Billboard Hot 100 — August 4, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 4, 1958. "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson sat at #1 on this, the first Hot 100 ever published, on its way to 2 weeks on top.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson — 1 week at the top so far, 1 week on the chart since debuting August 4, 1958.
- Stories that mention this week: The First Hot 100: What America Heard on August 4, 1958 · Private Presley's Hot 100: Elvis From 1958 to 1962 · Once and Done: The Acts Whose Only Hot 100 Hit Went to Number One.
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | 1 | 1 | Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson |
| 2 | – | 2 | 1 | Patricia Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 3 | – | 3 | 1 | Splish Splash Bobby Darin |
| 4 | – | 4 | 1 | Hard Headed Woman Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 5 | – | 5 | 1 | When Kalin Twins |
| 6 | – | 6 | 1 | Rebel-'rouser Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 7 | – | 7 | 1 | Yakety Yak The Coasters |
| 8 | – | 8 | 1 | My True Love Jack Scott |
| 9 | – | 9 | 1 | Willie And The Hand Jive The Johnny Otis Show |
| 10 | – | 10 | 1 | Fever Peggy Lee |
| 11 | – | 11 | 1 | Ginger Bread Frankie Avalon |
| 12 | – | 12 | 1 | Just A Dream Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets |
| 13 | – | 13 | 1 | Left Right Out Of Your Heart (Hi Lee Hi Lo Hi Lup Up Up) Patti Page |
| 14 | – | 14 | 1 | If Dreams Came True Pat Boone |
| 15 | – | 15 | 1 | For Your Precious Love Jerry Butler and The Impressions |
| 16 | – | 16 | 1 | One Summer Night The Danleers |
| 17 | – | 17 | 1 | Endless Sleep Jody Reynolds |
| 18 | – | 18 | 1 | Little Star The Elegants |
| 19 | – | 19 | 1 | Everybody Loves A Lover Doris Day |
| 20 | – | 20 | 1 | Do You Want To Dance Bobby Freeman |
| 21 | – | 21 | 1 | Guess Things Happen That Way Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 22 | – | 22 | 1 | A Certain Smile Johnny Mathis |
| 23 | – | 23 | 1 | Western Movies The Olympics |
| 24 | – | 24 | 1 | The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley |
| 25 | – | 25 | 1 | What Am I Living For Chuck Willis |
| 26 | – | 26 | 1 | Born Too Late Poni-Tails |
| 27 | – | 27 | 1 | Think It Over The Crickets |
| 28 | – | 28 | 1 | Secretly Jimmie Rodgers |
| 29 | – | 29 | 1 | Enchanted Island The Four Lads |
| 30 | – | 30 | 1 | Angel Baby Dean Martin |
| 31 | – | 31 | 1 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 32 | – | 32 | 1 | Blue Blue Day Don Gibson |
| 33 | – | 33 | 1 | The Freeze Tony And Joe |
| 34 | – | 34 | 1 | Don't Ask Me Why Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 35 | – | 35 | 1 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 36 | – | 36 | 1 | No Chemise, Please Gerry Granahan |
| 37 | – | 37 | 1 | Moon Talk Perry Como |
| 38 | – | 38 | 1 | Somebody Touched Me Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids |
| 39 | – | 39 | 1 | That's How Much I Love You Pat Boone |
| 40 | – | 40 | 1 | Crazy Eyes For You Bobby Hamilton |
| 41 | – | 41 | 1 | Early In The Morning Buddy Holly |
| 42 | – | 42 | 1 | You Cheated The Slades |
| 43 | – | 43 | 1 | Come What May Clyde McPhatter |
| 44 | – | 44 | 1 | Jennie Lee Jan & Arnie |
| 45 | – | 45 | 1 | Kathy-O The Diamonds |
| 46 | – | 46 | 1 | (It's Been A Long Time) Pretty Baby Gino & Gina |
| 47 | – | 47 | 1 | I Wonder Why Dion & The Belmonts |
| 48 | – | 48 | 1 | Return To Me Dean Martin |
| 49 | – | 49 | 1 | All I Have To Do Is Dream The Everly Brothers |
| 50 | – | 50 | 1 | By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Jimmy Bowen with the Rhythm Orchids |
| 50 | – | 50 | 1 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads The Kirby Stone Four |
| 52 | – | 52 | 1 | Early In The Morning The Rinky-Dinks |
| 53 | – | 53 | 1 | Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas) Nat King Cole |
| 54 | – | 54 | 1 | Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) Domenico Modugno |
| 55 | – | 55 | 1 | Let's Go Steady For The Summer The Three G's |
| 56 | – | 56 | 1 | Leroy Jack Scott |
| 57 | – | 57 | 1 | You Need Hands Eydie Gorme |
| 58 | – | 58 | 1 | Fool's Paradise The Crickets |
| 59 | – | 59 | 1 | Young And Warm And Wonderful Tony Bennett |
| 60 | – | 60 | 1 | Over And Over Bobby Day |
| 61 | – | 61 | 1 | Itchy Twitchy Feeling Bobby Hendricks |
| 62 | – | 62 | 1 | For Your Love Ed Townsend |
| 63 | – | 63 | 1 | Padre Toni Arden |
| 63 | – | 63 | 1 | High School Confidential Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano |
| 65 | – | 65 | 1 | You're Making A Mistake The Platters |
| 66 | – | 66 | 1 | Delicious! Jim Backus & Friend |
| 67 | – | 67 | 1 | Big Man The Four Preps |
| 68 | – | 68 | 1 | Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) Dean Martin |
| 69 | – | 69 | 1 | Op The Honeycones |
| 70 | – | 70 | 1 | Don't Go Home The Playmates |
| 71 | – | 71 | 1 | Got A Match? Frank Gallup |
| 72 | – | 72 | 1 | Stupid Cupid Connie Francis |
| 73 | – | 73 | 1 | Hey Girl - Hey Boy Oscar McLollie and Jeanette Baker |
| 74 | – | 74 | 1 | Win Your Love For Me Sam Cooke |
| 74 | – | 74 | 1 | Gotta Have Rain Eydie Gorme |
| 76 | – | 76 | 1 | Midnight Paul Anka |
| 77 | – | 77 | 1 | Happy Years The Diamonds |
| 78 | – | 78 | 1 | Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes Bobby Freeman |
| 79 | – | 79 | 1 | The Bird On My Head David Seville |
| 80 | – | 80 | 1 | Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry |
| 81 | – | 81 | 1 | Beautiful Delilah Chuck Berry |
| 82 | – | 82 | 1 | Blip Blop Bill Doggett |
| 83 | – | 83 | 1 | Try The Impossible Lee Andrews And The Hearts |
| 84 | – | 84 | 1 | Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran |
| 85 | – | 85 | 1 | Got A Match? The Daddy-O's |
| 86 | – | 86 | 1 | To Be Loved Jackie Wilson |
| 87 | – | 87 | 1 | Jealousy Kitty Wells |
| 88 | – | 88 | 1 | Just Like In The Movies The Upbeats |
| 89 | – | 89 | 1 | Blue Boy Jim Reeves |
| 90 | – | 90 | 1 | Stay The Ames Brothers |
| 91 | – | 91 | 1 | The Purple People Eater Meets The Witch Doctor Joe South |
| 92 | – | 92 | 1 | Bird Dog The Everly Brothers |
| 93 | – | 93 | 1 | Are You Really Mine Jimmie Rodgers |
| 94 | – | 94 | 1 | She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) Marty Robbins |
| 95 | – | 95 | 1 | Little Mary Fats Domino |
| 96 | – | 96 | 1 | Over And Over Thurston Harris |
| 97 | – | 97 | 1 | I Believe In You Robert & Johnny |
| 98 | – | 98 | 1 | Little Serenade The Ames Brothers |
| 99 | – | 99 | 1 | I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) Billy Williams |
| 100 | – | 100 | 1 | Judy Frankie Vaughan |
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