 UK 4 - Jan 1959
79 Mantovani Continental Encores 1959 UK 4 - Feb 1959
80 Frank Sinatra Look To Your Heart 1959 UK 5 - Aug 1959
81 Duane Eddy Specially For You 1959 UK 6 - Oct 1959
82 Frankie Vaughan Frankie Vaughan At The London Palladium 1959 UK 6 - Sep 1959
83 Paddy Roberts Strictly For Grown-Ups 1959 UK 8 - Sep 1959
84 Russ Conway Songs To Sing In Your Bath 1959 UK 8 - May 1959
85 The Goons Best Of The Goons Shows 1959 UK 8 - Nov 1959
86 101 Strings Gypsy Campfires 1959 UK 9 - Sep 1959
87 David Seville & The Chipmunks Ragtime Cowboy Joe 1959 UK 11 - Jul 1959
88 The Louvin Brothers Satan Is Real 1959 RYM 14 of 1959
89 Connie Francis Italian Favorites 1959 US CashBox 14 of 1959
90 Brenda Lee Brenda Lee 1959 US CashBox 15 of 1959
91 Paul Anka Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 1959 US CashBox 17 of 1959
92 Allen Ginsberg Howl & Other Poems 1959 RYM 18 of 1959
93 David Seville & The Chipmunks Let's All Sing With The Chipmunks 1959 US CashBox 19 of 1959
94 Ornette Coleman Tomorrow Is the Question: The New Music of Ornette Coleman 1959 RYM 20 of 1959
95 Dorival Caymmi Caymmi e seu Violao 1959 RYM 21 of 1959
96 Shelley Berman The Edge Of Shelley Berman 1959 US CashBox 22 of 1959
97 Cannonball Adderley Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago 1959 RYM 22 of 1959
98 John Lee Hooker I'm John Lee Hooker 1959 RYM 23 of 1959
99 Johnny Cash The Fabulous Johnny Cash 1959 RYM 24 of 1959
100 Cannonball Adderley Things Are Getting Better 1959 RYM 27 of 1959
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