BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS World Statistics Population: 2.945 billion Nobel Peace Prize: Rev. Dominique Georges Henri Pire (Belgium) European Economic Community (Common Market) becomes effective (Jan. 1). Egypt and Syria merge into United Arab Republic (Feb. 1). Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union as Bulganin resigns (Mar. 27). Gen. Charles de Gaulle becomes French premier (June 1), remaining in power until 1969. Eisenhower orders US Marines into Lebanon at request of President Chamoun, who fears overthrow (July 15). New French constitution adopted (Sept. 28), de Gaulle elected president of 5th Republic (Dec. 21). U.S. Statistics President: Dwight D. Eisenhower Vice President: Richard M. Nixon Population: 174,881,904 Life expectancy: 69.6 years Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 4.5 The US Supreme Court rules unanimously that Little Rock, Ark., schools must integrate (Sept. 29). Army's Jupiter-C rocket fires first US satellite, Explorer I, into orbit (Jan. 31). Economics US GDP (1998 dollars): $467.3 billion Federal spending: $82.41 billion Federal debt: $279.7 billion Consumer Price Index: 28.9 Unemployment: 4.3% Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03 ($0.04 as of 8/1/58) Sports World Series NY Yankees d. Milwaukee Braves (4-3) NBA Championship St. Louis Hawks d. Boston (4-2) Stanley Cup Montreal d. Boston (4-2) Wimbledon Women: Althea Gibson d. A. Mortimer (8-6 6-2) Men: Ashley Cooper d. N. Fraser (3-6 6-3 6-4 13-11) Kentucky Derby Champion Tim Tam NCAA Basketball Championship Kentucky d. Seattle (84-72) NCAA Football Champions LSU (AP, UPI) (11-0-0) & Iowa (FW) (8-1-1) World Cup Brazil d. Sweden (5-2) Entertainment Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: A Death in the Family, James Agee Music: Vanessa, Samuel Barber Drama: Look Homeward, Angel, Ketti Frings Oscars awarded in 1958 Academy Award, Best Picture: The Bridge on the River Kwai, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia) Nobel Prize for Literature: Boris Pasternak (USSR) (declined) Miss America: Marilyn Van Derbur (CO) Events Billboard debuts its Hot 100 chart. Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" boasts the first No. 1 record. Alvin Ailey establishes the American Dance Theatre. Elvis Presley is inducted into the U.S. Army (March 24). Movies Vertigo, Gigi, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Defiant Ones Books Antonin Artaud, The Theatre and Its Double Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's John Cheever, The Housebreaker of Shady Hill Jack Kerouac, The Subterraneans, The Dharma Bums Stanley Kunitz, Selected Poems, 1928—1958 Theodore Roethke, Words for the Wind Claude Lévi-Strauss, Structural Anthropology Leon Uris, Exodus Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Frederick Sanger (UK), for determining molecular structure of insulin Physics: Pavel A. Cherenkov, Ilya M. Frank, and Igor E. Tamm (all USSR), for work resulting in development of cosmic-ray counter Physiology or Medicine: Joshua Lederberg (US), for work with genetic mechanisms; George W. Beadie and Edward L. Tatum (both US), for discovering how genes transmit hereditary characteristics First transatlantic jet passenger service started by BOAC, with a New York to London route (Oct. 4). The existence of the Van Allen Belt, a radiation belt surrounding the Earth, is confirmed by the Explorer I satellite. NASA initiates Project Mercury, aimed at putting a man in space within two years. Deaths Robert Donat Norman Bel Geddes Alfred Noyes

001 - Domenico Modugo - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) 002 - Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do Is Dream 003 - Elvis - Don't 004 - David Seville - Witch Doctor 005 - Perez Prado - Patricia 006 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire 007 - Perry Como - Catch a Falling Star 008 - Champs - Tequila 009 - Tommy Edwards - It's All in the Game 010 - Dean Martin - Return to Me 011 - Twitty - It's Only Make Believe 012 - Sheb Wolley - The Purple People Eater 013 - Everly Brothers - Bird Dog 014 - Silhouettes - Get a Job 015 - Elegants - Little Star 016 - Platters - Twilight Time 017 - Ricky Nelson - Stood Up 018 - Laurie London - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands 019 - Jimmie Rodgers - Secretly 020 - Danny and the Jrs - At the Hop 021 - Coasters - Yakety Yak 022 - Elvis - Wear My Ring Around Your Neck 023 - Bobby Day - Rock-in Robin 024 - Ricky Nelson - Poor Little Fool 025 - Pat Boone - A Wonderful Time Up There 026 - Jimmy Clanton - Just a Dream 027 - McGuire Sisters - Sugartime 028 - Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley 029 - Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen 030 - Cozy Cole - Topsy II 031 - Nat King Cole - Looking Back 032 - Monotones -Book of Love - 033 - Tommy Dorsey - Tea For Two Cha Cha 034 - Little Anthony-Imperials - Tears on My Pillow 035 - Royal Teens - Short Shorts 036 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire 037 - Chordettes - Lollipop 038 - Bobby Darin - Splish Splash 039 - Connie Francis -who's Sorry Now - 040 - Jack Scott - My True Love 041 - Jody Reynolds - Endlesssleep 042 - Bobby Freeman - Do You Wanna Dance 043 - Kalin Twins - When 044 - Teddy Bears - To Know Him Is to Love Him 045 - Pat Boone - April Love 046 - Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser 047 - Crescendos - Oh Julie 048 - Diamonds - The Stroll 049 - Elvis Presley - Hard Headed Woman 050 - Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue 051 - Don Gibson - Oh Lonesome Me 052 - The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace 053 - Rick Nelson - Lonesome Town 054 - Frank Sinatra - All the Way 055 - Elvis Presley - One Night 056 - Robin Luke - Susie Darlin' 057 - Four Preps - 26 Miles 058 - Earl Grant - The End 059 - Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 060 - Playmates - Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) 061 - Mitch Miller - March From the River Kwai and Colonel B 062 - Everly Brothers - Problems 063 - Bobby Darin - Queen of the Hop 064 - Will Glahe - Liechtensteiner Polka 065 - Elvis Presley - I Got Stung 066 - Andy Williams - Are You Sincere 067 - Ricky Nelson - I Got a Feeling 068 - Poni Tails - Born Too Late 069 - Johnny Otis Show - Willie and the Hand Jive 070 - Four Preps - Big Man 071 - Crickets - Oh Boy 072 - Chuck Willis - What Am I Living For 073 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode 074 - Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues 075 - Roger Williams - Near You 076 - Peggy Lee - Fever 077 - Ed Townsend - For Your Love 078 - Paul Anka - You Are My Destiny 079 - Art and Dotty Todd - Chanson D'Amour (Song of Love) 080 - Lou Monte - Lazy Mary 081 - Johnny Cash - Ballad of a Teenage Queen 082 - Pat Boone - It's Too Soon to Know 083 - Jimmy McCracklin - The Walk 084 - Perry Como - Kewpie Doll 085 - George Hamilton Iv - Why Don't They Understand 086 - Frankie Avalon - Dede Dinah 087 - Pat Boone - Sugar Moon 088 - Everly Brothers - Devoted to You 089 - Chantels - Maybe 090 - Kathy Linden - Billy 091 - Johnny Cash - Guess Things Happen That Way 092 - Olympics - Western Movies 093 - Roy Hamilton - Don't Let Go 094 - Hollywood Flames - Buzz-Buzz-Buzz 095 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless 096 - Jan and Arnie - Jennie Lee 097 - Royaltones - Poor Boy 098 - Marty Robins - The Story of My Life 099 - Frankie Avalon - I'll Wait For You 100 - Frankie Avalon - Ginger Bread

1958 Grammy Awards Record of the Year “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu” (Volare), Domenico Modugno Album of the Year The Music From Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini (RCA) Song of the Year “Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu,” Domenico Modugno, songwriter Best Vocal Performance, Male “Catch a Falling Star,” Perry Como Best Vocal Performance, Female Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald Best Performance By a Vocal Group or Chorus “That Old Black Magic,” Louis Prima and Keely Smith Best Rhythm and Blues Performance “Tequila,” Champs Best Jazz Performance, Individual Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Ella Fitzgerald Best Jazz Performance, Group Basie, Count Basie Best Performance By a Dance Band Basie, Count Basie Best Country and Western Performance “Tom Dooley,” Kingston Trio Best Performance By an Orchestra Billy May's Big Fat Brass, Billy May Best Arrangement The Music From Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini, arranger Best Musical Composition First Recorded and Released in 1958 (More Than Five Minutes) “Cross Country Suite,” Nelson Riddle, composer Best Original Cast Album, Broadway or Television The Music Man, Meredith Willson (Capitol) Best Soundtrack Album, Dramatic Picture Score or Original Cast Gigi, André Previn (MGM) Best Classical Performance, Orchestra Gaîté Parisienne, Felix Slatkin conducting Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Best Classical Performance, Chamber Music (Including Chamber Orchestra) Beethoven, Quartet 130, Hollywood String Quartet Best Classical Performance, Instrumental (With Concerto Scale Accompaniment) Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, Van Cliburn, pianist; Kiril Kondrashin Symphony Orchestra Best Classical Performance, Instrumental (Other Than Concerto Scale) Segovia Golden Jubilee, Andrés Segovia Best Classical Performance, Operatic or Choral Virtuoso, Roger Wagner Chorale Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist (With or Without Orchestra) Operatic Recital, Renata Tebaldi Best Comedy Performance “The Chipmunk Song,” David Seville Best Performance, Documentary or Spoken Word The Best of the Stan Freberg Shows, Stan Freberg Best Recording for Children “The Chipmunk Song,” David Seville (Liberty) Best Album Cover Only the Lonely, Frank Sinatra (Capitol)