Billboard Hot 100 — November 17, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 17, 1958. "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "It's Only Make Believe" by Conway Twitty. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Pledging My Love" by Roy Hamilton at #71, which would go on to peak at #45. The biggest climber was "Cannonball" by Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels, up 46 places from #71 to #25.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 29, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Beep Beep" by The Playmates (up from #19 to #6); "Lonesome Town" by Ricky Nelson (up from #11 to #8); "Queen Of The Hop" by Bobby Darin (up from #13 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "How The Time Flies" by Jerry Wallace, down 44 places from #39 to #83.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 16 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Just A Dream" by Jimmy Clanton And His Rockets after 15 weeks (peak #4); "Devoted To You" by The Everly Brothers after 14 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | The End Earl Grant |
| 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 14 | 30 | 14 | 2 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 16 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 16 | 17 | 12 | 8 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | Mexican Hat Rock The Applejacks |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 10 | There Goes My Heart Joni James |
| 20 | 47 | 20 | 5 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 21 | 26 | 21 | 9 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 22 | 20 | 20 | 6 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 5 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 25 | 71 | 25 | 3 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 26 | 14 | 4 | 15 | Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 27 | 12 | 5 | 15 | Susie Darlin' Robin Luke |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 7 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 29 | 41 | 29 | 5 | A Letter To An Angel Jimmy Clanton |
| 30 | 44 | 30 | 6 | Fallin' Connie Francis |
| 31 | 22 | 22 | 9 | The Day The Rains Came Jane Morgan |
| 32 | 24 | 10 | 14 | Near You Roger Williams |
| 33 | 49 | 33 | 6 | Love Makes The World Go 'round Perry Como |
| 34 | 15 | 2 | 16 | Bird Dog The Everly Brothers |
| 35 | 48 | 35 | 4 | I'll Remember Tonight Pat Boone |
| 36 | 81 | 36 | 2 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 4 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 38 | 77 | 27 | 10 | Topsy I Cozy Cole |
| 39 | 53 | 39 | 4 | Walking Along The Diamonds |
| 40 | 37 | 30 | 4 | The Day The Rains Came Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 41 | 76 | 41 | 3 | The Mocking Bird The Four Lads |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 2 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 43 | 34 | 20 | 11 | Firefly Tony Bennett |
| 44 | 50 | 44 | 4 | Mr. Success Frank Sinatra |
| 45 | 45 | 24 | 13 | No One Knows Dion & The Belmonts |
| 46 | 28 | 28 | 8 | With Your Love Jack Scott |
| 47 | 62 | 47 | 4 | Mandolins In The Moonlight Perry Como |
| 48 | 27 | 15 | 13 | You Cheated The Shields |
| 49 | 38 | 38 | 7 | All Over Again Johnny Cash |
| 50 | 35 | 33 | 7 | The Blob The Five Blobs |
| 51 | 67 | 51 | 2 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 52 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) Nat King Cole |
| 53 | 69 | 53 | 5 | What Do I Care Johnny Cash |
| 54 | 36 | 8 | 16 | Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran |
| 55 | 66 | 45 | 8 | No One But You (In My Heart) The Ames Brothers |
| 56 | 72 | 56 | 9 | Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens |
| 57 | 65 | 57 | 4 | Tunnel Of Love Doris Day |
| 58 | 61 | 58 | 8 | Look Who's Blue Don Gibson |
| 59 | 55 | 53 | 6 | Guaglione Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 3 | A Part Of Me Jimmy Clanton |
| 61 | 42 | 23 | 9 | For My Good Fortune Pat Boone |
| 62 | 83 | 62 | 3 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 63 | 73 | 63 | 3 | Light Of Love Peggy Lee |
| 64 | 32 | 22 | 10 | Ten Commandments Of Love Harvey & The Moonglows |
| 65 | 70 | 65 | 5 | Cimarron (Roll On) Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 66 | 79 | 66 | 2 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha Enoch Light & The Light Brigade |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 2 | Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry |
| 68 | 75 | 68 | 5 | Jealous Heart Tab Hunter |
| 69 | 33 | 18 | 10 | The Secret Gordon MacRae |
| 70 | 56 | 26 | 13 | Treasure Of Your Love Eileen Rodgers |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 72 | 52 | 44 | 8 | Leave Me Alone (Let Me Cry) Dicky Doo And The Don'ts |
| 73 | 74 | 39 | 9 | Fibbin' Patti Page |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 75 | 63 | 17 | 12 | Promise Me, Love Andy Williams |
| 76 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Go Chase A Moonbeam Jerry Vale |
| 77 | 54 | 46 | 8 | Give Myself A Party Don Gibson |
| 78 | 99 | 78 | 2 | Almost In Your Arms Johnny Nash |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 80 | 89 | 33 | 16 | Win Your Love For Me Sam Cooke |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 82 | 40 | 1 | 16 | Little Star The Elegants |
| 83 | 39 | 11 | 14 | How The Time Flies Jerry Wallace |
| 84 | 58 | 24 | 9 | This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' Ruth Brown |
| 85 | 82 | 42 | 10 | I Wish The Platters |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 2 | Crazy Country Hop Johnny Otis |
| 88 | 57 | 1 | 16 | Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré) Domenico Modugno |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Joe Joe Gunne Chuck Berry |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | White Bucks And Saddle Shoes Bobby Pedrick, Jr. |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Cinderella The Four Preps |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Coquette Fats Domino |
| 93 | 84 | 58 | 9 | Nine More Miles (The "Faster-Faster" Song) Georgie Young |
| 94 | 78 | 41 | 10 | Baby Face Little Richard |
| 95 | 88 | 62 | 10 | The Ballad Of Thunder Road Robert Mitchum |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Everyone Was There Bob Kayli |
| 97 | 91 | 69 | 7 | Just Young Andy Rose |
| 98 | 87 | 32 | 12 | La-Do-Dada Dale Hawkins |
| 99 | 97 | 97 | 2 | A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring Dale Hawkins |
| 100 | 59 | 31 | 9 | Gee, But It's Lonely Pat Boone |
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