UK Charts
Top Singles
| No. | Artist | Single | Points |
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1 |
Paul Anka | Diana | 22.05 |
| 2 | Elvis Presley | All Shook Up | 20.19 |
| 3 | Pat Boone | Love Letters In The Sand | 18.87 |
| 4 | Harry Belafonte | Island In The Sun | 18.24 |
| 5 | Tab Hunter | Young Love | 17.04 |
| 6 | Lonnie Donegan | Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style | 16.69 |
| 7 | Nat 'King' Cole | When I Fall In Love | 14.78 |
| 8 | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues | 14.67 |
| 9 | Russ Hamilton | We Will Make Love | 14.06 |
| 10 | Elvis Presley | Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear | 13.99 |
| 11 | Johnnie Ray | Yes Tonight Josephine | 13.90 |
| 12 | Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys | Last Train To San Fernando | 13.72 |
| 13 | Debby Reynolds | Tammy | 13.63 |
| 14 | Crickets | That'll Be The Day | 13.42 |
| 15 | Bing Crosby | True Love | 13.36 |
| 16 | Harry Belafonte | Banana Boat (Day-O) | 12.88 |
| 17 | Andy Williams | Butterfly | 12.71 |
| 18 | Petula Clark | With All My Heart | 12.70 |
| 19 | Pat Boone | Don't Forbid Me | 12.67 |
| 20 | Diamonds | Little Darlin' | 12.66 |
UK Charts
Top Artists
| No. | Artist | Points |
| 1 | Elvis Presley | 84.88 |
| 2 | Pat Boone | 64.10 |
| 3 | Lonnie Donegan | 48.75 |
| 4 | Harry Belafonte | 45.76 |
| 5 | Johnnie Ray | 40.53 |
| 6 | Guy Mitchell | 39.70 |
| 7 | Tommy Steele | 38.47 |
| 8 | Little Richard | 33.67 |
| 9 | Frankie Vaughan | 31.64 |
| 10 | Paul Anka | 30.20 |
UK Charts
Number 1 Albums
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 5 January | Original Soundtrack | The King & I | 32 |
| 16 February | Original Soundtrack | High Society | 1 |
| 2 March | Frank Sinatra | This Is Sinatra | 4 |
| 8 June | Nat King Cole | Love Is The Thing | 1 |
| 15 June | Original Soundtrack | Oklahoma | 1 |
| 20 July | Tommy Steele | The Tommy Steele Story | 4 |
| 7 September | Elvis Presley | Loving You | 3 |
| 21 September | Frank Sinatra | A Swinging Affair | 7 |
UK Charts
Top 5 Albums In Chronological Order
UK Charts
Other Albums
UK Charts
Number 1 Singles
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 5 January | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues | 1 |
| 12 January | Tommy Steele | Singing The Blues | 1 |
| 19 January | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues | 1 |
| 26 January | Frankie Vaughan | The Garden Of Eden (tied for one week) | 4 |
| 2 February | Guy Mitchell | Singing The Blues (tied for one week) | 1 |
| 23 February | Tab Hunter | Young Love | 7 |
| 13 April | Lonnie Donegan | Cumberland Gap | 5 |
| 18 May | Guy Mitchell | Rock-A-Billy | 1 |
| 25 May | Andy Williams | Butterfly | 2 |
| 8 June | Johnnie Ray | Yes Tonight Josephine | 3 |
| 29 June | Lonnie Donegan | Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style | 2 |
| 13 July | Elvis Presley | All Shook Up | 7 |
| 31 August | Paul Anka | Diana | 9 |
| 2 November | The Crickets | That'll Be The Day | 3 |
| 23 November | Harry Belafonte | Mary's Boy Child | 7 |
UK Charts
Other Singles and Sheet Music
USA Charts
Number 1 Singles
Joel Whitburn charts up to 1958 are based on the four published pop charts
Titles that made number 1 on all four charts are in green
| Date | Artist | Title | Wks |
| 9 February | Pat Boone | Don't Forbid Me | 1 |
| 9 February | Elvis Presley | Too Much | 3 |
| 9 February | Sonny James | Young Love | 1 |
| 16 February | Tab Hunter | Young Love | 6 |
| 30 March | Buddy Knox | Party Doll | 1 |
| 30 March | Andy Williams | Butterfly | 3 |
| 6 April | Charlie Gracie | Butterfly | 2 |
| 6 April | Perry Como | Round & Round | 2 |
| 13 April | Elvis Presley | All Shook Up | 9 |
| 3 June | Pat Boone | Love Letters In The Sand | 7 |
| 8 July | Elvis Presley | Teddy Bear | 7 |
| 19 August | Debby Reynolds | Tammy | 5 |
| 9 September | Paul Anka | Diana | 1 |
| 23 September | Crickets | That'll Be The Day | 1 |
| 23 September | Jimmie Rodgers | Honeycomb | 4 |
| 14 October | Everly Brothers | Wake Up Little Susie | 4 |
| 21 October | Johnny Mathis | Chances Are | 1 |
| 21 October | Elvis Presley | Jailhouse Rock | 7 |
| 2 December | Sam Cooke | You Send Me | 3 |
| 16 December | Pat Boone | April Love | 6 |
USA Charts
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NME Poll Winners
| World Musical Personality | Elvis Presley |
| World Male Singer | Pat Boone |
| World Female Singer | Doris Day |
| World Vocal Group | Platters |
| British Male Singer | Dickie Valentine |
| British Female Singer | Alma Cogan |
| British Vocal Group | King Brothers |
| British Vocal Personality | Tommy Steele |
| Big Band | Ted Heath |
| Disc Jockey | Jack Jackson |
Elvis Singles
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