The Top 100 Songs of 1958
1. |
At The Hop | Danny & Juniors |
2. |
It's All In The Game | Tommy Edwards |
3. |
The Purple People Eater | Sheb Wooley |
4. |
Don't | Elvis Presley |
5. |
Tequila | Champs |
6. |
All I Have To Do Is Dream | Everly Brothers |
7. |
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) | Domenico Modungo |
8. |
Sugartime | McGuire Sisters |
9. |
He's Got The Whole World (In His Hands) | Laurie London |
10. |
The Chipmunk Song | David Seville & Chipmunks |
11. |
To Know Him, Is To Love Him | Teddy Bears |
12. |
Witch Doctor | David Seville |
13. |
It's Only Make Believe | Conway Twitty |
14. |
Hard Headed Woman | Elvis Presley |
15 |
Poor Little Fool | Ricky Nelson |
16. |
Get A Job | Silhouettes |
17. |
Catch A Falling Star | Perry Como |
18. |
Tom Dooley | Kingston Trio |
19. |
Patricia | Perez Prado |
20. |
Little Star | Elegants |
21. |
Bird Dog | Everly Brothers |
22. |
Twilight Time | Platters |
23. |
Bye Bye Love | Everly Brothers |
24. |
Yakety Yak | Coasters |
25. |
26 Miles (Santa Catalina) | Four Preps |
26. |
Stood Up | Ricky Nelson |
27. |
Sweet Little Sixteen | Chuck Berry |
28. |
Rock'n Robin | Bobby Day |
29. |
Lollipop | Chordettes |
30. |
Problems | Everly Brothers |
31. |
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck | Elvis Presley |
32. |
Topsy Part II | Cozy Cole |
33. |
My True Love | Jack Scott |
34. |
Secretly | Jimmie Rodgers |
35. |
Are You Sincere | Andy Williams |
36. |
Short Shorts | Royal Teens |
37. |
Splish Splash | Bobby Darin |
38. |
Big Man | Four Preps |
39. |
Who's Sorry Now | Connie Francis |
40. |
Return To Me | Dean Martin |
41. |
The Stroll | Diamonds |
42. |
Tears On My Pillow | Little Anthony & Imperials |
43. |
A Wonderful Time Up There | Pat Boone |
44. |
Just A Dream | Jimmy Clanton |
45. |
One Night | Elvis Presley |
46. |
Magic Moments | Perry Como |
47. |
It's Too Soon To Know | Pat Boone |
48. |
Beep Beep | Playmates |
49. |
Believe What You Say | Ricky Nelson |
50. |
Sail Along Silvery Moon | Billy Vaughn |
51. |
Looking Back | Nat King Cole |
52. |
Book Of Love | Monotones |
53. |
Oh Julie | Crescendos |
54. |
Endless Sleep | Jody Reynolds |
55. |
Susie Darlin' | Robin Luke |
56. |
Do You Want To Dance | Bobby Freeman |
57. |
When | Kalin Twins |
58. |
Sugar Moon | Pat Boone |
59. |
Chantilly Lace | J.P. Richardson (Big Bopper) |
60. |
Chanson D'Amour | Art & Dotty Todd |
61. |
Kewpie Doll | Perry Como |
62. |
Witchcraft | Frank Sinatra |
63. |
Rebel Rouser | Duane Eddy |
64. |
Everybody Loves A Lover | Doris Day |
65. |
Dinner With Drac | John Zacherle |
66. |
Oh Lonesome Me | Don Gibson |
67. |
Tea For Two Cha Cha | Tommy Dorsey |
68. |
(At The) The End (Of A Rainbow) | Earl Grant |
69. |
Lonesome Town | Ricky Nelson |
70. |
You Are My Destiny | Paul Anka |
71. |
Billy | Kathy Linden |
72. |
Born Too Late | Poni Tails |
73. |
The Walk | Jimmy McCracklin |
74. |
Dede Dinah | Frankie Avalon |
75. |
Breathless | Jerry Lee Lewis |
76. |
Oh Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again | Jimmy Rodgers |
77. |
One Summer Night | Danleers |
78. |
If Dreams Came True | Pat Boone |
79. |
I Got Stung | Elvis Presley |
80. |
Summertime Blues | Eddie Cochran |
81. |
Johnny B. Goode | Chuck Berry |
82. |
Fever | Peggy Lee |
83. |
Western Movies | Olympics |
84. |
Jennie Lee | Jan & Arnie |
85. |
I Beg Of You | Elvis Presley |
86. |
Queen Of The Hop | Bobby Darin |
87. |
What Am I Living For | Chuck Willis |
88. |
La Dee Dah | Billy & Lillie |
89. |
Don't You Just Know It | Huey Piano Smith |
90. |
Ginger Bread | Frankie Avalon |
91. |
Left Right Out Of Your Heart | Patti Page |
92. |
Why Don't They Understand | George Hamilton IV |
93. |
I Got A Feeling | Ricky Nelson |
94. |
Near You | Roger Williams |
95. |
Good Golly, Miss Molly | Little Richard |
96. |
Devoted To You | Everly Brothers |
97. |
Are You Really Mine | Jimmy Rodgers |
98. |
There's Only One Of You | Four Lads |
99. |
How The Time Flies | Jerry Wallace |
100. |
Guess Things Happen That Way | Johnny Cash |
Some statistics from 1958
US GDP (1998 dollars): $467.3 billion
Federal spending: $82.41 billion
Federal debt: $279.7 billion
Consumer Price Index: 28.9
Unemployment: 4.3%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03 ($0.04 as of 8/1/58)Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union as Bulganin resigns (Mar. 27).
Gen. Charles de Gaulle becomes French premier (June 1), remaining in power until 1969.
Eisenhower orders US Marines into Lebanon at request of President Chamoun, who fears overthrow (July 15).
The US Supreme Court rules unanimously that Little Rock, Ark., schools must integrate (Sept. 29).
World Series
NY Yankees defeated Milwaukee Braves (4-3)
NBA Championship
St. Louis Hawks defeated Boston (4-2)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Tim Tam
NCAA Basketball Championship
Kentucky defeated Seattle (84-72)
NCAA Football Champions
LSU (AP, UPI) (11-0-0) & Iowa (FW) (8-1-1)Billboard debuts its Hot 100 chart. Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" boasts the first No. 1 record.
Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army (March 24).
Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Actor: Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai
Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons, Sayonara
Best Actress:Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve
Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara
Best Director: David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai