First US Hot 100: August 1958 (4-CD)

by Various Artists

In 2013, as an adjunct to the popular America's Greatest Hits series, Acrobat released a 100-track 4-set comprising every record in the first US Top 100 published in Billboard in November 1955, and it went down very well with collectors, keen to have a copy of every record that appeared in that landmark chart. This companion collection focuses on the very first Billboard Hot 100 chart published in August 1958, and features every record in that chart from Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool", which was the first Number One in the Hot 100 through to Frankie Vaughan's "Judy" at No. 100. Once again, it's a great value memento of another iconic chart moment. It's a fascinating chart, with multiple entries for several artists, some of whom charted both sides of releases separately, and alongside the big names, it includes a significant number of collectible obscurities, especially towards the bottom end of the chart. With an in-depth 10-000+ word booklet with background notes on every record, it will be a must-have snapshot of a significant date in US chart history.

In 2013, as an adjunct to our popular America's Greatest Hits series, we released a 100-track 4-set comprising every record in the first US Top 100 published in Billboard in November 1955, and it went down very well with collectors, keen to have a copy of every record that appeared in that landmark chart.