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List of years in music (Table)
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195519561957 1958 195919601961
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Contents

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1958.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Domenico Modugno Volare 1958 Italy US BB 1 - Aug 1958, US CashBox 1 of 1958, Italy 1 of 1958, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Mar 1958, Grammy in 1958, Canada 2 - Jul 1958, Norway 2 - Oct 1958, South Africa 5 of 1958, Australia 6 of 1958, UK 10 - Sep 1958, RYM 29 of 1958, Europe 34 of the 1950s, DDD 56 of 1958
2 The Kingston Trio Tom Dooley 1958 United States US BB 1 - Oct 1958, Canada 1 - Oct 1958, Norway 1 - Jan 1959, Australia 1 for 10 weeks May 1958, UK 5 - Nov 1958, Australia 5 of 1958, Italy 5 of 1959, South Africa 8 of 1958, Europe 18 of the 1950s, US CashBox 20 of 1958, US BB 37 of 1958, POP 37 of 1958, RYM 89 of 1958, DDD 94 of 1958, RIAA 197, Acclaimed 1001
3 The Platters Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 1958 United States UK 1 - Jan 1959, US BB 1 - Dec 1958, Canada 1 - Dec 1958, Australia 1 for 9 weeks Jul 1958, Australia 3 of 1959, South Africa 3 of 1959, Italy 4 of 1959, RYM 6 of 1958, US CashBox 14 of 1959, Europe 25 of the 1950s, DDD 34 of 1958, RIAA 190, Acclaimed 1720
4 The Everly Brothers Bird Dog 1958 United States US BB 1 - Aug 1958, Canada 1 - Aug 1958, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1958, UK 2 - Sep 1958, Australia 2 of 1958, US CashBox 5 of 1958, Norway 5 - Oct 1965, US BB 25 of 1958, POP 25 of 1958, RYM 30 of 1958, Europe 33 of the 1950s, DDD 35 of 1958, Italy 88 of 1959, Acclaimed 1925
5 Tommy Edwards It's All in the Game 1958 United States UK 1 - Oct 1958, US BB 1 - Aug 1958, Canada 1 - Sep 1958, Australia 1 for 1 weeks May 1958, US CashBox 2 of 1958, US BB 6 of 1958, POP 6 of 1958, Australia 7 of 1958, RYM 9 of 1951, US 1940s 18 - Nov 1951, South Africa 20 of 1958, DDD 47 of 1958

Top Hits on record

See also: Hot 100 number-one hits of 1958 (United States)

Published popular music

Classical music

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Births

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Awards

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