Login
Login

List of UK top-ten singles in 1958

{{short description|None}}

{{1950s in music (UK)}}

File:Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock.jpg" 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.]]

File:Everly Brothers - Cropped.jpg achieved three top 10 entries this year, including "All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette", which spent seven weeks at number-one.]]

File:Connie Francis 1961.JPG 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ |title=The Official UK Charts Company |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=1 January 2012}} Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles.{{cite book|title=Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition)|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2005|isbn=1-904994-00-8|pages=14|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited}}{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3196892.stm |title=New singles formats to save the charts

|work=BBC News|date=16 October 2003 |accessdate=21 February 2010}} 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).

Eighty-four 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 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, "Let's Have a Ball" by Winifred Atwell, "My Special Angel" by Malcolm Vaughan 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 two weeks 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-four 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.

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" style="width:55px;"| Artist

! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Number of top 10s

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| First entry

! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Chart position

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Other 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

|—

{{sortname|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

|—

{{sortname|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

|rowspan="4"|"The Signature Tune of The Army Game"

|rowspan="4"|5

|—

Bernard Bresslaw

|2

|"Mad Passionate Love" (6)

Leslie Fyson

|rowspan="2"|1

|rowspan="2"|—

Michael Medwin
{{sortname|The|Four Preps}}

|1

|"Big Man"

|2

|—

Marty Wilde

|1

|"Endless Sleep"

|4

|—

{{sortname|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

|rowspan="2"|2

|rowspan="2"|"Move It"

|rowspan="2"|2

|rowspan="2"|"High Class Baby" (7)

{{sortname|The|Shadows/The Drifters|The Shadows}} {{ref label|Shadows|A|a}}
{{sortname|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

|—

{{sortname|The|Tommy Dorsey Orchestra|Tommy Dorsey}}

|1

|"Tea for Two Cha Cha" {{ref label|Tea for Two peak|B|b}}

|3

|—

{{sortname|The|Kingston Trio}}

|1

|"Tom Dooley" {{ref label|Tom Dooley peak|C|c}}

|5

|—

;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

Class="wikitable"

!Symbol

!Meaning

bgcolor=lightblue|‡

|Single peaked in 1957 but still in chart in 1958.

bgcolor=#DDFFDD|♦

|Single released in 1958 but peaked in 1959.

(#)

|Year-end best-selling single.

Entered

|The date that the single first appeared in the chart.

Peak

|Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Entered
(week ending)

! Weeks
in
top
10

! Single

! Artist

! Peak

! Peak reached
(week ending)

! Weeks
at
peak

colspan="7"|Singles in 1957
{{dts|format=dmy|1957|08|29}}

|15

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"Diana" ‡ {{ref label|Diana|D|d}}

|align="left"|Paul Anka

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|09|05}}

|9

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|11|21}}

|9

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"Mary's Boy Child" ‡ {{ref label|Mary's Boy Child|E|e}}

|align="left"|Harry Belafonte

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|11|28}}

|7

10

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"I Love You Baby" ‡

|align="left"|Paul Anka

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|19}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1957|11|28}}

|8

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"Wake Up Little Susie" ‡

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}}

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|19}}

|2

{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|05}}

|11

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" ‡

|align="left"|Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Marie Adams

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|26}}

|5

{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|12}}

|9

|align="left"|"My Special Angel"

|align="left"|Malcolm Vaughan

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|02}}

|2

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|19}}

|4

|align="left" bgcolor=lightblue|"Alone" ‡

|align="left"|Petula Clark

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|19}}

|1

7

|align="left"|"Reet Petite"

|align="left"|Jackie Wilson

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|09}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1957|12|26}}

|12

|align="left"|"All the Way"/"Chicago"

|align="left"|Frank Sinatra

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|23}}

|2

2

|align="left"|"Let's Have a Ball"

|align="left"|Winifred Atwell

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|02}}

|1

colspan="7"|Singles in 1958
{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|02}}

|7

|align="left"|"Great Balls of Fire"

|align="left"|Jerry Lee Lewis

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|16}}

|2

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|16}}

|4

|align="left"|"Kisses Sweeter than Wine"

|align="left"|Jimmie Rodgers

|7

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|23}}

|1

8

|align="left"|"Peggy Sue"

|align="left"|Buddy Holly

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|23}}

|2

2

|align="left"|"Kisses Sweeter than Wine"

|align="left"|Frankie Vaughan

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|23}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|23}}

|10

|align="left"|"Oh, Boy!"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Crickets}}

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|06}}

|2

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|30}}

|10

|align="left"|"Jailhouse Rock" (#1) {{ref label|Best-seller|F|f}}

|align="left"|Elvis Presley

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|01|30}}

|3

12

|align="left"|"The Story of My Life"

|align="left"|Michael Holliday

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|20}}

|2

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|06}}

|7

|align="left"|"April Love"

|align="left"|Pat Boone

|7

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|20}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|13}}

|9

|align="left"|"At the Hop"

|align="left"|Danny & the Juniors

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|27}}

|1

6

|align="left"|"Love Me Forever"

|align="left"|Marion Ryan

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|06}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|02|20}}

|12

|align="left"|"Magic Moments" {{ref label|Magic Moments|G|g}}

|align="left"|Perry Como

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|06}}

|8

7

|align="left"|"You Are My Destiny"

|align="left"|Paul Anka

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|13}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|13}}

|7

|align="left"|"Don't" {{ref label|Don't|H|h}}

|align="left"|Elvis Presley

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|03}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|20}}

|7

|align="left"|"Nairobi"

|align="left"|Tommy Steele & the Steelmen

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|10}}

|2

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|27}}

|1

|align="left"|"Good Golly, Miss Molly"

|align="left"|Little Richard

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|27}}

|1

1

|align="left"|"Catch a Falling Star" {{ref label|Magic Moments|G|g}}

|align="left"|Perry Como

|9

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|03|27}}

|1

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|03}}

|10

|align="left"|"Whole Lotta Woman"

|align="left"|Marvin Rainwater

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|01}}

|3

4

|align="left"|"La Dee Dah"

|align="left"|Jackie Dennis

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|17}}

|1

6

|align="left"|"Maybe Baby"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Crickets}}

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|24}}

|1

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|10}}

|1

|align="left"|"Mandy (La Panse)"

|align="left"|Eddie Calvert

|9

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|10}}

|1

6

|align="left"|"Tequila"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Champs}}

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|01}}

|1

7

|align="left"|"Swingin' Shepherd Blues"

|align="left"|Ted Heath & His Music

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|24}}

|3

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|17}}

|17

|align="left"|"Who's Sorry Now?"

|align="left"|Connie Francis

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|22}}

|6

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|04|24}}

|10

|align="left"|"A Wonderful Time Up There"

|align="left" rowspan="2"|Pat Boone

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|22}}

|1

3

|align="left"|"It's Too Soon to Know" {{ref label|Too Soon|I|i}}

|7

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|01}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|01}}

|2

|align="left"|"Breathless"

|align="left"|Jerry Lee Lewis

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|08}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|08}}

|4

|align="left"|"Lollipop"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Chordettes}}

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|15}}

|1

rowspan="4"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|15}}

|4

|align="left"|"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"

|align="left"|Elvis Presley

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|29}}

|1

9

|align="left"|"Tom Hark"

|align="left"|Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive Flutes

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|29}}

|4

6

|align="left"|"The Grand Coulee Dam"

|align="left"|Lonnie Donegan

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|05}}

|2

7

|align="left"|"Lollipop"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Mudlarks}}

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|05}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|05|29}}

|10

|align="left"|"On the Street Where You Live"

|align="left"|Vic Damone

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|03}}

|2

2

|align="left"|"Kewpie Doll"

|align="left"|Perry Como

|9

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|05}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|05}}

|14

|align="left"|"Tulips from Amsterdam"/"You Need Hands"

|align="left"|Max Bygraves

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|10}}

|3

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|12}}

|5

|align="left"|"Stairway of Love" {{ref label|Stairway|J|j}}

|align="left"|Michael Holliday

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|19}}

|1

6

|align="left"|"Witch Doctor" {{ref label|Witch Doctor|K|k}}

|align="left"|Don Lang & His "Frantic Five"

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|19}}

|1

2

|align="left"|"Kewpie Doll"

|align="left"|Frankie Vaughan

|10

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|12}}

|2

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|19}}

|15

|align="left"|"All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}}

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|10}}

|7

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|26}}

|3

|align="left"|"The Signature Tune of The Army Game"

|align="left"|Michael Medwin, Bernard Bresslaw, Alfie Bass & Leslie Fyson

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|03}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|03}}

|4

|align="left"|"Book of Love"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Mudlarks}}

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|10}}

|2

9

|align="left"|"Big Man"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Four Preps}}

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|24}}

|2

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|10}}

|7

|align="left"|"Twilight Time"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Platters}}

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|17}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|17}}

|4

|align="left"|"Sugar Moon" {{ref label|Sugar Moon|L|l}}

|align="left"|Pat Boone

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|24}}

|1

8

|align="left"|"Rave On"

|align="left"|Buddy Holly

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|07}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|07|31}}

|6

|align="left"|"Hard Headed Woman"

|align="left"|Elvis Presley

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|07}}

|2

10

|align="left"|"Endless Sleep"

|align="left"|Marty Wilde

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|04}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|07}}

|12

|align="left"|"When"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Kalin Twins}}

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|28}}

|5

11

|align="left"|"Return to Me"

|align="left"|Dean Martin

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|11}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|21}}

|5

|align="left"|"Patricia" {{ref label|Patricia|M|m}}

|align="left"|Pérez 'Prez' Prado & His Orchestra

|8

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|11}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|08|28}}

|6

|align="left"|"Splish Splash" {{ref label|Splish Splash|N|n}}

|align="left"|Charlie Drake

|7

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|18}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|04}}

|13

|align="left"|"Stupid Cupid"/"Carolina Moon"

|align="left"|Connie Francis

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|02}}

|6

6

|align="left"|"Fever"

|align="left"|Peggy Lee

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|02}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|11}}

|9

|align="left"|"Volare"

|align="left"|Dean Martin

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|02}}

|3

6

|align="left"|"Poor Little Fool"

|align="left"|Ricky Nelson

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|09}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|18}}

|1

|align="left"|"Volare"

|align="left"|Domenico Modugno

|10

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|09|18}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|02}}

|4

|align="left"|"Mad Passionate Love"

|align="left"|Bernard Bresslaw

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|09}}

|1

10

|align="left"|"Bird Dog"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}}

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|20}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|09}}

|7

|align="left"|"King Creole"

|align="left"|Elvis Presley

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|23}}

|1

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|16}}

|8

|align="left"|"Move It"

|align="left"|Cliff Richard & The Drifters {{ref label|Shadows|A|a}}

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|30}}

|1

5

|align="left"|"Born Too Late"

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Poni-Tails}}

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|23}}

|1

9

|align="left"|"A Certain Smile"

|align="left"|Johnny Mathis

|4

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|27}}

|2

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|23}}

|7

|align="left"|"Come prima"

|align="left"|Marino Marini & His Quartet

|2

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|30}}

|3

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|10|30}}

|11

|align="left"|"It's All in the Game"

|align="left"|Tommy Edwards

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|13}}

|3

8

|align="left"|"More Than Ever" {{ref label|More Than Ever|O|o}}

|align="left"|Malcolm Vaughan

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|27}}

|1

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|06}}

|13

|align="left"|"Hoots Mon"

|align="left"|Lord Rockingham's XI

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|04}}

|3

{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|20}}

|1

|align="left"|"My True Love"

|align="left"|Jack Scott

|9

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|20}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|11|27}}

|12

|align="left"|"It's Only Make Believe"

|align="left"|Conway Twitty

|1

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|25}}

|5

9

|align="left" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"Tea for Two Cha Cha" ♦ {{ref label|Cha Cha|P|p}}

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Tommy Dorsey Orchestra|Tommy Dorsey}} starring Warren Covington

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1959|01|08}}

|1

rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|04}}

|9

|align="left"|"Tom Dooley" {{ref label|Donegan|Q|q}}

|align="left"|Lonnie Donegan

|3

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|11}}

|5

8

|align="left" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"Love Makes the World Go Round" ♦

|align="left"|Perry Como

|6

|{{dts|format=dmy|1959|01|15}}

|1

rowspan="3"|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|11}}

|7

|align="left" bgcolor=#DDFFDD|"Tom Dooley" ♦ {{ref label|Kingston Trio|R|r}}

|align="left"|{{sortname|The|Kingston Trio}}

|5

|{{dts|format=dmy|1959|01|08}}

|1

7

|align="left"|"High Class Baby"

|align="left"|Cliff Richard & The Drifters {{ref label|Shadows|A|a}}

|7

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|18}}

|1

2

|align="left"|"Someday"

|align="left"|Ricky Nelson

|9

|{{dts|format=dmy|1958|12|18}}

|1

Entries by artist

{{see also|List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s#1958}}

File:Conway Twitty 1974.JPG (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.]]

File:Tommy Edwards.jpg 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.

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Entries

! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"| Artist

! scope="col" style="width:55px;" data-sort-type="number"| Weeks

! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Singles

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center"|5

|Elvis Presley

|34

|"Don't", "Hard Headed Woman", "Jailhouse Rock", "King Creole", "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|4

|Buddy Holly {{ref label|Buddy Holly|S|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 {{ref label|1959|V|v}}

|23

|"Catch a Falling Star", "Kewpie Doll", "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", "Magic Moments"

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3

|{{sortname|The|Everly Brothers}} {{ref label|1957|T|t}}

|28

|"All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette", "Bird Dog", "Wake Up Little Susie"

Paul Anka {{ref label|1957|T|t}}

|12

|"Diana", "I Love You Baby", "You Are My Destiny"

rowspan="13" style="text-align:center"|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?"

{{sortname|The|Crickets}}

|16

|"Maybe Baby", "Oh, Boy!"

Dean Martin

|20

|"Return to Me", "Volare"

{{sortname|The|Shadows/The Drifters|The Shadows}} {{ref label|Shadows|A|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 {{ref label|1958 peak|U|u}}

|14

|"More Than Ever", "My Special Angel"

Michael Holliday

|17

|"Stairway of Love", "The Story of My Life"

{{sortname|The|Mudlarks}}

|11

|"Book of Love", "Lollipop"

Ricky Nelson

|8

|"Poor Little Fool", "Someday"

Notes

{{refbegin|2}}

  • {{note label|Shadows|A|a}} The Drifters changed their name to The Shadows in 1959, to avoid confusion with the American group of the same name, who also threatened legal action over the band's name after "Feelin' Fine" was released in the United States.
  • {{note label|Tea for Two peak|B|b}} "Tea for Two Cha Cha" reached its peak of number three on 8 January 1959 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Tom Dooley peak|C|c}} "Tom Dooley" (The Kingston Trio version) reached its peak of number five on 8 January 1959 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Diana|D|d}} "Diana" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 9 January 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Mary's Boy Child|E|e}} "Mary's Boy Child" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 25 December 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Best-seller|F|f}} "All I Have to Do Is Dream"/"Claudette" is recorded as the best-selling single of the year by some sources but the Official Charts Company lists "Jailhouse Rock" as its best-seller. According to one list, "Jailhouse Rock" does not even make the top ten best-sellers.
  • {{note label|Magic Moments|G|g}} "Magic Moments"/"Catch a Falling Star" are credited as separate songs on some best-selling singles chart.
  • {{note label|Don't|H|h}} "Don't" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 8 May 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Too Soon|I|i}} "It's Too Soon to Know" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 22 May 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Stairway|J|j}} "Stairway of Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 17 July 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Witch Doctor|K|k}} "Witch Doctor" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 24 July 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Sugar Moon|L|l}} "Sugar Moon" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 14 August 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Patricia|M|m}} "Patricia" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 25 September 1958 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Splish Splash|N|n}} "Splish Splash" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 11 September 1958 (week ending) for 5 weeks.
  • {{note label|More Than Ever|O|o}} "More Than Ever" re-entered the top 10 at number 8 on 13 November 1958 (week ending) for 7 weeks.
  • {{note label|Cha Cha|P|p}} "Tea for Two Cha Cha" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 11 December 1958 (week ending) for 8 weeks.
  • {{note label|Donegan|Q|q}} "Tom Dooley" (Lonnie Donegan version) re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 5 February 1959 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Kingston Trio|R|r}} "Tom Dooley" (The Kingston Trio version) re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 29 January 1959 (week ending).
  • {{note label|Buddy Holly|S|s}} Figure includes two top 10 hits with the group The Crickets.
  • {{note label|1957|T|t}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1957.
  • {{note label|1958 peak|U|u}} Figure includes single that first charted in 1957 but peaked in 1958.
  • {{note label|1959|V|v}} Figure includes single that peaked in 1959.

{{refend}}

See also

References

General

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |title=Six decades of singles charts |publisher=The Official Charts Company |accessdate=18 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303221018/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart-singles/ |archivedate=3 March 2011 }}

Specific

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • [http://www.officialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/1/1958/ 1958 singles chart archive] at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)

{{UKTop10s}}

{{UK Music Charts}}

Category:1958 record charts

1958

Category:1958 in British music