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The very first album chart was published in Record Mirror ("Britain's biggest and brightest musical weekly") on July 28 1956. In a list headed "Best Selling Long-Players: First Five", Frank Sinatra was number one with Songs For Swingin' Lovers. The rest of the chart: Number two - Carousel (soundtrack), number three - Mel Torme At The Crescendo, number four - Louis Armstrong At The Crescendo and number five - Oklahoma (soundtrack).
The first number one album - Songs For Swingin' Lovers by Frank Sinatra - was recorded in 10 days with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. It comprises 15 already popular tunes with a jazz twist, including Pennies From Heaven, Makin' Whoopee ...