| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 30 | ||||||
| Week ending MAY 3, 1958 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TWILIGHT TIME Platters (Mercury 71289) | 5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2 | TEQUILA Champs (Challenge 1016) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 3 | BOOK OF LOVE Monotones (Argo 5290) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| 4 | LOOKING BACK Nat “King” Cole (Capitol 3939) | 7 | 10 | 13 | 5 | |
| 5 | TALK TO ME, TALK TO ME Little Willie John (King 5108) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6 | DON’T YOU JUST KNOW IT Huey (Piano) Smith & Clowns (Ace 545) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 7 | JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry (Chess 1691) | 16 | — | — | 2 | |
| 8 | TO BE LOVED Jackie Wilson (Brunswick 55052) | 12 | 14 | 20 | 4 | |
| 9 | WITCH DOCTOR David Seville (Liberty 55132) | 18 | — | — | 2 | |
| 10 | SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN Chuck Berry (Chess 1683) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 11 | WEAR MY RING AROUND YOUR NECK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7240) | 26 | — | — | 2 | |
| 12 | HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD (In His Hands) Laurie London (Capitol 3891) | 17 | 30 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | LOLLIPOP Chordettes (Cadence 1345) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
| 14 | EVERY NIGHT (I Pray) Chantels (End 1015) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 15 | BEEN SO LONG Pastels (Argo 5287) | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 16 | FOR YOUR LOVE Ed Townsend (Capitol 3926) | 19 | 21 | — | 3 | |
| 17 | THE WALK Jimmy McCracklin (Checker 885) | 11 | 9 | 3 | 11 | |
| 18 | WE BELONG TOGETHER Robert & Johnny (Old Town 1047) | 20 | 23 | 26 | 4 | |
| 19 | HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOES Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1179) | 22 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | HAVE FAITH Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 273) | 14 | 15 | 21 | 5 | |
| 21 | LONELY ISLAND Sam Cooke (Keen 34009) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | |
| 22 | WHAT AM I LIVING FOR Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1179) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | DOWN ON MY KNEES Heartbeats (Roulette 4054) | 23 | — | — | 2 | |
| 24 | I MET HIM ON A SUNDAY (Ronde-Ronde) Shirelles (Decca 30588) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 5 | |
| 25 | WHY DO EVERYTHING HAPPEN TO ME B.B. King (Kent 301) | 25 | — | — | 2 | |
| 26 | SICK AND TIRED Fats Domino (Imperial 5515) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 27 | MAYBE BABY Crickets (Brunswick 55053) | 27 | 17 | 15 | 7 | |
| 28 | GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY Little Richard (Specialty 624) | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
| 29 | BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5503) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 30 | BOO-DA-BA Bill Doggett (King 5125) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 20 records, along with titles only for positions 21 through 30. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 20 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard R&B charts. |
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