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

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Frank Sinatra had the fourth best-selling album of the 1950s with Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
1950s in music in the UK
Number-one singles
Number-one albums
Best-selling singles
Best-selling albums
Summaries and charts
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
←1949 1960→
Top 10/12 singles
1952, 1953, 1954
1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960→

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
Position[citation needed] Album Artist Record label[lower-alpha 1] Year[lower-alpha 1] Peak on the
UK Albums Chart[lower-alpha 1]
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

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