Billboard #1 Hits of 1958 - Statistics

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Hint Extra Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
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.
The Everly Brothers
83%
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.
Elvis Presley
75%
Tequila 17 Mar, BSS (5 wks.)
17 Mar, Top 100 (5 wks.)
31 Mar, MPJ (2 wks.)
Listen on YouTube The Champs
75%
At the Hop 6 Jan, BSS (5 wks.)
6 Jan, Top 100 (5 wks.)
27 Jan, MPJ (3 wks.)
Listen on YouTube Danny & the Juniors
67%
The Purple People Eater 9 Jun, BSS (6 wks.)
9 Jun, Top 100 (6 wks.)
23 Jun, MPJ (4 wks.)
Listen on YouTube Sheb Wooley
67%
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 22 Dec, Hot 100 (4 wks.) Listen on YouTube The Chipmunks with David Seville
67%
Poor Little Fool 4 Aug, BSS (2 wks.)
4 Aug, Hot 100 (2 wks.)
Listen on YouTube

This was the first #1 hit on the Hot 100 chart.
Ricky Nelson
58%
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.)
Elvis Presley
50%
Catch a Falling Star 24 Mar, MPJ (1 wk.) Listen on YouTube Perry Como
50%
Bird Dog 25 Aug, BSS (1 wk.) Listen on YouTube The Everly Brothers
50%
It's Only Make Believe 10 Nov, Hot 100 (1 wk.)
24 Nov, Hot 100 (1 wk.)
Listen on YouTube Conway Twitty
42%
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.)
Listen on YouTube Domenico Modugno
42%
Patricia 28 Jul, MPJ (1 wk.)
28 Jul, Top 100 (1 wk.)
Listen on YouTube Pérez Prado
42%
Yakety Yak 21 Jul, Top 100 (1 wk.) Listen on YouTube The Coasters
42%
Little Star 25 Aug, Hot 100 (1 wk.) Listen on YouTube The Elegants
42%
Tom Dooley 17 Nov, Hot 100 (1 wk.) Listen on YouTube The Kingston Trio
42%
Sugartime 17 Feb, MPJ (4 wks.) Listen on YouTube The McGuire Sisters
42%
Twilight Time 21 Apr, BSS (1 wk.)
21 Apr, Top 100 (1 wk.)
12 May, MPJ (1 wk.)
Listen on YouTube The Platters
42%
Get a Job 24 Feb, Top 100 (2 wks.) Listen on YouTube The Silhouettes
42%
To Know Him Is to Love Him 1 Dec, Hot 100 (3 wks.) Listen on YouTube The Teddy Bears
42%
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.
David Seville
33%
It's All in the Game 29 Sep, BSS (3 wks.)
29 Sep, Hot 100 (6 wks.)
Listen on YouTube Tommy Edwards
33%
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 14 Apr, MPJ (4 wks.) Listen on YouTube Laurie London
25%
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