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The Best Music of 1958

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1958. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1958, check out this list.

Albums (?)		Wikipedia
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers	A Night in Tunisia	☆
Billie Holiday	Lady in Satin	☆
Bo Diddley	Bo Diddley	☆
Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly	☆
Cannonball Adderley	Somethin' Else	☆
Chuck Berry	One Dozen Berrys	☆
Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now?	☆
Count Basie	The Atomic Mr. Basie	☆
Duane Eddy	Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel	☆
Esquivel and His Orchestra	Other Worlds Other Sounds	☆
Frank Sinatra	Come Fly With Me	☆
Jerry Lee Lewis	Jerry Lee Lewis	☆
Jimmy Reed	I'm Jimmy Reed	☆
Johnny Cash	The Fabulous Johnny Cash	☆
Lenny Bruce	Interviews of Our Times	☆
Little Richard	Little Richard	☆
Miles Davis	Milestones	☆
Miles Davis	Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet	☆
Ravi Shankar	The Sounds of India	☆
Sarah Vaughan and Her Trio	At Mister Kelly's	☆
The Everly Brothers	The Everly Brothers	☆
The Everly Brothers	Songs Our Daddy Taught Us	☆
The Kingston Trio	The Kingston Trio	☆
Tito Puente	Dance Mania	☆
Wanda Jackson	Wanda Jackson	☆

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Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Bo Diddley	Before You Accuse Me	☆
Bobby Darin	Splish Splash	☆
Bobby Day	Rockin' Robin	☆
Bobby Freeman	Do You Want To Dance	☆
Brenda Lee	Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree	☆
Buddy Holly	Rave On!	☆
Buddy Holly	It Doesn't Matter Anymore	☆
Buddy Holly & the Crickets	Maybe Baby	☆
Chuck Berry	Johnny B. Goode	☆
Chuck Berry	Sweet Little Sixteen	☆
Chuck Berry	Run Run Rudolph	☆
Chuck Willis	Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes	☆
Cliff Richard with the Drifters	Move It	☆
Clyde McPhatter	A Lover's Question	☆
Connie Francis	Who's Sorry Now	☆
Connie Francis	Stupid Cupid	☆
Conway Twitty	It's Only Make Believe	☆
Danny & The Juniors	Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay	☆
David Seville	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)	☆
David Seville	Witch Doctor	☆
Dion & The Belmonts	I Wonder Why	☆
Dion & The Belmonts	No One Knows	☆
Duane Eddy	Rebel Rouser	☆
Duane Eddy	Cannonball	☆
Earl Grant	The End	☆
Eddie Cochran	Summertime Blues	☆
Eddie Cochran	C'mon Everybody	☆
Elvis Presley	Hard Headed Woman	☆
Fats Domino	Whole Lotta Loving	☆
Frank Sinatra	Come Fly With Me	☆
Frank Sinatra	The Lady Is a Tramp	☆
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps	Say Mama	☆
Jackie Wilson	Lonely Teardrops	☆
Jackie Wilson	To Be Loved	☆
Jerry Lee Lewis	Breathless	☆
John Coltrane	Blue Train	☆
Johnny Cash	Don't Take Your Guns to Town	☆
Johnny Cash	Guess Things Happen That Way	☆
Johnny Cash	I Still Miss Someone	☆
Johnny Otis	Willie and the Hand Jive	☆
Link Wray & His Ray Men	Rumble	☆
Little Anthony & The Imperials	Tears On My Pillow	☆
Little Richard	Good Golly Miss Molly	☆
Louis Armstrong	Mack the Knife	☆
Nina Simone	My Baby Just Cares for Me	☆
Peggy Lee	Fever	☆
Ricky Nelson	Poor Little Fool	☆
Ricky Nelson	Lonesome Town	☆
Ritchie Valens	La Bamba	☆
Ritchie Valens	Donna	☆
Ritchie Valens	Come On, Let's Go	☆
Robert Mitchum	The Ballad of Thunder Road	☆
Sheb Wooley	The Purple People Eater	☆
The "5" Royales	The Slummer The Slum	☆
The Big Bopper	Chantilly Lace	☆
The Champs	Tequila	☆
The Champs	El Rancho Rock	☆
The Chordettes	Lollipop	☆
The Coasters	Yakety Yak	☆
The Crests	16 Candles	☆
The Edsels	Rama Lama Ding Dong	☆
The Everly Brothers	All I Have To Do Is Dream	☆
The Everly Brothers	Bird Dog	☆
The Everly Brothers	Claudette	☆
The Harry Simeone Chorale	The Little Drummer Boy	☆
The Kingston Trio	Tom Dooley	☆
The Kingston Trio	Scotch and Soda	☆
The Monotones	Book of Love	☆
The Moonglows	Ten Commandments of Love	☆
The Platters	Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	☆
The Skyliners	Since I Don't Have You	☆
The Teddy Bears	To Know Him, is to Love Him	☆
Wanda Jackson	Let's Have A Party	☆

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