Billboard Top R&B Records of 1958 is the year-end chart compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the top rhythm and blues singles of 1958. Due to the extent of cross-over between the R&B and pop charts in 1958, the song's rank, if any, in the year-end pop chart is also provided.
R&Brank Poprank Title Artist(s) Label1 NR "What Am I Living For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes" Chuck Willis Atlantic2 23 "Rockin' Robin Bobby Day Class3 3 "Don't"/"I Beg of You" Elvis Presley RCA Victor4 31 "Looking Back"/"Do I Like It" Nat King Cole Capitol5 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" The Everly Brothers Cadence6 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards M-G-M7 26 "Just a Dream" Jimmy Clanton Ace8 21 "Yakety Yak" The Coasters Atco9 4 "Witch Doctor" David Seville Liberty10 15 "Little Star" The Elegants Apt11 8 "Tequila" The Champs Challenge12 NR "Win Your Love for Me" Sam Cooke Keen13 13 "Bird Dog"/"Devoted to You" The Everly Brothers Cadence14 16 "Twilight Time" The Platters Mercury15 40 "My True Love"/"Leroy" Jack Scott Carlton16 20 "At the Hop" Danny & the Juniors ABC-Paramount17 14 "Get a Job" The Silhouettes Ember18 24 "Poor Little Fool" Ricky Nelson Imperial19 34 "Tears on My Pillow" Little Anthony and the Imperials End20 5 "Patricia" Perez Prado RCA Victor21 30 "Topsy" (parts I & II) Cozy Cole Love22 29 "Sweet Little Sixteen" Chuck Berry Chess23 NR "For Your Love" Ed Townsend Capitol24 NR "Willie and the Hand Jive" The Johnny Otis Show Capitol25 NR "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" Little Willie John King26 NR "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry Chess27 NR "Maybe" The Chantels End28 47 "Oh, Julie" The Crescendos Nasco29 18 "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" Laurie London Capitol30 NR "Don't Let Go" Roy Hamilton Epic31 35 "Short Shorts" The Royal Teens ABC-Paramount32 32 "The Book of Love" The Monotones Argo33 NR "Jennie Lee" Jan & Arnie Arwin34 38 "Splish Splash" Bobby Darin Atco35 50 "Peggy Sue" Buddy Holly Coral36 42 "Do You Want to Dance" Bobby Freeman Josie37 49 "Hard Headed Woman" Elvis Presley RCA Victor38 22 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" Elvis Presley RCA Victor39 48 "The Stroll" The Diamonds Mercury40 19 "Secretly" Jimmie Rodgers Roulette41 41 "Endless Sleep" Jody Reynolds Demon42 37 "Lollipop" The Chordettes Cadence43 NR "A Lover's Question" Clyde McPhatter Atlantic44 NR "Raunchy" Ernie Freeman Imperial45 NR "Don't You Just Know It" Huey "Piano" Smith Ace46 NR "To Be Loved" Jackie Wilson Brunswick47 NR "Big Man" The Four Preps Capitol48 39 "Who's Sorry Now?" Connie Francis M-G-M49 NR "I'm Gonna Get My Baby" Jimmy Reed Vee Jay50 1 "Volare" Domenico Modugno Decca
See also List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1958 Billboard year-end top 50 singles of 1958 1958 in music
References