Top 100 songs for December 15, 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 “To Know Him, Is To Love Him” by The Teddy Bears. Meanwhile, “Love Of My Life” by The Everly Brothers rises from No. 73 to No. 40. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Of My Life — The Everly Brothersup 33 places, No. 73 → No. 40
- The Diary — Neil Sedakaup 32 places, No. 83 → No. 51
- Love You Most Of All — Sam Cookeup 29 places, No. 65 → No. 36
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Donna — Ritchie ValensNo. 33
- The Teen Commandments — Paul Anka-Geo. Hamilton IV-Johnny NashNo. 34
- Love You Most Of All — Sam CookeNo. 36
- Philadelphia U.S.A. — The Nu TornadosNo. 37
- My Happiness — Connie FrancisNo. 38
- Pussy Cat — The Ames BrothersNo. 39
- Love Of My Life — The Everly BrothersNo. 40
First-week entries
- ¿Dònde Està Santa Claus? (Where Is Santa Claus?) — Augie RiosNo. 66
- It's Just About Time — Johnny Cash And The Tennessee TwoNo. 78
- Try Me — James Brown And The Famous FlamesNo. 80
- Goodbye Baby — Jack ScottNo. 81
- Run Rudolph Run — Chuck BerryNo. 83
- I Just Thought You'd Like To Know — Johnny Cash And The Tennessee TwoNo. 85
- Merry Christmas Baby — Chuck BerryNo. 90
- Philadelphia U.S.A. — Art LundNo. 92
- Pretty Girls Everywhere — Eugene Church and The FellowsNo. 96
- Come Prima (Koma Preema) — Polly BergenNo. 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.