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Billboard year-end top 50 R&B singles of 1958

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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.[1] 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&B
rank[1] 		Pop
rank[2] 		Title Artist(s) Label
1 NR "What Am I Living For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes" Chuck Willis Atlantic
2 23 "Rockin' Robin Bobby Day Class
3 3 "Don't"/"I Beg of You" Elvis Presley RCA Victor
4 31 "Looking Back"/"Do I Like It" Nat King Cole Capitol
5 2 "All I Have to Do Is Dream" The Everly Brothers Cadence
6 9 "It's All in the Game" Tommy Edwards M-G-M
7 26 "Just a Dream" Jimmy Clanton Ace
8 21 "Yakety Yak" The Coasters Atco
9 4 "Witch Doctor" David Seville Liberty
10 15 "Little Star" The Elegants Apt
11 8 "Tequila" The Champs Challenge
12 NR "Win Your Love for Me" Sam Cooke Keen
13 13 "Bird Dog"/"Devoted to You" The Everly Brothers Cadence
14 16 "Twilight Time" The Platters Mercury
15 40 "My True Love"/"Leroy" Jack Scott Carlton
16 20 "At the Hop" Danny & the Juniors ABC-Paramount
17 14 "Get a Job" The Silhouettes Ember
18 24 "Poor Little Fool" Ricky Nelson Imperial
19 34 "Tears on My Pillow" Little Anthony and the Imperials End
20 5 "Patricia" Perez Prado RCA Victor
21 30 "Topsy" (parts I & II) Cozy Cole Love
22 29 "Sweet Little Sixteen" Chuck Berry Chess
23 NR "For Your Love" Ed Townsend Capitol
24 NR "Willie and the Hand Jive" The Johnny Otis Show Capitol
25 NR "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" Little Willie John King
26 NR "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry Chess
27 NR "Maybe" The Chantels End
28 47 "Oh, Julie" The Crescendos Nasco
29 18 "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" Laurie London Capitol
30 NR "Don't Let Go" Roy Hamilton Epic
31 35 "Short Shorts" The Royal Teens ABC-Paramount
32 32 "The Book of Love" The Monotones Argo
33 NR "Jennie Lee" Jan & Arnie Arwin
34 38 "Splish Splash" Bobby Darin Atco
35 50 "Peggy Sue" Buddy Holly Coral
36 42 "Do You Want to Dance" Bobby Freeman Josie
37 49 "Hard Headed Woman" Elvis Presley RCA Victor
38 22 "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" Elvis Presley RCA Victor
39 48 "The Stroll" The Diamonds Mercury
40 19 "Secretly" Jimmie Rodgers Roulette
41 41 "Endless Sleep" Jody Reynolds Demon
42 37 "Lollipop" The Chordettes Cadence
43 NR "A Lover's Question" Clyde McPhatter Atlantic
44 NR "Raunchy" Ernie Freeman Imperial
45 NR "Don't You Just Know It" Huey "Piano" Smith Ace
46 NR "To Be Loved" Jackie Wilson Brunswick
47 NR "Big Man" The Four Preps Capitol
48 39 "Who's Sorry Now?" Connie Francis M-G-M
49 NR "I'm Gonna Get My Baby" Jimmy Reed Vee Jay
50 1 "Volare" Domenico Modugno Decca

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Chart Toppers of 1958". The Billboard. December 15, 1958. p. 44.
  2. ^ "Chart Toppers of 1958: Popular" (PDF). The Billboard. Vol. 70, no. 50. December 15, 1958. p. 44.
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