# Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1958

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 25, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1958/696449 "2014-08-25T09:35:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1958/696449/1 "2014-08-25T09:35:15Z")

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Well, in the two polls we’ve done so far, we’ve seen Elvis come out on top each time (more decisively so in '57 than in '56.) Let’s move on to 1958 - a year in which (horror of horrors!) Elvis was only on top of the charts for one week, and see what happens. It was in August 1958 that Billboard’s top singles chart officially became known as the Hot 100, and Billboard considers “Poor Little Fool” the first #1 single of the Hot 100 era, but as discussed in prior threads, we’re covering the entire year.

So, out of these ten songs to make it to #1 that year, which is your favorite?

Previous polls: [1955-56](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=731649) [1957](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=731871) [2012](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=675664) [2013](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=710843)

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**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1958/696449/2 "2014-08-25T09:41:17Z")

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MISSED THE EDIT WINDOW: I have screwed up the poll options here. Please disregard this thread for now.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1958/696449/3 "2014-08-25T11:04:57Z")

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MODERATOR NOTE: I’ve closed this one for ya.  
Readers interested, please go to: [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1958 (Fixed poll version) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=732021)