List of UK top-ten singles in 1958

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Elvis Presley had the most top 10 entries in 1958, with five in total, all of them peaking within the top three. In January, "Jailhouse Rock" became the first-ever record to debut at number-one in the UK Singles Chart and went on to become the year's best-selling single. Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock.jpg
Elvis Presley had the most top 10 entries in 1958, with five in total, all of them peaking within the top three. In January, "Jailhouse Rock" became the first-ever record to debut at number-one in the UK Singles Chart and went on to become the year's best-selling single.
The Everly Brothers achieved three top 10 entries this year, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette", which spent seven weeks at number-one. Everly Brothers - Cropped.jpg
The Everly Brothers achieved three top 10 entries this year, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette", which spent seven weeks at number-one.
Connie Francis made her UK top 10 debut in 1958 with two singles making the countdown: "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon", both of which spent six weeks at number-one. Connie Francis 1961.JPG
Connie Francis made her UK top 10 debut in 1958 with two singles making the countdown: "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon", both of which spent six weeks at number-one.

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. [2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1958, as well as singles which peaked in 1957 and 1959 but were in the top 10 in 1958. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Contents

Eighty-five singles were in the top ten in 1958. Ten singles from 1957 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" by Perry Como, "Tea for Two Cha Cha" by The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington, "The Day the Rains Came" by Jane Morgan and "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio were all released in 1958 but did not reach their peak until 1959. "All the Way"/"Chicago" by Frank Sinatra "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis and "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)" by Jackie Wilson were the singles from 1957 to reach their peak in 1958. Twenty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1958. Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Marty Wilde, Michael Holliday and Ricky Nelson were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1958.

The 1957 Christmas number-one, "Mary's Boy Child" by Harry Belafonte, remained at number-one for the first week of 1958. The first new number-one single of the year was "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis. Overall, thirteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1958, with Connie Francis (2) having the most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

Eighty-five singles charted in the top 10 in 1958, with seventy-five singles reaching their peak this year. Six songs were recorded by several artists with each version reaching the top 10:

Twenty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1958. Elvis Presley secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1958 with five hit singles.

Michael Holliday was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "The Story of My Life". Frankie Vaughan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lonnie Donegan and Ricky Nelson were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1958.

Chart debuts

Thirty-three artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1958, either as a lead or featured artist. Bernard Bresslaw, Connie Francis, Jimmie Rodgers, Michael Holliday, The Mudlarks, Ricky Nelson, Cliff Richard and The Shadows all had one other entry in their breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Jimmie Rodgers 1"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"7
Michael Holliday 2"The Story of My Life"1"Stairway of Love" (3)
Danny & the Juniors 1"At the Hop"3
Marion Ryan 1"Love Me Forever"5
Marvin Rainwater 1"Whole Lotta Woman"1
Jackie Dennis 1"La Dee Dah"4
The Champs 1"Tequila"5
Connie Francis 2"Who's Sorry Now?"1"Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon" (1)
Elias and His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes 1"Tom Hark"2
The Mudlarks 2"Lollipop"2"Book of Love" (8)
Vic Damone 1"On the Street Where You Live"1
Don Lang and His "Frantic Five" 1"Witch Doctor"5
Alfie Bass 1"The Signature Tune of The Army Game"5
Bernard Bresslaw 2"Mad Passionate Love" (6)
Leslie Fyson 1
Michael Medwin
The Four Preps 1"Big Man"2
Marty Wilde 1"Endless Sleep"4
The Kalin Twins 1"When"1
Charlie Drake 1"Splish Splash"7
Ricky Nelson 2"Poor Little Fool"4"Someday" (9)
Domenico Modugno 1"Volare (Nel blu, dipinto di blu)"10
Cliff Richard 2"Move It"2"High Class Baby" (7)
The Shadows/The Drifters [A]
The Poni-Tails 1"Born Too Late"5
Johnny Mathis 1"A Certain Smile"4
Marino Marini & His Quartet 1"Come prima"2
Tommy Edwards 1"It's All in the Game"1
Lord Rockingham's XI 1"Hoots Mon"1
Jack Scott 1"My True Love"9
Conway Twitty 1"It's Only Make Believe"1
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1"Tea for Two Cha Cha" [B] 3
The Kingston Trio 1"Tom Dooley" [C] 5
Jane Morgan 1"The Day the Rains Came"1
Notes

Buddy Holly was the lead singer with The Crickets, appearing on their 1957 number-one hit "That'll Be the Day". As well as scoring two top 10 hits with the group this year ("Oh, Boy!" and "Maybe Baby"), Holly also achieved two solo entries during the year with "Peggy Sue" and "Rave On".

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "Great Balls of Fire" (from Jamboree ), "Jailhouse Rock" ( Jailhouse Rock ), "April Love" ( April Love ), "On the Street Where You Live" ( My Fair Lady ), "Hard Headed Woman" & "King Creole" ( King Creole ) and "A Certain Smile" ( A Certain Smile ).

Best-selling singles

Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1958. "Jailhouse Rock" (5) was ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
Single peaked in 1957 but still in chart in 1958.
Single released in 1958 but peaked in 1959.
(#)Year-end best-selling single.
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
SingleArtistPeakPeak reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 1957
23 August 195715"Diana" ‡ [D] Paul Anka 130 August 19579
15 November 19579"Mary's Boy Child" ‡ [E] Harry Belafonte 122 November 19577
10"I Love You Baby" ‡ Paul Anka 313 December 19571
22 November 19578"Wake Up Little Susie" ‡ The Everly Brothers 213 December 19572
29 November 195711"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" ‡ Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Marie Adams 220 December 19575
6 December 19579"My Special Angel" ‡ Malcolm Vaughan 327 December 19572
13 December 19574"Alone" ‡ Petula Clark 813 December 19571
7"Reet Petite" Jackie Wilson 63 January 19581
20 December 195712"All the Way"/"Chicago" Frank Sinatra 317 January 19582
27 December 19577"Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis 110 January 19582
Singles in 1958
10 January 19584"Kisses Sweeter than Wine" Jimmie Rodgers 717 January 19581
8"Peggy Sue" Buddy Holly 617 January 19582
2"Kisses Sweeter than Wine" Frankie Vaughan 817 January 19581
17 January 195810"Oh, Boy!" The Crickets 331 January 19582
24 January 195810"Jailhouse Rock" (#1) [F] Elvis Presley 124 January 19583
12"The Story of My Life" Michael Holliday 114 February 19582
31 January 19587"April Love" Pat Boone 714 February 19581
7 February 19589"At the Hop" Danny & the Juniors 321 March 19581
6"Love Me Forever" Marion Ryan 528 February 19581
14 February 195812"Magic Moments" [G] Perry Como 128 February 19588
7"You Are My Destiny" Paul Anka 67 March 19581
7 March 19587"Don't" [H] Elvis Presley 228 March 19581
14 March 19587"Nairobi" Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 34 April 19582
21 March 19581"Good Golly, Miss Molly" Little Richard 821 March 19581
1"Catch a Falling Star" [G] Perry Como 921 March 19581
28 March 195810"Whole Lotta Woman" Marvin Rainwater 125 April 19583
4"La Dee Dah" Jackie Dennis 411 April 19581
6"Maybe Baby" The Crickets 418 April 19581
4 April 19581"Mandy (La Panse)" Eddie Calvert 94 April 19581
6"Tequila" The Champs 525 April 19581
7"Swingin' Shepherd Blues" Ted Heath & His Music 318 April 19583
11 April 195817"Who's Sorry Now?" Connie Francis 116 May 19586
18 April 195810"A Wonderful Time Up There" Pat Boone 216 May 19581
3"It's Too Soon to Know" [I] 725 April 19581
25 April 19582"Breathless" Jerry Lee Lewis 82 May 19581
2 May 19584"Lollipop" The Chordettes 69 May 19581
9 May 19584"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" Elvis Presley 323 May 19581
9"Tom Hark" Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes 223 May 19584
6"The Grand Coulee Dam" Lonnie Donegan 630 May 19582
7"Lollipop" The Mudlarks 230 May 19581
23 May 195810"On the Street Where You Live" Vic Damone 127 June 19582
2"Kewpie Doll" Perry Como 930 May 19581
30 May 195814"Tulips from Amsterdam"/"You Need Hands" Max Bygraves 34 July 19583
6 June 19585"Stairway of Love" [J] Michael Holliday 313 June 19581
6"Witch Doctor" [K] Don Lang & His "Frantic Five" 513 June 19581
2"Kewpie Doll" Frankie Vaughan 106 June 19582
13 June 195815"All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette" The Everly Brothers 14 July 19587
20 June 19583"The Signature Tune of The Army Game" Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson 527 June 19581
27 June 19584"Book of Love" The Mudlarks 84 July 19582
9"Big Man" The Four Preps 218 July 19582
4 July 19587"Twilight Time" The Platters 311 July 19581
11 July 19584"Sugar Moon" [L] Pat Boone 618 July 19581
8"Rave On" Buddy Holly 51 August 19581
25 July 19586"Hard Headed Woman" Elvis Presley 21 August 19582
10"Endless Sleep" Marty Wilde 429 August 19581
1 August 195812"When" The Kalin Twins 122 August 19585
11"Return to Me" Dean Martin 25 September 19581
15 August 19585"Patricia" [M] Pérez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra 85 September 19581
22 August 19586"Splish Splash" [N] Charlie Drake 712 September 19581
29 August 195813"Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon" Connie Francis 126 September 19586
6"Fever" Peggy Lee 526 September 19581
5 September 19589"Volare" Dean Martin 226 September 19583
6"Poor Little Fool" Ricky Nelson 43 October 19581
12 September 19581"Volare" Domenico Modugno 1012 September 19581
26 September 19584"Mad Passionate Love" Bernard Bresslaw 63 October 19581
10"Bird Dog" The Everly Brothers 214 November 19581
3 October 19587"King Creole" Elvis Presley 217 October 19581
10 October 19588"Move It" Cliff Richard & The Drifters [A] 224 October 19581
5"Born Too Late" The Poni-Tails 517 October 19581
9"A Certain Smile" Johnny Mathis 421 November 19582
17 October 19587"Come prima" Marino Marini & His Quartet 224 October 19583
24 October 195811"It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards 17 November 19583
8"More Than Ever" [O] Malcolm Vaughan 521 November 19581
31 October 195813"Hoots Mon" Lord Rockingham's XI 128 November 19583
14 November 19581"My True Love" Jack Scott 914 November 19581
21 November 195812"It's Only Make Believe" Conway Twitty 119 December 19585
9"Tea for Two Cha Cha" ♦ [P] The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington 32 January 19591
28 November 19589"Tom Dooley" [Q] Lonnie Donegan 35 December 19585
8"Love Makes the World Go Round" ♦ Perry Como 69 January 19591
5 December 19587"Tom Dooley" ♦ [R] The Kingston Trio 52 January 19591
7"High Class Baby" Cliff Richard & The Drifters [A] 712 December 19581
2"Someday" Ricky Nelson 912 December 19581
26 December 19589"The Day the Rains Came" ♦ Jane Morgan 123 January 19591
2"Come On, Let's Go" [F] Tommy Steele 1026 December 19582

Entries by artist

Conway Twitty (pictured in 1974) scored this year's Christmas number-one single with "It's Only Make Believe", which spent five weeks at the top of the chart. Conway Twitty 1974.JPG
Conway Twitty (pictured in 1974) scored this year's Christmas number-one single with "It's Only Make Believe", which spent five weeks at the top of the chart.
Tommy Edwards achieved his first and only UK top 10 hit in 1958 with "It's All in the Game", which spent three weeks at number-one. Tommy Edwards.jpg
Tommy Edwards achieved his first and only UK top 10 hit in 1958 with "It's All in the Game", which spent three weeks at number-one.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1958, including singles that reached their peak in 1957 or 1959. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1958 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
5 Elvis Presley 34"Don't", "Hard Headed Woman", "Jailhouse Rock", "King Creole", "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
4 Buddy Holly [S] 32"Maybe Baby", "Oh, Boy!", "Peggy Sue", "Rave On"
Pat Boone 24"April Love", "A Wonderful Time Up There", "It's Too Soon to Know", "Sugar Moon"
Perry Como [V] 23"Catch a Falling Star", "Kewpie Doll", "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", "Magic Moments"
3 The Everly Brothers [T] 28"All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette", "Bird Dog", "Wake Up Little Susie"
Paul Anka [T] 12"Diana", "I Love You Baby", "You Are My Destiny"
2 Bernard Bresslaw 7"Mad Passionate Love", "The Signature Tune of "The Army Game"
Cliff Richard 11"High Class Baby", "Move It"
Connie Francis 30"Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon", "Who's Sorry Now?"
The Crickets 16"Maybe Baby", "Oh, Boy!"
Dean Martin 20"Return to Me", "Volare"
The Shadows/The Drifters [A] 11"High Class Baby", "Move It"
Frankie Vaughan 4"Kewpie Doll", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"
Jerry Lee Lewis 9"Breathless", "Great Balls of Fire"
Lonnie Donegan 10"The Grand Coulee Dam", "Tom Dooley"
Malcolm Vaughan [U] 14"More Than Ever", "My Special Angel"
Michael Holliday 17"Stairway of Love", "The Story of My Life"
The Mudlarks 11"Book of Love", "Lollipop"
Ricky Nelson 8"Poor Little Fool", "Someday"
Tommy Steele 8"Come On, Let's Go", "Nairobi"

Notes

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.