List of UK top-ten singles in 1958
List of UK top-ten singles in 1958 (simplified)
The UK Singles Chart ranks the best-selling singles in the United Kingdom. In 1958, 85 different singles reached the Top 10.
What the list covers
- It includes songs that peaked in the Top 10 in 1958, and also songs released in 1957 or 1959 that were in the Top 10 during 1958.
- The “entry date” is the first week a single reached the Top 10.
Key facts
- Some 1957 releases stayed in the Top 10 into 1958; some 1958 releases didn’t peak until 1959. Examples: Love Makes the World Go ’Round (Perry Como), Tea for Two Cha Cha (The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Warren Covington), The Day the Rains Came (Jane Morgan), Tom Dooley (The Kingston Trio).
- Singles that peaked in 1958 but were released in 1957 include All the Way/Chicago (Frank Sinatra), Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis), and Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town) by Jackie Wilson.
- Elvis Presley had the most Top 10 hits in 1958, with five.
- 33 artists achieved their first Top 10 single in 1958. Notable newcomers include Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Marty Wilde, Michael Holliday, and Ricky Nelson.
- The Christmas number-one of 1957, Mary’s Boy Child by Harry Belafonte, was number one for the first week of 1958. The first new number-one of 1958 was Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis. In 1958, 13 different singles reached number one; Connie Francis had two different number-one hits.
- Several songs entered the Top 10 from films, such as Great Balls of Fire (from Jamboree), Jailhouse Rock (Jailhouse Rock), April Love (April Love), On the Street Where You Live (My Fair Lady), Hard Headed Woman and King Creole (King Creole), and A Certain Smile (A Certain Smile).
- There was no universal year-end best-sellers list until 1970. In 2011, the Official Charts Company published a list of the best-selling single for each year. For 1958, Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley is recorded as the biggest-selling single of the year.
- The year featured multiple entries from several artists (two or more Top 10 hits in 1958) and shows how many weeks each artist spent in the Top 10. Among those with multiple Top 10s were Frankie Vaughan, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lonnie Donegan, and Ricky Nelson, in addition to Elvis Presley.
- Buddy Holly had two Top 10 hits with The Crickets in 1958 and two solo Top 10 entries as well.
- Many Top 10 entries came from songs associated with films, underscoring how movie soundtracks helped chart performance in 1958.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 16:03 (CET).