26 The Billboard's Music Popularity Charts ... PACKAGED RECORDS APRIL 13, 1939

BEST SELLING LP'S THE BILLBOARD

FOR SURVEY WEEK ENDING APRIL 4 SPOTLIGHT WINNERS The information given In this chart is based on actual sales to record out- customers in a scientific sample et the nation's retail OF THE lets during the week ending on the dale ,horn above. Sample WEEK dula,. sample .in and all methods used A this continuing slut. of retail record sales are under the direct and continuing supers, slog and control of the School of Retailing of New York rinisenits, Weeks Tile lolbssing e w as indicated. These "SrIbiloaigd ss,t" The Last on We. pan }I viewed daring tne p apacwkeeagh arve-e a fkn, been selected for outstanding sales merit prime consideration from 1. Peter G 1 10 potential, artistic merit, new talent, dealers. sound recording display value, Henry Manoni, RCA Victor LPM 1956 or 2. From the "Hungry i" 3 9 Pop Albums The Kingston Trio, Capitol T 1107 TRIBUTE 3. Come Dance With Me 2 10 TO THE LADY Frank Sinatra, Capitol W 1069 Sant Cooke -Keen A 2004 devotes himself to a series of the tunes closely identified 4. Still More Sing Along With Mitch 4 4 with "Lady Dar" . Songs include "God Bless the Child,' Mitch Miller, Columbia CL 1283 "She's Funny That Way," "" and "Crazy in Love With You." Cooke does a fine job with the material, even at times giving 5. Gigi 7 41 just a touch of the inflection of the great gal herself. Backings are of the Sound Track, M-C -M E 3461 ST lush, string -filled variety. Listenahle wax and jocks will find playable things here. 6. Open Fire, Two Guitars 5 10 Johnny Mathis, Columbia CL 1270 CRAZY HE CALLS ME 7. Flower Drum Song 6 14, Dakota Staton -Capitol T 1170 Original Cast, Columbia OL 5350 Dynamic Dakota Stator has another powerful entry. Backed by excel- lent arrangements, she thrushes her way dint a fine brace of standards 8. Have Twangy Guitar, Will Travel 13 1 in her own inimitable fashion - all to highly listenable results. Good Duane Eddy, Jamie JLP 300 sound and a fine cover shot of the gal are additional lures. Tunes in- elude `Angel Eyes," "Levitation" and "The Party's Over." 9. South Pacific 8 55 Sound Track, RCA Victor LOG 1032 BUT BEAUTIFUL 10. The Kingston Trio 12 21 Norman Luboff Choir -Columbia CL 1296 996 Capitol T Another winning effort by the Loboff choristers can only add more_ 11. The Music Mau 10 59 laurels. After some interesting musical trips to Dixie, the Caribbean and around the world, the group returns to the familiar ground of the Original Cast, Capitol WAO 990 standard song here. A dozen are presented-"Fools Rush In," "Moon - glow," "I Don't Know Whv," etc. and the choir makes them all sound 1 12. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 9 37 refreshingly new. A fetching curer can attract more sales. Salable Van Cliburn, RCA Victor LM 2252 and spinnable wax. 13. Sing Along With Mitch 11 40. Mitch Miller, Columbia CL 1160 TOMMY DORSEY'S GREATEST BAND (2 -12 ") 20th Fox TCF 101.2 14. My Fair Lady 14 158, Handsome, double -disk set spotlights several never- before- released songs Original Cast, Columbia OL 5090 by the late, famed orkster. Selections were transferred from hi- fidelity 15 8 tapes, and sound is good. Tunes include versions of some of his 15. Near You greatest, "Boogie Woogie," "Opus No. 1," "On the Sunny Side of the Roger Williams, Kapp KL 1112 Street," etc. Side men include such names as Gene Krupa, Dodo Hymns 16 105 Marmarosa, Buddy Dehrarun, Nelson Riddle. Charlie Shavers and 16. Boomie Richmond. Set should prove a profitable item. Tennessee Ernie Ford, Capitol T 856 17. But Not for Me 21 19 Pop Talent Albums Ahmad Jamal Trio, Argo LP 628 18. Remember When? 22 3 JUMPIN' AT THE LEFT BANK Platters, Mercury MG 20410 The Joint La Salle Quartet- Capitol ST 1176 19. More Sing Along With Mitch 24 23 STEREO & MONAURAL Mitch Miller, Columbia CL 1243 The new group acquits itself very sell in its first disk outing. Spar- kling vocal arrangements with colorful ork settings help the smart 20. Johnny's Greatest Hits 17 50 group. It's a stylish, fresh package, and with displays the set can easily Johnny Mathis, Columbia CL 1133 find a market. The arrangements appear to have been done with stereo in mind. Sound is excellent. Selections- include "Just in Time," "Out 21. Ricky Sings Again 18 11 of This World" and "Jumpin' at the Left Bank.° Ricky Nelson, Imperial IMP 9061 22. The King and I 19 133 Low -Price Pop Albums Sound Track, Capitol W 740 23. South Pacific 20 258 THE FLOWER DRUM SONG Original Cast, Columbia OL 4180 Various Artists- RondoIette SA 79 This is a first class performance of the untie from the current 24. Ritchie Valens 23 2 Rodgers and Hammerstein hit show, very ably performed by an un- Del Fi DEFLP 1201 named group of artists. They are solid pros, and the album conse- quently is a real bargain at its budget price. 25. For LP Fans Only . 25 4 (Continued on page 30) Elvis Presley, RCA Victor LPM 1990

The chart listings include both'monophonic and stereophonic sales. 1

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