US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 3rd May, 1958

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 3, 1958

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 3rd May, 1958

#1 WITCH DOCTOR By David Seville (Liberty)

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US Top 40 Singles – 3rd May, 1958

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 3rd May, 1958
Issue Date: 12th May, 1958

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 WITCH DOCTOR —●— David Seville (Liberty)-5 (2S/2A) (3 wks @ #1) (1)
2 2 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM —●— The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-4 (1S/3A) (2)
3 3 TWILIGHT TIME —●— The Platters (Mercury)-6 (3S/1A) (1)
4 4 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD (In His Hands) —●— Laurie London (Capitol)-8 (5S/4A) (2)
5 5 WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK —●— Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (4S/5A) (4)
6 9 RETURN TO ME —●— Dean Martin (Capitol)-6 (6S/8A) (6)
7 6 BOOK OF LOVE —●— The Monotones (Argo)-8 (7S/9A) (6)
8 7 TEQUILA —●— The Champs (Challenge)-12 (8S/12A) (1)
9 8 OH LONESOME ME —●— Don Gibson (RCA Victor)-10 (9S/10A) (8)
10 12 LOOKING BACK —●— Nat King Cole (Capitol)-5 (10S/14A) (10)

11 20 JOHNNY B. GOODE —●— Chuck Berry (Chess)-3 (12S/25A) (11)
12 10 LOLLIPOP —●— The Chordettes (Cadence)-10 (13S/16A) (2)
13 13 KEWPIE DOLL —●— Perry Como (RCA Victor)-5 (14S/6A) (13)
14 16 CHANSON D’AMOUR (Song Of Love) —●— Art and Dotty Todd (Era)-5 (16S/7A) (14)
15 14 BILLY —●— Kathy Linden (Felsted)-9 (17S/17A) (12)
16 11 WHO’S SORRY NOW —●— Connie Francis (MGM)-12 (19S/15A) (4)
17 17 DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT —●— Huey (Piano) Smith and the Clowns (Ace)-8 (20S) (9)
18 29 t FOR YOUR LOVE —●— Ed Townsend (Capitol)-4 (21S) (18)
19 15 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE —●— Pat Boone (Dot)-13 (15S/18A) (10)
20 28 LAZY MARY —●— Lou Monte (RCA Victor)-10 (23S) (12)

21 24 BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY —●— Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-6 (11S) (8)
22 26 t SKINNY MINNIE —●— Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-5 (24S) (22)
23 t 19 CRAZY LOVE —●— Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)-4 (18S) (19)
23 t 83 t BIG MAN —●— The Four Preps (Capitol)-2 (25S/13A) (23)
25 36 YOU —●— The Aquatones (Fargo)-3 (27S) (25)
26 18 ARE YOU SINCERE —●— Andy Williams (Cadence)-13 (29S/24A) (10)
27 t 22 MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT —●— Ricky Nelson (Imperial)-7 (11S) (18)
27 t 81 t SUGAR MOON —●— Pat Boone (Dot)-2 (30S/20A) (27)
29 23 SUGARTIME —●— The McGuire Sisters (Coral)-20 (31S) (5)
30 t 25 CATCH A FALLING STAR —●— Perry Como (RCA Victor)-17 (28S) (9)
30 t 56 t CLAUDETTE —●— The Everly Brothers (Cadence)-2 (1S) (30)

32 t 33 26 MILES (Santa Catalina) —●— The Four Preps (Capitol)-17 (32S) (4)
32 t 67 SICK AND TIRED —●— Fats Domino (Imperial)-2 (22S) (32)
34 29 t TO BE LOVED —●— Jackie Wilson (Brunswick)-5 (33S) (29)
35 46 t JUST MARRIED —●— Marty Robbins (Columbia)-5 (26S) (35)
36 t 42 t TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME —●— Little Willie John (King)-6 (38S) (36)
36 t 81 t TORERO —●— Renato Carosone (Capitol)-2 (36S) (36)
38 t 35 THE LITTLE BLUE MAN —●— Betty Johnson (Atlantic)-12 (40S) (20)
38 t 49 t RUMBLE —●— Link Wray and His Ray Men (Cadence)-3 (41S) (38)
40 t 26 t SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON —●— Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra (Dot)-21 (39S) (5)
40 t 37 WE BELONG TOGETHER —●— Robert and Johnny (Old Town)-12 (43S) (33)
40 t 48 NEE NEE NA NA NA NA NU NU —●— Dickie Doo and the Don’ts (Swan)-2 (44S) (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 3rd May, 1958

43 39 t DON’T —●— Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-16 (37S) (1)
44 21 DONCHA’ THINK IT’S TIME —●— Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (4S) (21)
45 t 32 IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW —●— Pat Boone (Dot)-13 (15S) (13)
49 29 t BREATHLESS —●— Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)-11 (46S) (7)
50 t 34 SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN —●— Chuck Berry (Chess)-13 (47S) (2)
59 t 39 t MARCH FROM THE RIVER KWAI AND COLONEL BOGEY —●— Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-18 (21)
72 38 DINNER WITH DRAC (Part 1) —●— John Zacherle “The Cool Ghoul” (Cameo)-10 (6)

POWER HITS: 3rd May, 1958

48 90 t SECRETLY —●— Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)-2 (45S) (48)
50 t 49 t THE LITTLE TRAIN (Die Kleine Bimmelbahn) —●— Marianne Vasel and Erich Storz (Mercury)-2 (48S) (49)

NEW THIS WEEK: 3rd May, 1958

55 t — WHAT AM I LIVING FOR —●— Chuck Willis (Atlantic)-1 (35S) (55)
73 t — CHANSON D’AMOUR (Song Of Love) —●— The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-1 (21A) (73)
81 — DO YOU WANT TO DANCE —●— Bobby Freeman (Josie)-1 (81)
82 t — JACQUELINE —●— Bobby Helms (Decca)-1 (82)
87 t — ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE —●— Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (87)
87 t — BLUEBIRDS OVER THE MOUNTAIN —●— Ersel Hickey (Epic)-2 (87)
87 t — I’M HAPPY —●— The Four Dates (Chancellor)-1 (87)
87 t — I’M SORRY I MADE YOU CRY —●— Connie Francis (MGM)-1 (87)
93 t — YOU WERE MADE FOR ME —●— Sam Cooke (Keen)-7 (39)
98 t — COME WHAT MAY —●— Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-1 (98)

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