Top R&B Songs of 1958 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #141] charted as All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette in UK charts
[Cadence 1348]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant

#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1934
[Mercury 71383]
written by Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern

[Cadence 1350]
written by Boudleaux Bryant

[RCA 47-7280]
written by Claude Demetrius

[RCA 47-7150]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

[MGM 12677]
written by Jack Nance & Conway Twitty

produced by Phil Spector
[Dore 503]
written by Phil Spector

[Mercury 71289]
written by Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, Artie Dunn & Buck Ram

B side to My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
[Imperial 5528]
written by Sharon Sheeley

[RCA 47-7240]
written by Bert Carroll & Russell Moody

[Decca 9-30642]
written by Jack Reardon & Paul Evans

written by Ted Snyder, Bert Kalmar & Harry Ruby

instrumental
[Challenge 1016]
written by Daniel Flores

hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956 ; charted as One Night / I Got Stung in UK charts
[RCA Victor 47-7410]
written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King & Anita Steiman

traditional american folk song, 1866
[Capitol 4049]
written by Dave Guard

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #456]
[ABC-Paramount 9972]
written by traditional, Harold Logan & Lloyd Price

[Capitol 3960]
written by Bruce Belland & Glen Larson

as Perez Prado & His Orchestra
[RCA Victor 47-7245]
written by Perez Prado & Bob Marcus

[MGM 12738]
written by Betty Peterson Blasco & Borney Bergantine

[Cadence 1345]
written by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixson

[Liberty 55132]
written by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

[Atco 6116]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

[novelty]
[MGM 12651]
written by Sheb Wooley

[Apt 25005]
written by Vito Picone & Arthur Venosa

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #272]
[Chess 1683]
written by Chuck Berry

as Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington
instrumental
[Decca 30704]
written by Vincent Youmans & Irving Caesar

charted as My True Love / Leroy in US R&B charts
[Carlton 462]
written by Jack Scott

[ABC-Paramount 9934]
written by Charles Strouse & Frederick Tobias

[Class 229]
written by Jimmie Thomas

with Jack Marshall's Music
[Capitol 3998]
written by Eddie Cooley & John Davenport

[Atco 6117]
written by Bobby Darin & Murray Kaufman

[Ember 1029]
written by Earl Beal, Raymond Edwards, Richard Lewis & William Horton

[Sun 288]
written by Otis Blackwell

Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1959 Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1959
[Decca 30677]
written by Domenico Modugno & Franco Migliacci

as Bill Parsons
[novelty]
[Fraternity 835]
written by Bill Parsons & Orville Lunsford

[ABC-Paramount 9880]
written by Paul Anka

with David Seville
[novelty] Christmas
[Liberty 55168]
written by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.

[Del-Fi 4110]
written by Ritchie Valens

instrumental charted as Topsy I / Topsy II in UK charts
[Love 5004]
written by Eddie Durham & Edgar Battle

[novelty]
[Mercury 71343]
written by JP Richardson

as Buddy Holly & The Crickets
[Brunswick 55053]
written by Norman Petty & Charles Hardin

[Specialty 645]
written by Harry Akst & Benny Davis

[Coed 506]
written by Luther Dixon & Allyson R. Khent

[Capitol 3845]
written by Bruce Belland & Glen Larson

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #94]
[Specialty 624]
written by John Marascalco & Robert Blackwell

instrumental
[Jamie 1104]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood

[novelty]
[Zee 103 / Demon 1508]
written by Cliff Goldsmith & Fred Smith

[Roulette 4045]
written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore

[ABC 9882]
written by Tom Austin, Bill Crandell, Bill Dalton & Bob Gaudio

[Dot 15781]
written by Robin Luke

as Jimmy Clanton and His Rockets
[Ace 546]
written by Jimmy Clanton & Cosimo Matassa

as The Imperials
written by Sylvester Bradford & Al Lewis

[Imperial 5503]
written by Dorsey Burnette & Johnny Burnette

[Roulette 4070]
written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Hugo Peretti & Luigi Creatore

[Monument 400]
written by Paul Clayton, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Fred Hellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Larry Ehrlich & Dave Lazer

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #73]
[Liberty 55144]
written by Eddie Cochran & Jerry Capehart

[Capitol 3939]
written by Brook Benton, Belford Hendricks & Clyde Otis

[Josie 835]
written by Bobby Freeman

[Argo 5290]
written by Warren Davis, George Malone & Charles Patrick

featuring Janice Green
[Nasco 6005]
written by Noel Ball & Ken Moffitt

[Atlantic 1199]
written by Brook Benton & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]

[Atco 6127]
written by Woody Harris

[Demon 1507]
written by Jody Reynolds & Dolores Nance

[Sun 296]
written by Jerry Lee Lewis & Ron Hargrave

[Atlantic 2007]
written by Al Julia

[Imperial 5553]
written by Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #308]
[Brunswick 55105]
written by Berry Gordy & Tyran Carlo

[Era 1064]
written by Wayne Shanklin

US B-side to Don't
[RCA 47-7150]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & Kelly Owens

backing vocals by the Four Dates
[Chancellor 1021]
written by Clint Ballard & Hank Hunter

[Mercury 71322]
written by Danny Webb

[novelty]
written by Jon Sheldon & Harry Land

[Checker 885]
written by Jimmy McCracklin & Bob Garlic

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #7]
[Chess 1691]
written by Chuck Berry

[Chancellor 1011]
written by Peter De Angelis & Bob Marcucci

written by Fred Jay & Art Harris

B side to Bird Dog
[Cadence 1350]
written by Felice Bryant & Boudleaux Bryant

[Arwin 108]
written by Arnie Ginsburg & Jan Berry

[Imperial 5545]
written by Baker Knight

[Decca 9-30719]
written by Jimmy Krondes & Sid Jacobson

instrumental
[Jamie 1111]
written by Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood

as the Johnny Otis Show
[Capitol 3966]
written by Johnny Otis

[Ace 545]
written by Huey Smith

[Swan 4002]
written by Bob Crewe & Frank Slay

[Brunswick 55052]
written by Berry Gordy, Gwendolyn Gordy & Tyran Carlo

[Imperial 5503]
written by Clarence Williams

as Jerry Butler & The Impressions
[Abner 1013]
written by Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks & Jerry Butler

charted as My True Love / Leroy in US R&B charts
[Carlton 462]
written by Giuseppe Perotti & Jack Scott

[Epic 9257]
written by Jesse Stone

US B-side to Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
written by Clyde Otis & Willie Dixon

charted as Sick and Tired / No, No in US R&B charts
[Imperial 5515]
written by Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #195]
[End 1005]
written by Richard Barrett, Arlene Smith & George Goldner

[Challenge 59013]
written by Tommy Jarrett

[Capitol 3926]
written by Ed Townsend

[Dot 15805]
written by Don Burch

written in 1926, with new lyrics added
[Cadence 1358]
written by Al Hoffman, Charles E. King & Dick Manning

[RCA Victor 7160]
written by Paolo Citorello & Lou Monte

[Specialty 633]
written by Richard W. Penniman

[RCA Victor 7408]
written by Neil Sedaka & Howard Greenfield

as Link Wray & His Ray Men
[instruental]
[Cadence 1347]
written by Milt Grant & Link Wray