BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1958
(Most Played By Jockeys Charts) (Barry Kowal)*
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 A LOVER'S QUESTION-CLYDE McPHATTER-DECEMBER 980 2 WHAT AM I LIVING FOR-CHUCK WILLIS-June 908 3 ROCKIN' ROBIN-BOBBY DAY-October 776 4 YAKETY YAK-COASTERS-June 776 5 NOBODY BUT YOU-DEE CLARK-December 732 6 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME-TOMMY EDWARDS-October 696 7 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES-PLATTERS-December 666 8 SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN-Chuck Berry-March 636 9 RAUNCHY-Ernie Freeman-January 634 10 TWILIGHT TIME-Platters-May 630 11 Don't Let Go-Roy Hamilton-February 628 12 Topsy (Part 2)-Cozy Cole-November 612 13 Get A Job-Silhouettes-February 604 14 Maybe-Chantels-March 590 15 Tequila-Champs-April 586 16 At The Hop-Danny & The Juniors-January 584 17 Just A Dream-Jimmy Clanton & The Rockets-September 578 18 Looking Back-Nat King Cole-May 566 19 All I Have To Do Is Dream-Everly Brothers-June 556 20 Wear My Ring Around Your Neck-Elvis Presley-May 550 21 Little Star-Elegants-September 518 22 Poor Little Fool-Ricky Nelson-July 512 23 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino-December 506 24 Willie And The Hand Jive-Johnny Otis Show-July 494 25 Johnny B. Goode-Chuck Berry-June 486 26 You Can Make It If You Try-Gene Allison-January 460 27 Raunchy-Bill Justis-January 434 28 Hold It-Bill Doggett-October 420 29 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed-November 396 30 The Stroll-Diamonds-February 392 31 Splish Splash-Bobby Darin-August 392 32 Witch Doctor-David Seville-May 390 33 I'll Come Running Back To You-Sam Cooke-January 382 34 Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly-January 380 35 Do You Want To Dance-Bobby Freeman-May 378 36 Bird Dog-Everly Brothers-September 378 37 One Summer Night-Danleers-September 376 38 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke-October 372 39 To Be Loved-Jackie Wilson-July 372 40 Book Of Love-Monotones-April 370 41 Jennie Lee-Jan & Arnie-June 364 42 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials-October 362 43 Short Shorts-Royal Teens-March 360 44 Patricia-Perez Prado Orchestra-August 360 45 Breathless-Jerry Lee Lewis-March 346 46 Don't-Elvis Presley-February 342 47 Talk To Me, Talk To Me-Little Willie John-May 340 48 Key To The Highway-Little Walter-November 338 49 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin-December 324 50 Hard Headed Woman-Elvis Presley-June 324 51 For Your Precious Love-Jerry Butler & The Impressions-August 306 52 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown-December 296 53 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper-September 294 54 My True Love-Jack Scott & The Chantones-September 290 55 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands-Laurie London-May 288 56 Endless Sleep-Jody Reynolds-July 288 57 Tear Drops-Lee Andrews & The Hearts-January 280 58 Maybe Baby-Crickets-April 278 59 Close To You-Muddy Waters-November 274 60 For Your Love-Ed Townsend-June 262 61 Been So Long-Pastels-April 252 62 When-Kalin Twins-September 248 63 Carol-Chuck Berry-September 238 64 Good Golly, Miss Molly-Little Richard-March 238 65 Don't You Just Know It-Huey (piano) Smith & The Clowns-May 234 66 Come What May-Clyde Mcphatter-July 228 67 Dance To The Bop-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps-January 196 68 Lollipop-Chordettes-April 194 69 Down The Aisle Of Love-Quin-tones-October 178 70 I Beg Of You-Elvis Presley-February 172 71 Dede Dinah-Frankie Avalon-February 170 72 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King-December 164 73 So Tough-Original Casuals-March 162 74 La Dee Dah-Billy & Lillie-March 158 75 Ten Commandments Of Love-Harvey & The Moonglows-October 156 76 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears-December 152 77 Little Boy Blue-Bobby Bland-October 152 78 Rebel Rouser-Duane Eddy-August 152 79 Devoted To You-Everly Brothers-September 148 80 Believe What You Say-Ricky Nelson-April 138 81 Fever-Peggy Lee-September 136 82 Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes-Chuck Willis-June 132 83 Stood Up-Ricky Nelson-February 130 84 Chanson D'amour-Art & Dotty Todd-June 122 85 Big Man-Four Preps-July 120 86 Wishing For Your Love-Voxpoppers-April 118 87 Have Faith-Gene Allison-May 114 88 Baby Face-Little Richard-September 110 89 Little Mary-Fats Domino-July 106 90 High School Confidential-Jerry Lee Lewis-June 102 91 Itchy Twitchy Feeling-Bobby Hendricks-September 98 92 You Were Made For Me-Sam Cooke-April 92 93 Don't Ask Me Why-Elvis Presley-August 86 94 This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'-Ruth Brown-October 84 95 Lonely Island-Sam Cooke-April 84 96 Oh Julie-Crescendos-February 84 97 Click-clack-Dicky Doo & The Don'ts-March 80 98 Ginger Bread-Frankie Avalon-September 80 99 Tequila-Eddie Platt-April 80 100 Doncha' Think It's Time-Elvis Presley-May 78 101 Secretly-Jimmie Rodgers-August 78 102 No One Knows-Dion & The Belmonts-October 74 103 Rumble-Link Wray & The Ray Men-June 74 104 Yes I Want You-Ivory Joe Hunter-October 72 105 You Cheated-Shields-September 72 106 The Walk-Jimmy Mccracklin-March 48 107 Early In The Morning-Rinky-dinks-September 46 108 Susie Darlin'-Robin Luke-October 46 109 El Rancho Rock-Champs-June 42 110 Yes, My Darling-Fats Domino-March 42 111 Fools Like Me-Jerry Lee Lewis-July 40 112 Born Too Late-Poni-tails-September 40 113 You-Aquatones-June 40 114 How The Time Flies-Jerry Wallace-September 40 115 My Life-Chuck Willis-October 38 116 Tell It Like It Is-Little Willie John-September 38 117 We Belong Together-Robert & Johnny-May 38 118 Waitin' In School-Ricky Nelson-February 38 119 Sweet Little Rock And Roller-Chuck Berry-December 36 120 Summertime Blues-Eddie Cochran-October 36 121 Leaps And Bounds-Bill Doggett-March 36 122 Yea,Yea-Kendall Sisters-March 36 123 The Joker (That's What They Call Me)-Billy Myles-January 36 124 Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare)-Lou Monte-June 34 125 I Love You So-Chantels-July 34 126 You Are My Destiny-Paul Anka-April 34 127 Do What You Did-Thurston Harris-March 34 128 You're A Sweetheart-Little Willie John-August 34 129 Western Movies-Olympics-August 34 130 (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care-Elvis Presley-January 34 131 (It's Been A Long Time) Pretty Baby-Gino & Gina-June 34 132 Sick And Tired-Fats Domino-May 34 * The last "Most Played By Jockeys R&B" chart was published in the October 13,1958 issue of Billboard Magazine. So, the "Most Played By Jockeys Charts R&B Charts" from the beginning of the year were used in compilation of this list. After October 13th,1958 the Billboard "HOT R&B" charts are used in compilation of this list.