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Billboard #1 Hits of 1958
Match the title of the song to the recording’s principal artist. The Additional Hint area displays the date of the The Billboard issue in which the record was reported as #1, the name of the chart(s) and the number of weeks the record remained in the #1 spot. (The Hot 100 chart debuted in the issue dated 4 August 1958. See the caveats below for more information.)
If you want to hear any of the songs after completing the quiz, you can click on or tap the “Listen on YouTube” links found in the Post-Game Explanation, opening YouTube in a new browser window. You can navigate from one single to another using the blue and white arrow keys.
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If you want to hear any of the songs after completing the quiz, you can click on or tap the “Listen on YouTube” links found in the Post-Game Explanation, opening YouTube in a new browser window. You can navigate from one single to another using the blue and white arrow keys.
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Some artists must be selected multiple times.
Jan—Jul: Based on Billboard’s Best Sellers in Stores (BSS), Most Played by Jockeys (MPJ) and Top 100 Sides charts as compiled here.
Aug—Dec: Based primarily on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The Best Sellers in Stores chart continued for some time (4 Aug—13 Oct) AFTER the introduction of the Hot 100. The other charts were discontinued before the Hot 100’s introduction.
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Last updated: December 8, 2025
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Hard Headed Woman
21 Jul, BSS (2 wks.)
21 Jul, MPJ (1 wk.)
Listen on YouTube “Hard Headed Woman”
Listen on YouTube "Don't Ask Me Why," the B-side of “Hard Headed Woman,” shared a chart position with the A-side on the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
Don't
10 Feb, BSS (5 wks.)
10 Mar, Top 100 (1 wk.)
17 Mar, MPJ (1 wk.)
Listen on YouTube (“Don’t”)
Listen on YouTube (“I Beg of You” was the B-side, and shared a chart position with “Don’t” on the Best Sellers in Stores chart.)
Poor Little Fool
4 Aug, BSS (2 wks.)
4 Aug, Hot 100 (2 wks.)
The Purple People Eater
9 Jun, BSS (6 wks.)
9 Jun, Top 100 (6 wks.)
23 Jun, MPJ (4 wks.)
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
18 Aug, BSS (1 wk.)
18 Aug, Hot 100 (1 wk.)
1 Sep, BSS (4 wks.)
1 Sep, Hot 100 (4 wks.)
All I Have To Do Is Dream
12 May, BSS (4 wks.)
19 May, MPJ (5 wks.)
19 May, Top 100 (3 wks.)
Listen on YouTube “All I Have To Do Is Dream”
Listen on YouTube “Claudette,” the B-side of “All I Have to Do Is Dream, shared a chart position with the A-side on the Best Sellers in Stores chart.
Witch Doctor
28 Apr, BSS (2 wks.)
28 Apr, Top 100 (3 wks.)
Listen on YouTube
This novelty song slightly predates David Seville’s (real name Ross Bagdasarian) establishment of the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise, which continues to this day.
Conway Twitty
Danny & the Juniors
David Seville
Domenico Modugno
Elvis Presley
Laurie London
Pérez Prado
Perry Como
Ricky Nelson
Sheb Wooley
The Champs
The Chipmunks with David Seville
The Coasters
The Elegants
The Everly Brothers
The Kingston Trio
The McGuire Sisters
The Platters
The Silhouettes
The Teddy Bears
Tommy Edwards
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