The 1958 British Hit Parade Part Two: June - December
Various Artists
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Welcome to the seventh edition of the British Hit Parade series. Once again we present in chronological order every disc to chart on the hit parade as published in The New Musical Express. By 1958 other weekly music publications had become well established. The jazz orientated Melody Maker, although still suspicious and overly critical of the new sounds of rock and roll, had, by necessity, embraced the genre and was publishing its own regular pop chart, as was the Record Mirror. For this 1958 edition we have extracted from both of these charts several records that failed to find a place on the NME chart. Those titles are identified by either (RM) or (MM) after their title in the track listings. As with previous editions we are not including EPs or LPs that were listed on the NME chart. In 1958 there was only one item - Elvis Presley s Jailhouse Rock EP which reached No. 18. As introduced during 1956, the NME chart now contained 30 positions, so once again we are presenting 1958 split into two 4-disc sets. This second volume covers the charts of June 21st December 27th, and the rest of the year can be found on FVQD001 Part One: January June, which contains the charts from January 4th June 14th.