Year
1959 in music
60 albums released in 1959 are catalogued on Riffiter, ranked by popularity and community ratings.

Mingus Ah Um
Charles Mingus

The Shape of Jazz to Come
Ornette Coleman

The Genius of Ray Charles
Ray Charles

N°2
Serge Gainsbourg

Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook
Oscar Peterson

Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans

House of the Blues
John Lee Hooker

Come Dance With Me!
Frank Sinatra

The Amazing Nina Simone
Nina Simone

The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker

Flamingo Serenade
The Flamingos

What a Diff'rence a Day Makes!
Dinah Washington

I'm John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker

No One Cares
Frank Sinatra

Fats Domino Swings
Fats Domino

Fuego
Donald Byrd

Byrd in Hand
Donald Byrd

Horace Silver Trio
Horace Silver

Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette
John Coltrane

Off To The Races
Donald Byrd

Go Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Remember When?
The Platters

The Birth of a Band
Quincy Jones

Stay With Me
Billie Holiday

Blind Joe Death
John Fahey

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
Thelonious Monk

The Flying Platters Around The World
The Platters

Tribute to the Lady
Sam Cooke

Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins

The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book
Oscar Peterson

Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin
Sarah Vaughan

Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
Dizzy Gillespie

The Sound of Sonny
Sonny Rollins

The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy Holly

To Whom It May Concern
Nat King Cole

Oscar Peterson Plays The Harry Warren And Vincent Youmans Song Books
Oscar Peterson

The Fabulous Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey

Cliff Sings
Cliff Richard

Hometown, My Town
Tony Bennett

I Like MEN!
Peggy Lee

Rockin' With Reed
Jimmy Reed

Miss Wonderful
Peggy Lee

Songs by Ricky
Ricky Nelson

Ricky Sings Again
Ricky Nelson

Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook
Oscar Peterson

Sabroso!
Mongo Santamaría

Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
Thelonious Monk

Creek Bank
Mose Allison

Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
Marty Robbins

The Coasters' Greatest Hits
The Coasters

Oh, What a Nite
The Dells

Everyday I Have the Blues
Joe Williams

The Time Is Right
Lou Donaldson

Autumn Song
Mose Allison

Concerto No. 1
Johannes Brahms

Chet
Chet Baker

Concerto no. 3
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов
Ben Yıllarca Yanmışım / Hicranla Harap Oldu
Müzeyyen Senar
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