BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:OCTOBER 20,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 2 8 1 ROCK-IN' ROBIN-BOBBY DAY
2 4 7 2 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials
3 1 6 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
4 10 9 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
5 5 3 5 Topsy II-Cozy Cole
6 15 5 6 Down The Aisle Of Love-Quin-Tones
7 - 1 7 Hold It-Bill Doggett
8 - 1 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
9 20 2 9 Ten Commandments Of Love-Harvey & The Moonglows
10 - 1 10 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
11 - 1 11 Little Boy Blue-Bobby (Blue) Bland
12 - 1 12 My Life-Chuck Willis
13 - 1 13 Yes I Want You-Ivory Joe Hunter
14 - 1 14 Close To You-Muddy Waters
15 7 4 7 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper
16 - 1 16 Baby Face-Little Richard
17 - 1 17 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
18 16 4 16 Carol-Chuck Berry
19 14 5 11 Summertime Blues-Eddie Cochran
20 - 1 20 Itchy Twitchy Feeling-Bobby Hendricks
21 8 13 1 Little Star-Elegants
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:OCTOBER 27,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 5 4 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 3 7 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
3 2 8 2 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials
4 4 10 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
5 1 9 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
6 7 2 6 Hold It-Bill Doggett
7 10 2 7 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
8 17 2 8 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
9 8 2 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
10 9 3 9 Ten Commandments Of Love-Harvey & The Moonglows
11 14 2 11 Close To You-Muddy Waters
12 18 5 12 Carol-Chuck Berry
13 13 2 13 Yes I Want You-Ivory Joe Hunter
14 11 2 11 Little Boy Blue-Bobby (Blue) Bland
15 12 2 12 My Life-Chuck Willis
16 16 2 16 Baby Face-Little Richard
17 23 2 17 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
18 6 6 6 Down The Aisle Of Love-Quin-Tones
19 24 2 19 Tell It Like It Is-Little Willie John
20 15 5 7 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:NOVEMBER 3,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 5 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 2 8 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
3 6 3 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
4 4 11 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
5 3 9 2 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials
6 7 3 7 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
7 8 3 8 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
8 5 10 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
9 11 3 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
10 28 4 10 Just A Dream-Jimmy Clanton
11 17 3 11 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
12 16 3 12 Baby Face-Little Richard
13 12 6 13 Carol-Chuck Berry
14 9 3 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
15 10 4 9 Ten Commandments Of Love-Harvey & The Moonglows
16 21 4 16 The End-Earl Grant
17 15 3 12 My Life-Chuck Willis
18 22 15 1 Little Star-Elegants
19 - 1 19 I'm Sorry-Kenny Maerin
20 - 1 20 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:NOVEMBER 10,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 6 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 2 9 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
3 8 11 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
4 5 10 2 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials
5 7 4 5 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
6 6 4 6 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
7 3 4 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
8 4 12 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
9 10 5 9 Just A Dream-Jimmy Clanton
10 9 4 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
11 11 4 11 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
12 20 2 12 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
13 - 1 13 Try Me-James Brown
14 12 4 12 Baby Face-Little Richard
15 30 3 12 It's Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty
16 - 1 16 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
17 27 7 7 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper
18 15 5 9 Ten Commandments Of Love-Harvey & The Moonglows
19 18 16 1 Little Star-Elegants
20 26 4 11 Little Boy Blue-Bobby (Blue) Bland
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:NOVEMBER 17,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 7 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 2 10 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
3 3 11 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
4 5 5 4 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
5 6 5 5 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
6 11 5 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
7 7 5 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
8 9 6 8 Just A Dream-Jimmy Clanton
9 12 3 9 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
10 4 11 2 Tears On My Pillow-Little Anthony & The Imperials
11 16 2 11 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
12 17 8 7 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper
13 8 13 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
14 10 5 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
15 20 5 11 Little Boy Blue-Bobby (Blue) Bland
16 - 1 16 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
17 RE 2 17 Why Me?-Ruth Brown
18 13 2 13 Try Me-James Brown
19 21 5 19 Tell It Like It Is-Little Willie John
20 - 1 20 Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:NOVEMBER 24,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 8 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 3 12 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
3 2 11 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
4 4 6 4 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
5 5 6 5 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
6 6 6 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
7 9 4 7 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
8 7 6 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
9 14 6 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
10 20 2 10 Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson
11 16 2 11 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
12 22 6 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
13 11 3 11 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
14 18 3 13 Try Me-James Brown
15 13 14 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
16 - 1 16 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
17 25 2 17 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears
18 27 2 18 One Night-Elvis Presley
19 - 1 19 Everything Will Be All Right-Gene Allison
20 15 6 11 Little Boy Blue-Bobby (Blue) Bland
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:DECEMBER 1,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 9 1 TOPSY II-COZY COLE
2 4 7 2 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
3 16 2 3 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
4 3 12 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
5 5 7 5 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
6 11 3 6 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
7 10 3 7 Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson
8 2 13 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
9 6 7 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
10 12 7 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
11 14 4 11 Try Me-James Brown
12 8 7 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
13 17 3 13 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears
14 7 5 7 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
15 9 7 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
16 13 4 11 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
17 18 3 17 One Night-Elvis Presley
18 15 15 4 Win Your Love For Me-Sam Cooke
19 22 6 12 It's Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty
20 25 3 20 You've Been An Angel-B.B. King
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:DECEMBER 8,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 2 8 1 A LOVER'S QUESTION-CLYDE McPHATTER
2 3 3 2 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
3 1 10 1 Topsy II-Cozy Cole
4 6 4 4 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
5 7 4 5 Lonely Teardrops-Jackie Wilson
6 5 8 5 I'm Gonna Get My Baby-Jimmy Reed
7 4 13 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
8 10 8 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
9 9 8 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
10 13 4 10 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears
11 8 14 1 Rock-in' Robin-Bobby Day
12 17 4 12 One Night-Elvis Presley
13 14 6 7 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
14 11 5 11 Try Me-James Brown
15 12 8 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
16 20 4 16 You've Been An Angel-B.B. King
17 16 5 11 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
18 21 3 18 Secret Love-Ahmad Jamal
19 15 8 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
20 19 7 12 It's Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:DECEMBER 15,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 5 5 1 LONELY TEARDROPS-JACKIE WILSON
2 1 9 1 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
3 4 5 3 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
4 2 4 2 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
5 14 6 5 Try Me-James Brown
6 13 7 6 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
7 7 14 1 It's All In The Game-Tommy Edwards
8 8 9 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
9 17 6 9 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
10 - 1 10 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Platters
11 25 12 7 Chantilly Lace-Big Bopper
12 3 11 1 Topsy II-Cozy Cole
13 - 1 13 Sweet Little Rock And Roller-Chuck Berry
14 9 9 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
15 - 1 15 Rockhouse II-Ray Charles
16 - 1 16 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price
17 10 5 10 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears
18 15 9 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
19 19 9 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
20 - 1 20 The Chipmunk Song-David Seville & The Chipmunks
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:DECEMBER 22,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 6 1 LONELY TEARDROPS-JACKIE WILSON
2 5 7 2 Try Me-James Brown
3 10 2 3 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Platters
4 2 10 1 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
5 3 6 3 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
6 16 2 6 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price
7 4 5 2 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
8 20 2 8 The Chipmunk Song-David Seville & The Chipmunks
9 RE 3 9 Tom Dooley-Kingston Trio
10 9 7 9 Please Accept My Love-B.B. King
11 18 10 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
12 23 10 12 Love You Most OF All-Sam Cooke
13 19 10 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
14 6 8 6 Queen Of The Hop-Bobby Darin
15 17 6 10 To Know Him Is To Love Him-Teddy Bears
16 RE 2 16 Sweet Home Chicago-Little Jr. Parker
17 15 2 15 Rockhouse II-Ray Charles
18 8 10 8 It Don't Hurt No More-Nappy Brown
19 24 2 19 Keep A-Driving-Chuck Willis
20 14 10 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE'S R&B SINGLES CHART FOR WEEK OF:DECEMBER 29,1958
"HOT R&B"
TW LW Wks HP Song-Artist
1 1 7 1 LONELY TEARDROPS-JACKIE WILSON
2 2 8 2 Try Me-James Brown
3 4 11 1 A Lover's Question-Clyde McPhatter
4 6 3 4 Stagger Lee-Lloyd Price
5 3 3 3 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes-Platters
6 5 7 3 Nobody But You-Dee Clark
7 7 6 2 Whole Lotta Loving-Fats Domino
8 11 11 3 Hold It-Bill Doggett
9 9 4 9 Tom Dooley-Kingston Trio
10 22 2 10 Pretty Girls Everywhere-Eugene Church & Fellows
11 8 3 8 The Chipmunk Song-David Seville & The Chipmunks
12 12 11 12 Love You Most OF All-Sam Cooke
13 20 11 6 Key To The Highway-Little Walter
14 17 3 14 Rockhouse II-Ray Charles
15 16 3 15 Sweet Home Chicago-Little Jr. Parker
16 13 11 9 Close To You-Muddy Waters
17 21 7 12 One Night-Elvis Presley
18 23 13 1 Topsy II-Cozy Cole
19 19 3 19 Keep A-Driving-Chuck Willis
20 25 10 12 It's Only Make Believe-Conway Twitty
* In the October 20th,1958 issue of Billboard you can find
the first "Hot R&B" chart.The weekly totals & last week positions
(October 20,1958)include the chart action from the Billboard
Best Sellers R&B chart.The Billboard Best Sellers R&B chart
printed it's final chart in the October 13,1958 issue.
