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Wk 22 – 1958 May 31 – USA Top 100 Wk 22 – 1958 may 31 – USA Top 100 1 7 2 THE PURPLE PEOPLE EATER Sheb Wooley 2 1 8 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Everly Brothers 3 2 9 WITCH DOCTOR David Seville 4 12 10 RETURN TO ME Dean Martin 5 J8 5 DO YOU WANT TO DANCE Bobby Freeman 6 11 6 SECRETLY Jimmie Rodgers 7 5 6 BIG MAN Four Preps 8 10 7 JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry 9 6 9 LOOKING BACK Nat King Cole 10 3 8 WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK Elvis Presley 11 4 10 TWILIGHT TIME The Platters 12 16 4 JEANNIE LEE Jan and Arnie 13 J14 9 CHANSON D'AMOUR Jan and Arnie 14 J8 12 HE'S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS Laurie London 15 13 12 BOOK OF LOVE Monotones 16 J14 6 SUGAR MOON Pat Boone 17 19 14 OH LONESOME ME Don Gibson 18 18 9 KEWPIE DOLL Perry Como 19 28 6 TORERO Renato Carosone 20 17 8 FOR YOUR LOVE Ed Townsend 21 J20 7 RUMBLE Link Wray 22 24 5 WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Chuck Willis 23 26 4 ENDLESS SLEEP Jody Reynolds 24 J52 2 YAKETY YAK The Coasters 25 29 4 ZORRO The Chordettes 26 J34 2 HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL Jerry Lee Lewis 27 22 9 TO BE LOVED Jackie Wilson j28 J20 10 TALK TO ME TALK TO ME Little Willie John j28 25 7 YOU The Aquatones 30 J37 3 EL RANCHO ROCK The Champs 31 J34 8 LET THE BELLS KEEP RINGING Paul Anka 32 27 3 PADRE Toni Arden 33 30 4 I WONDER WHY Dion and the Belmonts j34 J46 4 PRETTY BABY Gino and Gina j34 51 2 CHA-HUA-HUA The Pets 36 45 5 I'M SORRY I MADE YOU CRY Connie Francis 37 J46 3 RAVE ON Buddy Holly j38 J56 2 GUESS THINGS HAPPEN THAT WAY Johnny Cash j38 J56 2 YOU NEED HANDS Eydie Gorme j40 33 6 SICK & TIRED Fats Domino j40 J37 13 BILLY Kathy Linden 42 J41 16 WHO'S SORRY NOW Connie Francis 43 44 8 CRAZY LOVE Paul Anka j44 23 16 TEQUILA The Champs j44 J37 10 BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY Ricky Nelson j46 J34 16 THE WALK Jimmie McCracklin j46 J94 2 TRY THE IMPOSSIBLE Lee Andrews and the Hearts j48 J41 9 JUST MARRIED Marty Robbins j48 49 14 LAZY MARY Lou Monte j48 J56 22 MARCH FROM THE RIVER KWAI & COLONEL BOGEY Mitch Miller j51 31 17 ARE YOU SINCERE Andy Williams j51 40 14 LOLLIPOP Chordettes j51 60 8 I MET HIM ON A SUNDAY The Shirelles j51 J64 2 WOODCHOPPER'S BALL Hutch Davie and His Honky Tonkers 55 71 2 JEANNIE LEE Billy Ward and His Dominoes j56 32 7 HANG UP MY ROCK & ROLL SHOES Chuck Willis j56 50 9 SKINNY MINNIE Bill Haley and His Comets 58 J54 8 ALL THE TIME Johnny Mathis 59 J54 6 TEACHER TEACHER Johnny Mathis 60 J61 21 CATCH A FALLING STAR Perry Como j61 43 12 DON'T YOU JUST KNOW IT Huey (Piano) Smith and the Clowns j61 63 25 SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON Billy Vaughn Orchestra j63 - 1 LEROY Jack Scott j63 J77 4 CHERIE I LOVE YOU Pat Boone j63 J77 5 JACQUELINE Bobby Helms j63 J64 6 THE LITTLE TRAIN Marianne Vasel and Erich Storz j67 J64 6 NEE NEE NA NA NA NA NU NU Dickie Doo and the Don'ts j67 J67 16 WE BELONG TOGETHER Robert and Johnny j67 J73 8 TEACHER'S PET Doris Day j70 J52 11 MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT Ricky Nelson j70 J56 17 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE Pat Boone j70 J73 4 MAKE ME A MIRACLE Pat Boone j73 - 1 COME IN STRANGER Johnny Cash j73 - 1 NO CHEMISE PLEASE Gerry Granahan j73 - 1 THINGS I LOVE The Fidelity's j76 J46 10 THERE'S ONLY ONE OF YOU Four Lads j76 J67 9 HIGH SIGN The Diamonds j78 J61 9 YOU EXCITE ME Frankie Avalon j78 72 7 A VERY PRECIOUS LOVE Ames Brothers j78 J77 6 THE LONG HOT SUMMER Jimmie Rodgers j78 J77 2 SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON Hank Locklin j78 J91 6 NO NO Fats Domino j83 - 1 YOU'D BE SURPRISED Kathy Linden j83 J67 19 BALLAD OF A TEENAGE QUEEN Johnny Cash j83 J77 11 NOW & FOR ALWAYS George Hamilton IV j83 J88 20 DON'T Elvis Presley j87 - 6 DON'CHA THINK IT'S TIME Elvis Presley j87 - 1 I KNOW WHERE I'M GOIN' George Hamilton IV j87 - 8 WISHING FOR YOUR LOVE The Voxpoppers j87 - 1 CHA-HUA-HUA Eddie Platt Orchestra j87 - 1 OOH MY SOUL Little Richard j87 J73 11 EVERY NIGHT The Chantels j87 J83 6 CLAUDETTE Everly Brothers j87 J94 6 DO I LIKE IT Nat King Cole j87 - 5 BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN Ersel Hickey j87 - 15 THE LITTLE BLUE MAN Betty Johnson j97 - 1 FLIP TOP BOX Dicky Doo and the Don'ts j97 J67 13 LONELY ISLAND Sam Cooke j97 J77 10 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS Billy Vaughn Orchestra j97 J83 5 COME WHAT MAY Clyde McPhatter .
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