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FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 25, 1958

HOT 100SINGLES

100 positions ← 08/18 09/01 →

The chart file lacks a record this week, put back here from Billboard’s chart history: “Born Too Late” (Poni-Tails) at 9. The file’s own ranks stand, because the next week’s LAST WEEK column bears them out, so a record put back goes into the rank the file leaves empty.

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
1	2	14	4	★★ NO. 1 ★★ Little StarTHE ELEGANTS	1
2	1	2	4	Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)DOMENICO MODUGNO	1
3	17	34	4	Bird DogTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	3
4	6	9	4	Just A DreamJIMMY CLANTON & HIS ROCKETS	4
5	3	6	4	My True LoveJACK SCOTT	3
6	4	1	4	Poor Little FoolRICKY NELSON	1
7	5	3	4	PatriciaPEREZ PRADO & HIS ORCHESTRA	2
8	9	13	4	FeverPEGGY LEE	8
9	16	18	4	Born Too LatePONI-TAILS	9
10	7	5	4	WhenKALIN TWINS	5
11	8	8	4	Rebel-'RouserDUANE EDDY HIS TWANGY GUITAR & THE REBELS	6
12	12	10	4	Willie And The Hand JiveTHE JOHNNY OTIS SHOW	9
13	19	21	4	Western MoviesTHE OLYMPICS	13
14	14	16	4	Everybody Loves A LoverDORIS DAY	14
15	25	43	3	Devoted To YouTHE EVERLY BROTHERS	15
16	10	4	4	Splish SplashBOBBY DARIN	3
17	11	15	4	Ginger BreadFRANKIE AVALON	11
18	15	12	4	If Dreams Came TruePAT BOONE	12
19	20	37	4	Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)DEAN MARTIN	19
20	24	26	4	Are You Really MineJIMMIE RODGERS	20
21	13	7	4	Hard Headed WomanELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	4
22	31	35	4	Stupid CupidCONNIE FRANCIS	22
23	27	42	3	Susie Darlin'ROBIN LUKE	23
24	44	52	4	Summertime BluesEDDIE COCHRAN	24
25	38	33	4	Rock-In RobinBOBBY DAY	25
26	63	73	3	Tears On My PillowLITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS	26
27	21	17	4	One Summer NightTHE DANLEERS	16
28	22	25	4	Somebody Touched MeBUDDY KNOX with THE RHYTHM ORCHIDS	22
29	26	24	4	Early In The MorningTHE RINKY-DINKS	24
30	29	38	4	Chantilly LaceBIG BOPPER	29
31	28	32	4	Think It OverTHE CRICKETS	27
32	37	40	4	Early In The MorningBUDDY HOLLY	32
33	23	19	4	Left Right Out Of Your Heart (Hi Lee Hi Lo Hi Lup Up Up)PATTI PAGE	13
34	30	28	4	A Certain SmileJOHNNY MATHIS	22
35	18	11	4	Yakety YakTHE COASTERS	7
36	34	30	4	Moon TalkPERRY COMO	30
37	46	44	4	Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of ShoesBOBBY FREEMAN	37
38	51	79	4	She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)MARTY ROBBINS	38
39	47	92	3	La PalomaBILLY VAUGHN & HIS ORCHESTRA	39
40	96	—	2	It's All In The GameTOMMY EDWARDS	40
41	57	53	4	Over And OverBOBBY DAY	41
42	41	50	4	Itchy Twitchy FeelingBOBBY HENDRICKS	41
43	35	36	4	Blue Blue DayDON GIBSON	32
44	72	—	2	Lazy Summer NightTHE FOUR PREPS	44
45	54	61	4	Win Your Love For MeSAM COOKE	45
46	33	23	4	For Your Precious LoveJERRY BUTLER & THE IMPRESSIONS	15
47	43	27	4	Do You Want To DanceBOBBY FREEMAN	20
48	36	29	4	Enchanted IslandTHE FOUR LADS	29
49	52	—	2	How The Time FliesJERRY WALLACE	49
50	42	31	4	What Am I Living ForCHUCK WILLIS	25

This week	Last week	2 wks ago	Wks. on chart	Title Artist Label	Peak
51	64	85	3	The WizardJIMMIE RODGERS	51
52	58	69	4	By The Light Of The Silvery MoonJIMMY BOWEN with THE RHYTHM ORCHIDS	50
53	56	74	4	Kathy-OTHE DIAMONDS	45
54	55	54	4	Don't Ask Me WhyELVIS PRESLEY with THE JORDANAIRES	34
55	39	22	4	Guess Things Happen That WayJOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE TWO	21
56	48	46	4	Come Closer To Me (Acercate Mas)NAT KING COLE	46
57	NEW▶		1	★★★ HOT SHOT DEBUT ★★★ CarolCHUCK BERRY	57
58	50	55	4	The FreezeTONY & JOE	33
59	95	—	2	Put A Ring On My FingerLES PAUL & MARY FORD	59
60	40	39	4	Angel BabyDEAN MARTIN	30
61	74	—	2	Summertime, SummertimeTHE JAMIES	61
62	NEW▶		1	The Ways Of A Woman In LoveJOHNNY CASH & THE TENNESSEE TWO	62
63	71	65	4	PadreTONI ARDEN	63
64	45	57	4	That's How Much I Love YouPAT BOONE	39
65	NEW▶		1	When Will I KnowGEORGE HAMILTON IV	65
66	87	98	4	Gotta Have RainEYDIE GORME	66
67	83	88	3	CervezaBOOTS BROWN & HIS BLOCKBUSTERS	67
68	88	—	2	Dance Everyone DanceBETTY MADIGAN	68
69	78	95	3	Chariot RockTHE CHAMPS	69
70	68	51	3	Alone With YouFARON YOUNG	51
71	32	20	4	Endless SleepJODY REYNOLDS	17
72	NEW▶		1	City LightsRAY PRICE	72
73	76	—	2	Straighten Up & Fly RightDEJOHN SISTERS	73
74	NEW▶		1	Count Every StarTHE RIVIERAS	74
75	65	45	4	Blue BoyJIM REEVES	45
76	61	—	3	Hey Girl - Hey BoyOSCAR McLOLLIE & JEANETTE BAKER	61
77	73	80	4	Happy YearsTHE DIAMONDS	73
78	NEW▶		1	The Green MosquitoTHE TUNE ROCKERS	78
79	69	71	4	MidnightPAUL ANKA	69
80	NEW▶		1	Strange Are The Ways Of LoveGOGI GRANT	80
81	NEW▶		1	Prisoner's SongWARREN STORM	81
82	NEW▶		1	Topsy IICOZY COLE	82
83	RE-ENTRY		3	LeroyJACK SCOTT	56
84	60	—	2	Borrowed DreamsBOBBY HELMS	60
85	RE-ENTRY		2	Drip DropTHE DRIFTERS	58
86	89	—	2	DevotionJANICE HARPER	86
87	91	—	2	Down The Aisle Of LoveTHE QUIN-TONES	87
88	67	—	2	Near YouROGER WILLIAMS	67
89	90	—	2	My LifeCHUCK WILLIS	89
90	94	—	2	Fire Of LoveJODY REYNOLDS	90
91	NEW▶		1	RamrodDUANE EDDY HIS TWANGY GUITAR & THE REBELS	91
92	75	—	3	Just Like In The MoviesTHE UPBEATS	75
93	81	47	4	The Purple People EaterSHEB WOOLEY	24
94	NEW▶		1	You CheatedTHE SHIELDS	94
95	NEW▶		1	No One KnowsDION & THE BELMONTS	95
96	92	63	4	Return To MeDEAN MARTIN	48
97	NEW▶		1	Little Brass BandDAVID SEVILLE	97
98	66	84	3	You're A SweetheartLITTLE WILLIE JOHN	66
99	49	48	4	You CheatedTHE SLADES	42
100	NEW▶		1	Treasure Of Your LoveEILEEN RODGERS	100

Bullets and Hot Shot Debuts before 1980 are inferred from the chart's movement, not read off the page: a bullet for a record that is new, back, up on last week, or at last week's rank for the second week running; the Hot Shot Debut is the week's highest new entry. The first Hot 100, 8/4/1958, has none.