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title
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artist
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| 1 |
Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu |
Domenico Modugno |
| 2 |
All I Have To Do Is Dream |
The Everly Brothers |
| 3 |
Patricia |
Perez Prado |
| 4 |
Witch Doctor |
David Seville |
| 5 |
It's All In The Game |
Tommy Edwards |
| 6 |
Tequila |
The Champs |
| 7 |
Bird Dog |
The Everly Brothers |
| 8 |
Catch a Falling Star |
Perry Como |
| 9 |
Little Star |
The Elegants |
| 10 |
Return to Me |
Dean Martin |
| 11 |
Sail Along Silvery Moon |
Billy Vaughn |
| 12 |
Twilight Time |
The Platters |
| 13 |
The Purple People Eater |
Sheb Wooley |
| 14 |
At the Hop |
Danny & the Juniors |
| 15 |
Get a Job |
The Silhouettes |
| 16 |
Don't |
Elvis Presley |
| 17 |
He's Got the Whole World In His Hands |
Laurie London |
| 18 |
It's Only Make Believe |
Conway Twitty |
| 19 |
Yakety Yak |
The Coasters |
| 20 |
Poor Little Fool |
Ricky Nelson |
| 21 |
Secretly |
Jimmie Rodgers |
| 22 |
Rockin' Robin |
Bobby Day |
| 23 |
Tea For Two Cha Cha |
Tommy Dorsey |
| 24 |
Tom Dooley |
The Kingston Trio |
| 25 |
Sweet Little Sixteen |
Chuck Berry |
| 26 |
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck |
Elvis Presley |
| 27 |
Topsy II |
Cozy Cole |
| 28 |
Stood Up |
Ricky Nelson |
| 29 |
Just a Dream |
Jimmy Clanton |
| 30 |
Who's Sorry Now |
Connie Francis |
| 31 |
Splish Splash |
Bobby Darin |
| 32 |
A Wonderful Time Up There |
Pat Boone |
| 33 |
Tears on My Pillow |
Little Anthony & the Imperials |
| 34 |
Sugartime |
The McGuire Sisters |
| 35 |
Chantilly Lace |
Big Bopper |
| 36 |
The Stroll |
The Diamonds |
| 37 |
Lollipop |
The Chordettes |
| 38 |
When |
The Kalin Twins |
| 39 |
Looking Back |
Nat King Cole |
| 40 |
Book of Love |
The Monotones |
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"The Top Ten" was written by Gary Theroux and Bob Gilbert and published in 1982. It provides a "Top 40" list for each year from 1956 to 1981 and a one page article on each of the top ten songs from each year. It also has a collection of information on pop history to introduce each year." |
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"Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu)" was the consensus number one song of 1958. It was released by a number of artists but the original Italian recording by Domenico Modugno was by far the most popular. |
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Conway Twitty reached #1 with 'Its Only Make Believe' and was ranked #18 for the year by G & T -- Twitty would eventually become a country music star scoring 55 #1 country singles. |
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The Elegant were the epitome of the "one hit wonder." "Little Star" was a number one song in 1958 and ranked #9 for the year by G & T. It was the only top 40 recording for the group. |
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