Billboard Hot 100 — December 22, 1958
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 22, 1958. "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville climbed from #10 to take over the #1 spot from "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by The Teddy Bears, which had held it for 3 weeks, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" by Paul Anka at #39, which would go on to peak at #15. The biggest climber was "I Cried A Tear" by LaVern Baker, up 30 places from #75 to #45.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks With David Seville — 1 week at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting December 1, 1958.
- New in the top 10: "A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhatter (up from #13 to #10).
- Highest debut: "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" by Paul Anka at #39; it would spend 17 weeks on the chart and peak at #15.
- Biggest fall: "Love Of My Life" by The Everly Brothers, down 38 places from #40 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Chantilly Lace" by Big Bopper, 21 weeks and counting (peak #6).
- Gone from the chart: "Tears On My Pillow" by Little Anthony And The Imperials after 19 weeks (peak #4).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990 · Twenty-Six Places in a Week: The Hot 100's Biggest Leaps and Highest Debuts.
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 | 10 | 1 | 4 | The Chipmunk Song The Chipmunks With David Seville |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes The Platters |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | To Know Him, Is To Love Him The Teddy Bears |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Problems The Everly Brothers |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | One Night Elvis Presley |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | Beep Beep The Playmates |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | Lonesome Town Ricky Nelson |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | A Lover's Question Clyde McPhatter |
| 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | I Got Stung Elvis Presley |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | Whole Lotta Loving Fats Domino |
| 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Bimbombey Jimmie Rodgers |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | Gotta Travel On Billy Grammer |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | Love Is All We Need Tommy Edwards |
| 16 | 14 | 9 | 12 | Queen Of The Hop Bobby Darin |
| 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | My Happiness Connie Francis |
| 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | Cannonball Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar And The Rebels |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 5 | Lonely Teardrops Jackie Wilson |
| 20 | 12 | 3 | 18 | Topsy II Cozy Cole |
| 21 | 23 | 15 | 10 | I'll Wait For You Frankie Avalon |
| 22 | 17 | 10 | 11 | I Got A Feeling Ricky Nelson |
| 23 | 22 | 17 | 10 | Poor Boy The Royaltones |
| 24 | 18 | 18 | 8 | That Old Black Magic Louis Prima And Keely Smith |
| 25 | 26 | 6 | 21 | Chantilly Lace Big Bopper |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 6 | Philadelphia U.S.A. The Nu Tornados |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 5 | Donna Ritchie Valens |
| 28 | 27 | 25 | 12 | Need You Donnie Owens |
| 29 | 25 | 1 | 19 | It's All In The Game Tommy Edwards |
| 30 | 30 | 21 | 7 | The World Outside The Four Coins |
| 31 | 55 | 31 | 3 | Manhattan Spiritual Reg Owen & His Orchestra |
| 32 | 48 | 32 | 5 | 16 Candles The Crests |
| 33 | 32 | 29 | 9 | Walking Along The Diamonds |
| 34 | 21 | 7 | 15 | The End Earl Grant |
| 35 | 42 | 35 | 3 | Peek-A-Boo The Cadillacs |
| 36 | 36 | 36 | 6 | Love You Most Of All Sam Cooke |
| 37 | 34 | 34 | 4 | The Teen Commandments Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny Nash |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 3 | Big Bopper's Wedding Big Bopper |
| 39 | NEW | 39 | 1 | (All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings Paul Anka |
| 40 | 54 | 34 | 9 | I'll Remember Tonight Pat Boone |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 3 | The Diary Neil Sedaka |
| 42 | 28 | 25 | 10 | A Letter To An Angel Jimmy Clanton |
| 43 | 65 | 43 | 5 | C'mon Everybody Eddie Cochran |
| 44 | 41 | 41 | 4 | Turvy II Cozy Cole |
| 45 | 75 | 45 | 3 | I Cried A Tear LaVern Baker |
| 46 | 45 | 32 | 8 | The Mocking Bird The Four Lads |
| 47 | 29 | 21 | 14 | The Day The Rains Came Jane Morgan |
| 48 | 43 | 21 | 13 | Call Me Johnny Mathis |
| 49 | 39 | 17 | 13 | Pussy Cat The Ames Brothers |
| 50 | 35 | 12 | 13 | Forget Me Not Kalin Twins |
| 51 | 31 | 7 | 17 | Tea For Two Cha Cha The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
| 52 | 59 | 52 | 4 | Nobody But You Dee Clark |
| 53 | 66 | 53 | 2 | ¿Dònde Està Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?) Augie Rios |
| 54 | 56 | 47 | 7 | Sweet Little Rock And Roller Chuck Berry |
| 55 | 52 | 52 | 5 | The Wedding June Valli |
| 56 | NEW | 56 | 1 | The All American Boy Bill Parsons |
| 57 | NEW | 57 | 1 | Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms |
| 58 | 46 | 46 | 5 | Sing Sing Sing Bernie Lowe Orchestra |
| 59 | 53 | 50 | 6 | Pledging My Love Roy Hamilton |
| 60 | 49 | 44 | 10 | Cimarron (Roll On) Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 61 | 50 | 21 | 14 | Hideaway The Four Esquires |
| 62 | 78 | 62 | 2 | It's Just About Time Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Don't Pity Me Dion & The Belmonts |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Rocka-Conga The Applejacks |
| 65 | 57 | 19 | 15 | There Goes My Heart Joni James |
| 66 | 77 | 66 | 3 | Stagger Lee Lloyd Price |
| 67 | 80 | 67 | 2 | Try Me James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 2 | Goodbye Baby Jack Scott |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 5 | Cinderella The Four Preps |
| 70 | 72 | 70 | 3 | Come Prima Tony Dallara |
| 71 | 74 | 30 | 9 | The Day The Rains Came Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra |
| 72 | 73 | 22 | 15 | Ten Commandments Of Love Harvey & The Moonglows |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 2 | Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry |
| 74 | 62 | 62 | 10 | Jealous Heart Tab Hunter |
| 75 | 100 | 75 | 2 | Come Prima (Koma Preema) Polly Bergen |
| 76 | 47 | 41 | 9 | Mr. Success Frank Sinatra |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Lucky Ladybug Billy & Lillie |
| 78 | 40 | 40 | 5 | Love Of My Life The Everly Brothers |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Merry Christmas Baby Chuck Berry |
| 80 | 67 | 16 | 15 | Mexican Hat Rock The Applejacks |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Teasin' Quaker City Boys |
| 82 | 58 | 47 | 9 | Mandolins In The Moonlight Perry Como |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 3 | Diamond Ring Jerry Wallace |
| 84 | 91 | 84 | 3 | The Fool And The Angel Bobby Helms |
| 85 | 98 | 85 | 3 | Seven Minutes In Heaven Poni-Tails |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | White Christmas Bing Crosby |
| 87 | 68 | 45 | 11 | Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) Nat King Cole |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | The Little Drummer Boy The Harry Simeone Chorale |
| 89 | 60 | 48 | 7 | I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha Enoch Light & The Light Brigade |
| 90 | 61 | 54 | 5 | Need Your Love Bobby Freeman |
| 91 | 69 | 2 | 21 | Rock-in Robin Bobby Day |
| 92 | 97 | 90 | 4 | Dreamy Eyes Johnny Tillotson |
| 93 | 92 | 92 | 2 | Philadelphia U.S.A. Art Lund |
| 94 | 89 | 83 | 5 | Joe Joe Gunne Chuck Berry |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Rockhouse (Part 2) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Wiggle, Wiggle The Accents |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | So Much Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | The Reason The 5 Chanels |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Here I Stand Wade Flemons and the Newcomers |
| 100 | NEW | 98 | 2 | (I Wanna) Dance With The Teacher The Olympics |
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