Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of Billboard number-one singles of 1958" in English language version.
Before there was a Hot 100, there were four different weekly charts. The main chart was Best Sellers in Stores, and that's the list Billboard uses as the pre-Hot 100 chart.
Before there was a Hot 100, there were four different weekly charts. The main chart was Best Sellers in Stores, and that's the list Billboard uses as the pre-Hot 100 chart.