The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 5 (top 10 from November) of the UK Albums Chart during 1958, as well as albums which peaked in 1957 or 1959 but were in the top 5/10 in 1958. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top 5/10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
Thirty-nine albums were in the top ten this year. Three albums from 1956 and eleven albums from 1958 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while Songs for Swingin' Sellers by Peter Sellers and Time to Celebrate by Russ Conway were both released in 1959 but did not reach their peak until 1960. Five artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1959. were among the artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 album in 1959.
West Side Story progressed to its peak position of number three in 1962. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely by Frank Sinatra, Oh Boy!: Original Television Soundtrack credited to various artists, Pack Up Your Troubles by Russ Conway, Songs by Tom Lehrer by Tom Lehrer and The Student Prince/The Great Caruso by Mario Lanza were the albums from 1958 to reach their peak in 1959.
The 1958 Christmas number-one album, South Pacific: Original Soundtrack credited to Various artists, remained at number one for the duration of 1959.
Background
Multiple entries
Thirty-nine albums charted in the top 10 in 1959, with twenty-eight albums reaching their peak this year.
Five artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1959. Frank Sinatra secured the record for most hit albums in 1959 with five entries. Peter Sellers' three albums and Duane Eddy's two entries were all released this year.
Chart debuts
The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo album, or featured appearances on compilations or other artists recordings.
| Artist | Number of top 10s | First entry | Chart position | Other entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Sellers | 3 | The Best of Sellers | 3 | The Goon Show (8), Songs for Swingin' Sellers (3) |
| Mantovani | 1 | Continental Encores | 4 | — |
Soundtrack albums
Cast recordings from various films and musicals made the top 5/10 this year. These included Carousel, The Duke Wore Jeans, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Pal Joey and South Pacific.
Top-ten albums
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1956 or 1958 but still in chart in 1959. |
| ♦ | Album released in 1959 but peaked in 1960. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1956 | ||||||
| 28 July 1956 | 67 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Original Soundtrack ‡ [][] | Various artists | 1 | 29 September 1956 | 3 |
| 28 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Original Soundtrack ‡ [C][] | Various artists | 1 | 11 August 1956 | 6 | |
| 22 September 1956 | 94 | The King and I: Original Soundtrack ‡ [C][] | Various artists | 1 | 13 October 1956 | 48 |
| Albums in 1958 | ||||||
| 4 January 1958 | 15 | Songs for Swingin' Lovers ‡ [][] | Frank Sinatra | 4 | 4 January 1958 | 3 |
| 3 May 1958 | 180 | South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡ [][] | Various artists | 1 | 8 November 1958 | 115 |
| 10 May 1958 | 122 | My Fair Lady ‡ [] | Original Broadway Cast | 1 | 10 May 1958 | 19 |
| 13 September 1958 | 22 | King Creole ‡ [] | Elvis Presley | 1 | 20 September 1958 | 7 |
| 26 | Come Fly with Me ‡ [] | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 4 October 1958 | 3 | |
| 11 October 1958 | 40 | Elvis' Golden Records ‡ [] | Elvis Presley | 2 | 25 October 1958 | 1 |
| 8 November 1959 | 16 | Songs by Tom Lehrer | Tom Lehrer | 7 | 13 June 1959 | 1 |
| 22 November 1958 | 6 | Pack Up Your Troubles [] | Russ Conway | 6 | 3 January 1959 | 1 |
| 6 December 1958 | 19 | The Student Prince and The Great Caruso | Mario Lanza | 4 | 17 October 1959 | 1 |
| 13 | Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely [] | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 17 January 1959 | 1 | |
| 13 December 1958 | 14 | Oh Boy!: Original Television Soundtrack | Various artists | 4 | 3 January 1959 | 2 |
| Albums in 1959 | ||||||
| 24 January 1959 | 14 | West Side Story | Original Broadway Cast | 6 | 4 April 1959 | 1 |
| 1 | Swing Softly | Johnny Mathis | 10 | 24 January 1959 | 1 | |
| 31 January 1959 | 5 | Como's Golden Records | Perry Como | 4 | 31 January 1959 | 1 |
| 79 | Gigi: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 28 March 1959 | 32 | |
| 14 February 1959 | 39 | The Best of Sellers | Peter Sellers | 3 | 12 September 1959 | 3 |
| 21 February 1959 | 12 | Continental Encores | Mantovani | 4 | 21 February 1959 | 6 |
| 4 April 1959 | 9 | Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll | Elvis Presley | 4 | 11 April 1959 | 4 |
| 18 April 1959 | 31 | Cliff | Cliff Richard and The Drifters | 4 | 9 May 1959 | 2 |
| 2 May 1959 | 43 | The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 2 | 16 May 1959 | 1 |
| 10 | Songs to Sing in Your Bath | Russ Conway | 8 | 15 August 1959 | 2 | |
| 9 May 1959 | 13 | Curtains Up | Various artists | 4 | 30 May 1959 | 2 |
| 16 May 1959 | 28 | Come Dance with Me! | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 23 May 1959 | 2 |
| 6 June 1959 | 3 | Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel | Duane Eddy | 6 | 12 September 1959 | 1 |
| 8 August 1959 | 15 | A Date with Elvis | Elvis Presley | 4 | 22 August 1959 | 1 |
| 22 August 1959 | 8 | Look to Your Heart | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 29 August 1959 | 1 |
| 5 September 1959 | 2 | Frankie Vaughan at the London Palladium | Frankie Vaughan | 6 | 5 September 1959 | 1 |
| 19 September 1959 | 16 | Family Favourites | Russ Conway | 3 | 3 October 1959 | 2 |
| 26 September 1959 | 4 | Strictly for Grown Ups | Paddy Roberts | 8 | 26 September 1959 | 2 |
| 3 | Gypsy Camp Fires | 101 Strings | 9 | 3 October 1959 | 2 | |
| 10 October 1959 | 5 | Porgy and Bess: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 7 | 17 October 1959 | 2 |
| 31 October 1959 | 6 | Especially for You | Duane Eddy | 6 | 31 October 1959 | 2 |
| 14 November 1959 | 31 | Cliff Sings | Cliff Richard | 2 | 14 November 1959 | 15 |
| 28 November 1959 | 7 | The Goon Show | The Goons | 8 | 12 December 1959 | 3 |
| 12 December 1959 | 22 | Songs for Swingin' Sellers ♦ | Peter Sellers | 3 | 16 January 1960 | 3 |
| 19 December 1959 | 7 | Time to Celebrate ♦ | Russ Conway | 3 | 2 January 1960 | 2 |
Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved two or more 10 entries in 1959, including albums that reached their peak in 1958 and 1960. The figures only include main artists, with featured artists and appearances on compilation albums not counted individually for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1959 is also shown.
| Entries | Artist | Weeks | Albums |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Frank Sinatra | Come Dance with Me!, Come Fly with Me, Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, Look to Your Heart, Songs for Swingin' Lovers | |
| 4 | Elvis Presley | A Date with Elvis, Elvis' Golden Records, Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll, King Creole | |
| Russ Conway | Family Favourites, Pack Up Your Troubles, Songs to Sing in Your Bath, Time to Celebrate | ||
| 3 | Peter Sellers | The Best of Sellers, The Goon Show, Songs for Swingin' Sellers, The Goons | |
| 2 | Duane Eddy | Especially for You, Have Twangy Guitar Will Travel |
Notes
See also
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
External links
- 1959 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)