1958 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1958.

Contents

Events

Top hits of the year

Number-one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1Spec. Note
January 6 The Story of My Life Marty Robbins 4
January 6 Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis 2
February 3 Ballad of a Teenage Queen Johnny Cash 10
April 14 Oh Lonesome Me / I Can't Stop Loving You Don Gibson 8 [1], [2], [A]
May 26 Just Married Marty Robbins2 [2]
June 2 All I Have to Do is Dream The Everly Brothers 3
June 23 Guess Things Happen That Way Johnny Cash8
July 21Alone With You Faron Young 13
August 25 Blue Blue Day Don Gibson2
September 8 Bird Dog The Everly Brothers6 [B]
October 20 City Lights Ray Price 13
Notes
  • 1 ^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard .
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B ^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
Note: Through October 13, several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts. Only one No. 1 per week is possible starting with the "Hot C&W Sides" chart, which begins October 20.

Other major hits

USSingleArtist
8All Grown Up Johnny Horton
4 All Over Again Johnny Cash
3Anna Marie Jim Reeves
13 Are You Really Mine? Jimmie Rodgers
10 Believe What You Say Ricky Nelson
4 Big River Johnny Cash
7Big Wheels Hank Snow
2Blue BoyJim Reeves
4 Breathless Jerry Lee Lewis
15 Claudette The Everly Brothers
7 Color of the Blues George Jones
6 Come In, Stranger Johnny Cash
3Crying Over You Webb Pierce
3Curtain in the Window Ray Price
7 Devoted to You The Everly Brothers
2 Don't Elvis Presley
10Every Time I'm Kissing You Faron Young
10Falling Back to YouWebb Pierce
5Give Myself a Party Don Gibson
8Half a Mind Ernest Tubb
2 Hard Headed Woman Elvis Presley
14Have Blues-Will Travel Eddie Noack
16He's Lost His Love for Me Kitty Wells
9Hey, Mr. BluebirdErnest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers
9 High School Confidential Jerry Lee Lewis
13House of GlassErnest Tubb
11How Do You Hold a Memory Hank Thompson
4 I Beg of You Elvis Presley
3 I Can't Stop Loving You Kitty Wells
7 I Can't Stop Loving You Don Gibson
5I Found My Girl in the USA Jimmie Skinner
8I Love You MoreJim Reeves
18 I Want to Go Where No One Knows Me Jean Shepard
19I'll Make It All Up to YouJerry Lee Lewis
3Invitation to the BluesRay Price
9 Is It Wrong (For Loving You) Warner Mack
3 It's a Little More Like Heaven Hank Locklin
5Jacqueline Bobby Helms
7JealousyKitty Wells
10Just a Little LonesomeBobby Helms
18Lonely Island Pearl Johnnie & Jack
8Look Who's BlueDon Gibson
15 Lost to a Geisha Girl Skeeter Davis
12Love Bug Crawl Jimmy Edwards
10 My Bucket's Got a Hole in It Ricky Nelson
11Nothin' Needs Nothin' (Like I Need You) Marvin Rainwater
5 Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again Jimmie Rodgers
8Once More Roy Acuff
13Once More Osborne Brothers and Red Allen
12One Week LaterWebb Pierce and Kitty Wells
10OvernightJim Reeves
18 Patricia Perez Prado
2Pick Me Up On Your Way Down Charlie Walker
17Pink Pedal Pushers Carl Perkins
9Please Pass the Biscuits Gene Sullivan
3 Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson
6 Raunchy Bill Justis
11 Raunchy Ernie Freeman
17 Rebel-'Rouser Duane Eddy
14Rock Hearts Jimmy Martin
5 Secretly Jimmie Rodgers
5 Send Me the Pillow You Dream On Hank Locklin
4 She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) Marty Robbins
10 Should We Tell Him The Everly Brothers
14 Splish Splash Bobby Darin
2Squaws Along the YukonHank Thompson
2Stairway of LoveMarty Robbins
8 Stood Up Ricky Nelson
7 Stop the World (And Let Me Off) Johnnie & Jack
16Talk to Me Lonesome Heart James O'Gwynn
9That's the Way I FeelFaron Young
4 This Little Girl of Mine The Everly Brothers
15Touch and Go HeartKitty Wells
6 Treasure of Love George Jones
7Tupelo County JailWebb Pierce
8Uh-Huh-mm Sonny James
12 Waitin' in School Ricky Nelson
2 The Ways of a Woman in Love Johnny Cash
3 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck Elvis Presley
7What Do I CareJohnny Cash
8What Makes a Man WanderJimmie Skinner
13 When Kalin Twins
15Whispering RainHank Snow
15 Whole Lotta Woman Marvin Rainwater
16A Woman Captured MeHank Snow
13Would You Care The Browns
2 You Win Again Jerry Lee Lewis
10You'll Come BackWebb Pierce
5 You're the Nearest Thing to Heaven Johnny Cash
6Your Name Is Beautiful Carl Smith

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

Further reading

References

  1. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 41. ISBN   0-02-081320-1