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.
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.
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 | - |
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.
| Symbol | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=lightblue | ‡ | 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) | data-sort-type="number" | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | data-sort-type="number" | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | data-sort-type="number" | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1956 | |||||||||
| 67 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 28 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 94 | The King and I: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 48 | |||||
| Albums in 1958 | |||||||||
| 15 | Songs for Swingin' Lovers ‡ | Frank Sinatra | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 180 | South Pacific: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 115 | |||||
| 122 | My Fair Lady ‡ | Original Broadway Cast | 1 | 19 | |||||
| 22 | King Creole ‡ | Elvis Presley | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 26 | Come Fly with Me ‡ | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 40 | Elvis' Golden Records ‡ | Elvis Presley | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Songs by Tom Lehrer | Tom Lehrer | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 6 | Pack Up Your Troubles | Russ Conway | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 19 | The Student Prince and The Great Caruso | Mario Lanza | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 14 | Oh Boy!: Original Television Soundtrack | Various artists | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Albums in 1959 | |||||||||
| 14 | West Side Story | Original Broadway Cast | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | Swing Softly | Johnny Mathis | 10 | 1 | |||||
| 5 | Como's Golden Records | Perry Como | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 79 | Gigi: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 2 | 32 | |||||
| 39 | The Best of Sellers | Peter Sellers | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 12 | Continental Encores | Mantovani | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | Elvis Presley Rock 'N' Roll | Elvis Presley | 4 | 4 | |||||
| 31 | Cliff | Cliff Richard and The Drifters | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 43 | The Buddy Holly Story | Buddy Holly and The Crickets | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 10 | Songs to Sing in Your Bath | Russ Conway | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | Curtains Up | Various artists | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 28 | Come Dance with Me! | Frank Sinatra | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel | Duane Eddy | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | A Date with Elvis | Elvis Presley | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | Look to Your Heart | Frank Sinatra | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Frankie Vaughan at the London Palladium | Frankie Vaughan | 6 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Family Favourites | Russ Conway | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | Strictly for Grown Ups | Paddy Roberts | 8 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Gypsy Camp Fires | 101 Strings | 9 | 2 | |||||
| 5 | Porgy and Bess: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 6 | Especially for You | Duane Eddy | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 31 | Cliff Sings | Cliff Richard | 2 | 15 | |||||
| 7 | The Goon Show | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| 22 | Songs for Swingin' Sellers ♦ | Peter Sellers | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | Time to Celebrate ♦ | Russ Conway | 3 | 2 | |||||
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 |
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