First and last UK top 5 albums chart of the 1950s
First Top 5 chart – July 22, 1956 Pos LW Title, Artist Peak Pos WoC 1 New SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS FRANK SINATRA CAPITOL 1 buy listen 2 New RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CAROUSEL ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CAPITOL 2 buy 3 New MEL TORMÉ AT THE CRESCENDO MEL TORME VOGUE CORAL 3 buy listen 4 New LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT THE CRESCENDO LOUIS ARMSTRONG BRUNSWICK 4 buy 5 New RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S OKLAHOMA! ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CAPITOL 5 buy Last Top 5 chart – December 27, 1959 Pos LW Title, Artist Peak Pos WoC 1 1 SOUTH PACIFIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RCA 1 buy 2 2 CLIFF SINGS CLIFF RICHARD COLUMBIA 2 buy listen 3 9 TIME TO CELEBRATE RUSS CONWAY COLUMBIA 3 buy listen 4 7 SONGS FOR SWINGIN' SELLERS PETER SELLERS PARLOPHONE 4 buy listen 5 3 GIGI ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK MGM 2 buy