| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 25 | ||||||
| Week ending JANUARY 18, 1958 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | RAUNCHY Ernie Freeman (Imperial 5474) Bill Justis & Orchestra (Phillips Int’l 3519) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | AT THE HOP Danny & Juniors (ABC-Paramount 9871) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
| 3 | I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU Sam Cooke (Specialty 619) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 4 | GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 5 | YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke (Keen 34013) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | BONY MARONIE Larry Williams (Specialty 615) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ Hollywood Flames (Ebb 119) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | PEGGY SUE Buddy Holly (Coral 61885) | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | |
| 9 | YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 256) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | |
| 10 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Chuck Berry (Chess 1671) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 11 | TEAR DROPS Lee Andrews & Hearts (Chess 1675) | 12 | 15 | 15 | 6 | |
| 12 | HARD TIMES (The Slop) Noble “Thin Man” Watts & Rythm Sparks (Baton 249) | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
| 13 | DON’T LET GO Roy Hamilton (Epic 9257) | 21 | 23 | — | 3 | |
| 14 | THAT’S ALRIGHT Little Junior Parker (Duke 168) | 16 | 22 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | I WANT YOU TO KNOW Fats Domino (Imperial 5477) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 5 | |
| 16 | GET A JOB Silhouettes (Ember 1029) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 17 | JAILHOUSE ROCK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7035) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
| 18 | (I Love You) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS Sam Cooke (Keen 34002) | 19 | 20 | 24 | 4 | |
| 19 | WALKIN’ WITH MR. LEE Lee Allen & Band (Ember 1027) | 22 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | COULD THIS BE MAGIC Dubs (Gone 5011) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | |
| 21 | KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette 4031) | 20 | 17 | 18 | 6 | |
| 22 | THE STROLL Diamonds (Mercury 71242) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 23 | MAYBE Chantels (End 1005) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | SILHOUETTES Rays (Cameo 117) | 15 | 13 | 9 | 14 | |
| 25 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Bobby Day & Satellites (Class 211) Thurston Harris & Sharps (Aladdin 3398) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | |
| 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 25. 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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