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The Best Music of 1959

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1959. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1959, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Art Blakey and the Jazz MessengersArt Blakey and the Jazz Messengers [Moanin']
Arthur LymanTaboo
Bernard HermannNorth By Northwest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Bo DiddleyGo Bo Diddley
Bobby DarinThat's All
Charles MingusMingus Ah Um
Chuck BerryIs On Top
Dave BrubeckTime Out
Dean MartinA Winter Romance
Dinah WashingtonWhat a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins & Sonny StittSonny Side Up
Duke EllingtonAnatomy of a Murder: From the Soundtrack of the Motion Picture
Ella FitzgeraldElla Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Frank SinatraCome Dance with Me!
Henry ManciniThe Music from Peter Gunn
Howlin' WolfMoanin' in the Moonlight
Karlheinz StockhausenKontakte
Link Wray & The Ray MenLink Wray & The Ray Men
Marty RobbinsGunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Miles DavisKind of Blue
Miles DavisPorgy and Bess
Original Broadway CastThe Sound of Music
Ornette ColemanThe Shape of Jazz To Come
Ray CharlesThe Genius of Ray Charles
Ricky NelsonRicky Sings Again
Ritchie ValensRitchie Valens
T-Bone WalkerT-Bone Blues
The Kingston TrioAt Large
The Kingston TrioHere We Go Again!
Thelonious MonkThelonious Alone in San Francisco
Thelonious Monk5 by Monk by 5
Tom LehrerAn Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersMoanin'
Barrett StrongMoney (That's What I Want)
Bo DiddleySay Man
Bobby "Blue" BlandI'll Take Care of You
Bobby DarinMack The Knife
Bobby DarinBeyond the Sea
Bobby DarinDream Lover
Brenda LeeSweet Nothin's
Brook BentonIt's Just a Matter of Time
Charles MingusGoodbye Pork Pie Hat
Chuck BerryLittle Queenie
Chuck BerryBack in the USA
Chuck BerryMemphis,Tennessee
Connie FrancisLipstick on Your Collar
Dave "Baby" CortezThe Happy Organ
Dave BrubeckTake Five
Dean MartinBaby, It's Cold Outside
Dinah WashingtonWhat A Difference A Day Made
Dion and the BelmontsA Teenager in Love
Duane EddyPeter Gunn
Eddie CochranSomethin' Else
Elvis PresleyA Big Hunk O' Love
Fats DominoI'm Ready
Frank SinatraHigh Hopes
Frankie AvalonVenus
Frankie FordSea Cruise
George JonesWhite Lightning
Hank Ballard & The MidnightersThe Twist
Henry ManciniPeter Gunn
Jackie WilsonThat's Why (I Love You)
Johnny HortonBattle of New Orleans
Link Wray And The Wray MenRaw-Hide
Little Anthony & The ImperialsShimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop
Lloyd PriceStagger Lee
Lloyd PricePersonality
Marty RobbinsEl Paso
Marty RobbinsBig Iron
Miles DavisSo What
Miles DavisFlamenco Sketches
Miles DavisAll Blues
Miles DavisFreddie Freeloader
Neil SedakaOh Carol
Paul AnkaPut Your Head on My Shoulder
Percy FaithTheme From A Summer Place
Phil PhillipsSea of Love
Ray CharlesWhat'd I Say (Pt. 1 & 2)
Ray CharlesNight Time is the Right Time
Ricky NelsonIt's Late
Ricky NelsonNever Be Anyone Else But You
Roy OrbisonOnly The Lonely
Santo & JohnnySleep Walk
Screamin' Jay HawkinsFrenzy
The CloversLove Potion No. 9
The CoastersCharlie Brown
The CoastersPoison Ivy
The CoastersAlong Came Jones
The DriftersThere Goes My Baby
The DriftersDance With Me
The Everly Brothers('Till) I Kissed You
The FlamingosI Only Have Eyes For You
The FlamingosLovers Never Say Goodbye
The Isley BrothersShout (Pt. 1 & 2)
The Kingston TrioM.T.A.
Tom LehrerPoisoning Pigeons in the Park
Wilbert HarrisonKansas City

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