Top 100 songs for October 6, 1958
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1958 and the 1950s.
This week’s No. 1 is “It's All In The Game” by Tommy Edwards. Meanwhile, “Tom Dooley” by The Kingston Trio rises from No. 83 to No. 37. 13 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Tom Dooley — The Kingston Trioup 46 places, No. 83 → No. 37
- Pussy Cat — The Ames Brothersup 26 places, No. 60 → No. 34
- Forget Me Not — Kalin Twinsup 25 places, No. 100 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Itchy Twitchy Feeling — Bobby HendricksNo. 25
- Pussy Cat — The Ames BrothersNo. 34
- Gee, But It's Lonely — Pat BooneNo. 35
- Tom Dooley — The Kingston TrioNo. 37
- The Secret — Gordon MacRaeNo. 39
- Mexican Hat Rock — The ApplejacksNo. 40
First-week entries
- Hoopa Hoola — Betty JohnsonNo. 69
- The Hula Hoop Song — Georgia GibbsNo. 73
- Well I'm Your Man — Johnny TillotsonNo. 87
- All Over Again — Johnny CashNo. 88
- A Lover's Question — Clyde McPhatterNo. 90
- Need You — Donnie OwensNo. 92
- It's Raining Outside — The PlattersNo. 93
- Queen Of The Hop — Bobby DarinNo. 95
- Fried Onions — Lord Rockingham's XINo. 96
- The Blob — The Five BlobsNo. 97
- Just Young — Paul AnkaNo. 98
- The Hula Hoop Song — Teresa BrewerNo. 99
- Just Young — Andy RoseNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.