List of best-selling albums of the 1950s in the United Kingdom

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An album is defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as being a type of music release that features more than four tracks and lasts longer than 25 minutes;^[1] from July 1956, sales of albums in the United Kingdom were monitored by music magazine Record Mirror. From November 1958, album sales were also compiled by music magazine Melody Maker.^[2] The biggest-selling album of the 1950s was the original soundtrack to the movie South Pacific.

Albums

Best-selling albums of the 1950s in the UK
No.^{[citation needed]}	Album	Artist	Record label^[a]	Year^[a]	Chart peak^[a]
1	South Pacific	Original soundtrack	RCA Victor	1958	1
2	My Fair Lady	Original Broadway cast	Philips	1958	1
3	Oklahoma!	Original soundtrack	Capitol	1956	1
4	Songs for Swingin' Lovers!	Frank Sinatra	Capitol	1956	1
5	West Side Story	Original Broadway cast	Columbia	1957	3
6	Showcase	Lonnie Donegan	Pye Nixa	1956	2
7	Come Dance with Me!	Frank Sinatra	Capitol	1959	2
8	Elvis' Golden Records	Elvis Presley	Parlophone	1958	2
9	My Fair Lady	Original London cast		1959
10	The King and I	Original soundtrack	Capitol	1956	1

^ ^a ^b ^c The record labels, years and chart peaks are those given by the OCC.^[3]

References

General (chart positions)

Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1983). The Illustrated Book of Rock Records. Vol. 2 (illustrated ed.). Delilah. ISBN 9780933328754. OCLC 8363483.

Specific

^ "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). London: The Official UK Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. viii. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

[A-4] The record labels, years and chart peaks are those given by the OCC.^[3]

[1] "Rules For Chart Eligibility – Albums" (PDF). London: The Official UK Charts Company. January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[2] Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums (3rd ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. viii. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.

[3] "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.

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