Billboard Hot 100 — December 1, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 1, 1958. "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "It's Only Make Believe" by Conway Twitty, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville at #62, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Lonely Teardrops" by Jackie Wilson, up 46 places from #88 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting September 22, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Problems" by The Everly Brothers (up from #17 to #8).
- Biggest fall: "Come On, Let's Go" by Ritchie Valens, down 43 places from #42 to #85.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 18 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Little Star" by The Elegants after 17 weeks (peak #1).
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 | 3 | 1 | 11 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 4 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 13 | 12 | 7 | 12 | The End Earl Grant |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 8 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 15 | 27 | 15 | 7 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 16 | 13 | 6 | 18 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 17 | 28 | 17 | 7 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 6 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 19 | 15 | 15 | 5 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 21 | 31 | 21 | 4 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 22 | 50 | 22 | 3 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 23 | 44 | 23 | 4 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 24 | 14 | 7 | 14 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 25 | 32 | 21 | 11 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 26 | 49 | 26 | 3 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 27 | 21 | 21 | 11 | The Day The Rains Came Jane Morgan |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 29 | 24 | 21 | 10 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 30 | 29 | 29 | 6 | Walking Along The Diamonds |
| 31 | 25 | 25 | 7 | A Letter To An Angel Jimmy Clanton |
| 32 | 20 | 16 | 12 | Mexican Hat Rock The Applejacks |
| 33 | 22 | 17 | 10 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 6 | I'll Remember Tonight Pat Boone |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 5 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 36 | 18 | 2 | 18 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 37 | 26 | 19 | 12 | There Goes My Heart Joni James |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 5 | A Part Of Me Jimmy Clanton |
| 39 | 34 | 34 | 5 | The Mocking Bird The Four Lads |
| 40 | 37 | 30 | 6 | The Day The Rains Came Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 6 | Mr. Success Frank Sinatra |
| 42 | 88 | 42 | 2 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 43 | 86 | 43 | 2 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 44 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Tunnel Of Love Doris Day |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 8 | Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) Nat King Cole |
| 46 | 54 | 27 | 12 | Topsy I Cozy Cole |
| 47 | 68 | 47 | 4 | Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry |
| 48 | 85 | 48 | 2 | Love Of My Life The Everly Brothers |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha Enoch Light & The Light Brigade |
| 50 | 33 | 4 | 17 | Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 51 | 55 | 51 | 3 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 52 | 65 | 52 | 3 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 7 | Cimarron (Roll On) Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 54 | 48 | 22 | 12 | Ten Commandments Of Love Harvey & The Moonglows |
| 55 | 40 | 33 | 8 | Love Makes The World Go 'round Perry Como |
| 56 | 41 | 30 | 8 | Fallin' Connie Francis |
| 57 | 76 | 57 | 2 | Sing Sing Sing Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 2 | Need Your Love Bobby Freeman |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 3 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 60 | 52 | 52 | 7 | What Do I Care Johnny Cash |
| 61 | 81 | 61 | 2 | Intermission Riff Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 63 | 39 | 33 | 9 | The Blob The Five Blobs |
| 64 | 70 | 64 | 7 | Jealous Heart Tab Hunter |
| 65 | 62 | 24 | 15 | No One Knows Dion & The Belmonts |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | Turvy II Cozy Cole |
| 67 | 69 | 47 | 6 | Mandolins In The Moonlight Perry Como |
| 68 | 59 | 23 | 11 | For My Good Fortune Pat Boone |
| 69 | 63 | 18 | 12 | The Secret Gordon MacRae |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 71 | 47 | 10 | 16 | Near You Roger Williams |
| 72 | 38 | 5 | 17 | Susie Darlin' Robin Luke |
| 73 | 75 | 53 | 8 | Guaglione Perez Prado And His Orchestra |
| 74 | 80 | 74 | 4 | White Bucks And Saddle Shoes Bobby Pedrick, Jr. |
| 75 | 93 | 75 | 2 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 76 | 71 | 20 | 13 | Firefly Tony Bennett |
| 77 | 58 | 38 | 9 | All Over Again Johnny Cash |
| 78 | 46 | 2 | 18 | Bird Dog The Everly Brothers |
| 79 | 67 | 58 | 10 | Look Who's Blue Don Gibson |
| 80 | 64 | 63 | 5 | Light Of Love Peggy Lee |
| 81 | 91 | 81 | 2 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 83 | 92 | 83 | 2 | The World Outside The Four Aces |
| 84 | 99 | 84 | 2 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 85 | 42 | 42 | 11 | Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens |
| 86 | 77 | 11 | 16 | How The Time Flies Jerry Wallace |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | The Teen Commandments Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 3 | A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring Dale Hawkins |
| 89 | 56 | 28 | 10 | With Your Love Jack Scott |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Little Red Riding Hood Big Bopper |
| 91 | 61 | 26 | 15 | Treasure Of Your Love Eileen Rodgers |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring Mike Preston |
| 94 | 66 | 15 | 15 | You Cheated The Shields |
| 95 | 73 | 46 | 10 | Give Myself A Party Don Gibson |
| 96 | 87 | 78 | 4 | Almost In Your Arms Johnny Nash |
| 97 | NEW | 91 | 2 | Cinderella The Four Preps |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Sweetheart Peggy Lee |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Seven Minutes In Heaven Poni-Tails |
| 100 | 83 | 83 | 3 | Joe Joe Gunne Chuck Berry |
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