# List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1959

These are the number-one albums in the United States per Billboard magazine's Best-Selling LPs 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.
Key :
| † | Indicates best performing album of 1959 |

## Chart history through May 18

| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label |
| January 5 | Christmas Sing Along with Mitch | Mitch Miller | Columbia |
| January 12 | Sing Along with Mitch | Mitch Miller | Columbia |
| January 19 | Sing Along with Mitch | Mitch Miller | Columbia |
| January 26 | Sing Along with Mitch | Mitch Miller | Columbia |
| February 2 | Flower Drum Song | Original Cast | Columbia |
| February 9 | Flower Drum Song | Original Cast | Columbia |
| February 16 | Flower Drum Song | Original Cast | Columbia |
| February 23 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| March 2 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| March 9 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| March 16 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| March 23 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| March 30 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| April 6 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| April 13 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| April 20 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| April 27 | The Music from Peter Gunn † | Henry Mancini & His Orchestra / Soundtrack | RCA Victor |
| May 4 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM |
| May 11 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM |
| May 18 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM |

## Chart history May 25 to end of year

Chart history :
| Issue date | Mono | Mono | Mono | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo | Ref. |
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
| May 25 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| June 1 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| June 8 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| June 15 | Gigi | Soundtrack | MGM | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| June 22 | Exotica | Martin Denny | Liberty | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| June 29 | Exotica | Martin Denny | Liberty | My Fair Lady | Original Broadway Cast | Columbia | |
| July 6 | Exotica | Martin Denny | Liberty | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| July 13 | Exotica | Martin Denny | Liberty | Film Encores | Mantovani | London | |
| July 20 | Exotica | Martin Denny | Liberty | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| July 27 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| August 3 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| August 10 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| August 17 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| August 24 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| August 31 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| September 7 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| September 14 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| September 21 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| September 28 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| October 5 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| October 12 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| October 19 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| October 26 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| November 2 | The Kingston Trio At Large | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| November 9 | Heavenly | Johnny Mathis | Columbia | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| November 16 | Heavenly | Johnny Mathis | Columbia | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| November 23 | Heavenly | Johnny Mathis | Columbia | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| November 30 | Heavenly | Johnny Mathis | Columbia | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| December 7 | Heavenly | Johnny Mathis | Columbia | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| December 14 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| December 21 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |
| December 28 | Here We Go Again! | The Kingston Trio | Capitol | South Pacific | Soundtrack | RCA Victor | |