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