Top 100 songs for December 29, 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 “The Chipmunk Song” by The Chipmunks With David Seville. Meanwhile, “The Little Drummer Boy” by The Harry Simeone Chorale rises from No. 88 to No. 29. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Little Drummer Boy — The Harry Simeone Choraleup 59 places, No. 88 → No. 29
- Goodbye Baby — Jack Scottup 38 places, No. 68 → No. 30
- Jingle Bell Rock — Bobby Helmsup 22 places, No. 57 → No. 35
New to this week’s Top 10
- Whole Lotta Loving — Fats DominoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Little Drummer Boy — The Harry Simeone ChoraleNo. 29
- Goodbye Baby — Jack ScottNo. 30
- The Diary — Neil SedakaNo. 32
- I Cried A Tear — LaVern BakerNo. 34
- Jingle Bell Rock — Bobby HelmsNo. 35
- Turvy II — Cozy ColeNo. 36
- The All American Boy — Bill ParsonsNo. 39
First-week entries
- Green Chri$tma$ — Stan FrebergNo. 44
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei Au) — Andy WilliamsNo. 72
- Blue Hawaii — Billy Vaughn And His OrchestraNo. 73
- The Worryin' Kind — Tommy Sands And The RaidersNo. 76
- La Bamba — Ritchie ValensNo. 81
- The Voice In My Heart — Eydie GormeNo. 88
- The Bluebird, The Buzzard & The Oriole — Bobby DayNo. 92
- Funny — Jesse BelvinNo. 93
- Save My Soul — Jack ScottNo. 98
- Heartbeat — Buddy HollyNo. 99
- Red River Rose — The Ames BrothersNo. 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.