Billboard Hot 100 — December 15, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 15, 1958. "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears held #1 for a 3rd straight week, the last week of its run. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "¿Dònde Està Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?)" by Augie Rios at #66, which would go on to peak at #47. The biggest climber was "Love Of My Life" by The Everly Brothers, up 33 places from #73 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears — 3 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting September 22, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" by The Platters (up from #11 to #6); "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville (up from #37 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Fallin'" by Connie Francis, down 39 places from #60 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 20 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Near You" by Roger Williams after 17 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 | 1 | 1 | 13 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 10 | 37 | 10 | 3 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 11 | 18 | 11 | 6 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | 17 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 16 | 19 | 16 | 8 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 7 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 19 | 17 | 15 | 7 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 4 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 21 | 20 | 7 | 14 | The End Earl Grant |
| 22 | 24 | 17 | 9 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 23 | 21 | 15 | 9 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | 4 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 25 | 12 | 1 | 18 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 26 | 15 | 6 | 20 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 28 | 29 | 25 | 9 | A Letter To An Angel Jimmy Clanton |
| 29 | 28 | 21 | 13 | The Day The Rains Came Jane Morgan |
| 30 | 26 | 21 | 6 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 31 | 23 | 7 | 16 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 32 | 34 | 29 | 8 | Walking Along The Diamonds |
| 33 | 55 | 33 | 4 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 3 | The Teen Commandments Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash |
| 35 | 27 | 12 | 12 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 36 | 65 | 36 | 5 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 37 | 45 | 37 | 5 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 38 | 57 | 38 | 2 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 39 | 41 | 17 | 12 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 40 | 73 | 40 | 4 | Love Of My Life The Everly Brothers |
| 41 | 58 | 41 | 3 | Turvy II Cozy Cole |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 2 | Peek-A-Boo The Cadillacs |
| 43 | 35 | 21 | 12 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 44 | 64 | 44 | 2 | Big Bopper's Wedding Big Bopper |
| 45 | 32 | 32 | 7 | The Mocking Bird The Four Lads |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 4 | Sing Sing Sing Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 47 | 47 | 41 | 8 | Mr. Success Frank Sinatra |
| 48 | 68 | 48 | 4 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 49 | 44 | 44 | 9 | Cimarron (Roll On) Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 50 | 31 | 21 | 13 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 51 | 83 | 51 | 2 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 4 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 53 | 50 | 50 | 5 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 54 | 40 | 34 | 8 | I'll Remember Tonight Pat Boone |
| 55 | 69 | 55 | 2 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 56 | 59 | 47 | 6 | Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry |
| 57 | 36 | 19 | 14 | There Goes My Heart Joni James |
| 58 | 62 | 47 | 8 | Mandolins In The Moonlight Perry Como |
| 59 | 63 | 59 | 3 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 60 | 48 | 48 | 6 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha Enoch Light & The Light Brigade |
| 61 | 54 | 54 | 4 | Need Your Love Bobby Freeman |
| 62 | 67 | 62 | 9 | Jealous Heart Tab Hunter |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 4 | The World Outside The Four Aces |
| 64 | 39 | 38 | 7 | A Part Of Me Jimmy Clanton |
| 65 | 77 | 65 | 4 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 66 | NEW | 66 | 1 | ¿Dònde Està Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?) Augie Rios |
| 67 | 43 | 16 | 14 | Mexican Hat Rock The Applejacks |
| 68 | 49 | 45 | 10 | Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) Nat King Cole |
| 69 | 38 | 2 | 20 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 3 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | The World Outside Roger Williams |
| 72 | 80 | 72 | 2 | Come Prima Tony Dallara |
| 73 | 56 | 22 | 14 | Ten Commandments Of Love Harvey & The Moonglows |
| 74 | 75 | 30 | 8 | The Day The Rains Came Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 75 | 93 | 75 | 2 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 4 | Cinderella The Four Preps |
| 77 | 94 | 77 | 2 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | It's Just About Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 79 | 53 | 43 | 8 | Tunnel Of Love Doris Day |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 82 | 76 | 38 | 11 | All Over Again Johnny Cash |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry |
| 84 | 66 | 61 | 4 | Intermission Riff Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I Just Thought You'd Like To Know Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 86 | 74 | 4 | 19 | Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 87 | 51 | 33 | 10 | Love Makes The World Go 'round Perry Como |
| 88 | 90 | 88 | 2 | Diamond Ring Jerry Wallace |
| 89 | NEW | 83 | 4 | Joe Joe Gunne Chuck Berry |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Merry Christmas Baby Chuck Berry |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | The Fool And The Angel Bobby Helms |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Philadelphia U.S.A. Art Lund |
| 93 | 72 | 72 | 3 | Little Red Riding Hood Big Bopper |
| 94 | 89 | 88 | 5 | A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring Dale Hawkins |
| 95 | 92 | 42 | 13 | Come On, Let's Go Ritchie Valens |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church and The Fellows |
| 97 | NEW | 90 | 3 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 2 | Seven Minutes In Heaven Poni-Tails |
| 99 | 60 | 30 | 10 | Fallin' Connie Francis |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Come Prima (Koma Preema) Polly Bergen |
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