This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958.

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Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts for the longest time in 1958, in their respective countries.

Top Hits on record

• "All I Have To Do Is Dream" – The Everly Brothers • "Are You Sincere?" – Andy Williams • "Believe What You Say" – Ricky Nelson • "Big Man" – The Four Preps • "Billy" – Kathy Linden • "Bird Dog" – Everly Brothers • "Blast Off" – The Tyrones • "Blue Boy" – Jim Reeves • "Born Too Late" – The Poni-Tails • "Breathless" – Jerry Lee Lewis • "Broke Down Baby" – The Tyrones • "Cannonball" – Duane Eddy • "Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como • "Come Dance With Me" – Frank Sinatra • "Come On Let's Go" – Ritchie Valens • "Come prima" ("Tu me donnes") – Dalida • "DeDe Dinah" – Frankie Avalon • "Everybody Loves A Lover" – Doris Day • "Dans le bleu du ciel bleu" – Dalida • "The Day the Rains Came" – Jane Morgan • "El Diablo" – Frankie Laine • "Don't" – Elvis Presley • "Fallin'" – Connie Francis • "Fever" – Peggy Lee • "For Your Love" – Ed Townsend • "Get a Job" – The Silhouettes • "Got a Job" – Smokey Robinson and The Miracles • "Ginger Bread" – Frankie Avalon • "Gondolier" – Dalida • "Great Balls Of Fire" – Jerry Lee Lewis • "Guitare et tambourin" – Dalida • "Hard Headed Woman" – Elvis Presley • "Hava Nagila" – Dalida • "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" – Andy Williams • "Heartbeat" – Buddy Holly • "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" – Laurie London • "High Class Baby" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters • "Hoots Mon" – Lord Rockingham's XI • "I am a Mole and I Live in a Hole" – The Southlanders • "I Can't Stop Loving You" – Don Gibson (B-side to "Oh, Lonesome Me") • "It's All in the Game" – Tommy Edwards • "I Got a Feeling" – Ricky Nelson • "I Have To Cry" – Frankie Laine • "I Met Him On A Sunday" – The Shirelles • "I Wonder Why" – Dion & the Belmonts • "I'll Get By" – Connie Francis • "I'll Wait for You" – Frankie Avalon • "I'm Not Just Anybody's Baby" – Mindy Carson • "I'm Shook" – The Tyrones • "I'm Sorry I Made You Cry" – Connie Francis • "It's Only Make Believe" – Conway Twitty • "Journey's End" – Frankie Laine • "Johnny B. Goode" – Chuck Berry • "King Creole" – Elvis Presley • "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" – Jimmie Rodgers • "Lazy Mary (Luna Mezzo Mare) – Lou Monte • "Le jour où la pluie viendra" – Dalida • "Left Right Out Of Your Heart" – Patti Page • "Les Gitans" – Dalida • "Little Star" – The Elegants • "Lollipop" – The Chordettes • "Looking Back" – Nat King Cole • "Maybe" (The Chantels song) – The Chantels • "Maybe Baby" – Buddy Holly • "Mexican Hat Rock" – Dave Appell/The Applejacks • "Milord" – Édith Piaf • "Move It" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters (Original B-side to "Schoolboy Crush") • "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" – Ricky Nelson • "My Happiness" – Connie Francis • "Nobody but You" - Dee Clark • "No One Knows" – Dion and the Belmonts • "Oh Julie" – The Crescendos • "Oh, Lonesome Me" – Don Gibson • "One Summer Night" – Danleers • "Partners" – Jim Reeves • "Patricia" – Perez Prado • "Poor Little Fool" – Ricky Nelson • "Promise Me, Love" – Andy Williams • "Queen of the Hop" – Bobby Darin • "Ramrod" – Duane Eddy • "Rave On" – Buddy Holly • "Rawhide" – Frankie Laine • "Return To Me (Ritorna A Me)" – Dean Martin • "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" – Danny & the Juniors • "Rocka-Conga" – Dave Appell/The Applejacks • "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee • "Rockin' Robin" – Bobby Day • "Scarlet Ribbons" – The Kingston Trio • "Schoolboy Crush" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters (B-side to "Move It") (Original A-side to "Move It") • "Short Shorts" – The Royal Teens • "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" – The Platters • "Stupid Cupid" – Connie Francis • "Sugartime" – The McGuire Sisters • "Summertime Blues" – Eddie Cochran • "Sweet Little Sixteen" – Chuck Berry • "Teacher's Pet" – Doris Day • "Tequila" – The Champs • "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" – The Chipmunks with David Seville • "The Happy Organ – Dave "Baby" Cortez • "The Purple People Eater" – Sheb Wooley • "To Know Him is to Love Him" – The Teddy Bears • "Tom Dooley" – The Kingston Trio • "Twilight Time" – The Platters • "Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)" – Domenico Modugno • "The Walk" – Jimmy McCracklin • "Well All Right" – Buddy Holly • "Western Movies" – The Olympics • "What Am I Living For" – Chuck Willis • "When" – The Kalin Twins • "Who's Sorry Now?" – Connie Francis • "Why Don't They Understand" – George Hamilton IV • "Witch Doctor" – Dave Seville • "A Wonderful Time Up There" – Pat Boone • "Yakety Yak" – The Coasters • "You Always Hurt the One You Love" – Connie Francis • "Zorro" - The Chordettes

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