Billboard Hot 100 — October 6, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 6, 1958. "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 6 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Hoopa Hoola" by Betty Johnson at #69, which would go on to peak at #56. The biggest climber was "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio, up 46 places from #83 to #37.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "It's All In The Game" by Tommy Edwards — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting August 18, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Tea For Two Cha Cha" by The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (up from #14 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Over And Over" by Bobby Day, down 33 places from #58 to #91.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Bird Dog" by The Everly Brothers, 10 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "When" by Kalin Twins after 9 weeks (peak #5).
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 | 8 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | Bird Dog The Everly Brothers |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) Domenico Modugno |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | Little Star The Elegants |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Susie Darlin' Robin Luke |
| 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Near You Roger Williams |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | How The Time Flies Jerry Wallace |
| 12 | 9 | 4 | 10 | Just A Dream Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | The End Earl Grant |
| 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Born Too Late Poni-Tails |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 7 | You Cheated The Shields |
| 17 | 25 | 17 | 6 | Promise Me, Love Andy Williams |
| 18 | 20 | 2 | 10 | Patricia Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 19 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Carol Chuck Berry |
| 20 | 33 | 20 | 4 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 21 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Devoted To You The Everly Brothers |
| 22 | 39 | 22 | 7 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 5 | Firefly Tony Bennett |
| 24 | 19 | 3 | 10 | My True Love Jack Scott |
| 25 | 42 | 25 | 10 | Itchy Twitchy Feeling Bobby Hendricks |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 7 | Treasure Of Your Love Eileen Rodgers |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 7 | No One Knows Dion & The Belmonts |
| 28 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Stupid Cupid Connie Francis |
| 29 | 35 | 22 | 10 | Somebody Touched Me Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids |
| 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | Are You Really Mine Jimmie Rodgers |
| 31 | 27 | 20 | 8 | Down The Aisle Of Love The Quin-Tones |
| 32 | 26 | 8 | 10 | Western Movies The Olympics |
| 33 | 24 | 21 | 8 | Lazy Summer Night The Four Preps |
| 34 | 60 | 34 | 2 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 3 | Gee, But It's Lonely Pat Boone |
| 36 | 28 | 26 | 8 | Summertime, Summertime The Jamies |
| 37 | 83 | 37 | 2 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 38 | 40 | 8 | 10 | Fever Peggy Lee |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 4 | The Secret Gordon MacRae |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 4 | Mexican Hat Rock The Applejacks |
| 41 | 37 | 35 | 10 | Win Your Love For Me Sam Cooke |
| 42 | 63 | 42 | 4 | I Wish The Platters |
| 43 | 31 | 15 | 10 | Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) Dean Martin |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 6 | La-Do-Dada Dale Hawkins |
| 45 | 22 | 14 | 10 | Everybody Loves A Lover Doris Day |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 3 | Fibbin' Patti Page |
| 47 | 36 | 1 | 10 | Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 3 | The Day The Rains Came Jane Morgan |
| 49 | 38 | 28 | 7 | Ramrod Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 3 | This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' Ruth Brown |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | There Goes My Heart Joni James |
| 52 | 34 | 32 | 8 | Put A Ring On My Finger Les Paul And Mary Ford |
| 53 | 44 | 26 | 9 | La Paloma Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 54 | 55 | 54 | 3 | For My Good Fortune Pat Boone |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 4 | Baby Face Little Richard |
| 56 | 80 | 56 | 3 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 57 | 54 | 54 | 3 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 58 | 41 | 27 | 10 | She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) Marty Robbins |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 2 | When I Grow Too Old To Dream Ed Townsend |
| 60 | 74 | 60 | 2 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 61 | 50 | 44 | 7 | The Green Mosquito The Tune Rockers |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 2 | Look Who's Blue Don Gibson |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 3 | Nine More Miles (The "Faster-Faster" Song) Georgie Young |
| 64 | 73 | 64 | 3 | Nothin' Shakin' Eddie Fontaine |
| 65 | 59 | 59 | 2 | No One But You (In My Heart) The Ames Brothers |
| 66 | 64 | 9 | 10 | Ginger Bread Frankie Avalon |
| 67 | 47 | 9 | 10 | Willie And The Hand Jive The Johnny Otis Show |
| 68 | 49 | 46 | 4 | Ten Commandments Of Love Harvey & The Moonglows |
| 69 | NEW | 69 | 1 | Hoopa Hoola Betty Johnson |
| 70 | 65 | 24 | 7 | The Ways Of A Woman In Love Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 71 | 79 | 71 | 2 | Give Myself A Party Don Gibson |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 3 | Wendy, Wendy The Four Coins |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | The Hula Hoop Song Georgia Gibbs |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 2 | With Your Love Jack Scott |
| 75 | 100 | 75 | 2 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 76 | 67 | 42 | 8 | You Cheated The Slades |
| 77 | 84 | 62 | 6 | Over The Weekend The Playboys |
| 78 | 88 | 71 | 4 | Topsy I Cozy Cole |
| 79 | 99 | 79 | 4 | The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum |
| 80 | 52 | 52 | 4 | Break-Up Jerry Lee Lewis And His Pumping Piano |
| 81 | 87 | 81 | 2 | The Day I Died The Playmates |
| 82 | 81 | 12 | 10 | If Dreams Came True Pat Boone |
| 83 | 91 | 83 | 2 | Bullwhip Rock Cyclones |
| 84 | 76 | 76 | 3 | Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens |
| 85 | 68 | 50 | 6 | Blue Ribbon Baby Tommy Sands And The Raiders |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry) Dicky Doo And The Don'ts |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Well I'm Your Man Johnny Tillotson |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | All Over Again Johnny Cash |
| 89 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Real Wild Child Ivan |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 91 | 58 | 41 | 10 | Over And Over Bobby Day |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | It's Raining Outside The Platters |
| 94 | 61 | 34 | 8 | Dance Everyone Dance Betty Madigan |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Fried Onions Lord Rockingham's XI |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | The Blob The Five Blobs |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Just Young Paul Anka |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Hula Hoop Song Teresa Brewer |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Just Young Andy Rose |
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