Whose Line Was It Anyway? UK Number One Hits 1958 Quiz

Answer: Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis was singing "Great Balls Of Fire" and it was number one for two weeks on the UK chart in 1958. It reached number two on the US pop chart in 1958. It was Jerry's only UK number one and he never had a number one hit on the US pop chart.

Little Richard had a number eight hit with "Good Golly Miss Molly" on the UK chart in 1958; it reached number ten on the US pop chart the same year. Little Richard never had a number one hit on either pop chart. Fats Domino had a number 20 hit with "The Big Beat" on the UK chart in 1958, it reached number 26 on the US pop chart the same year. Fats Domino never had a number one hit on either pop chart. Chuck Berry had a number 16 hit with "Sweet Little Sixteen" on the UK chart in 1958, it reached number two on the US pop chart the same year. Chuck Berry had his only number one hit on both the UK and US chart in 1972 with "My Ding-A-Ling". It was number one for four weeks on the UK chart and number one for two weeks on the US pop chart.

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis was doing the "Jailhouse Rock" all the way to number one for three weeks on the UK chart in 1958, it reached number one for seven weeks on the US pop chart in 1957. It was the first record to enter the UK chart at number one.

Ricky Nelson had a number four hit with "Poor Little Fool" on the UK chart, it reached number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1958. Eddie Cochran had a number 18 hit with "Summertime Blues" on the UK chart, it reached number eight on the US pop chart in 1958. Charlie Gracie had a number 26 hit with "Cool Baby" on the UK chart in 1958, it failed to chart in the US.

Answer: The Story Of My Life

Michael Holliday had a UK number one for two weeks with "The Story Of My Life" in 1958. Along with many other UK singers of the time he failed to have any chart hits in the US. This was one of only two UK number one hits by UK singers in 1958 out of 13 number one hits. It was a cover of the Marty Robbins original which reached number 15 on the US pop chart in 1958 but failed to chart in the UK.

"Stairway Of Love" reached number three on the UK chart in 1958. "Starry Eyed" reached number one on the UK chart in 1960. "Little Boy Lost" reached number 50 on the UK chart in 1960. All the alternate song titles are Michael Holliday UK hits. "Little Boy Lost" was a prophetic song title for his last UK chart hit as he suffered from poor memory (forgot lyrics on stage) stage fright and had a mental breakdown in 1961; he took his own life in 1963.

Answer: Connie Francis

Connie Francis finally made the UK chart with "Who's Sorry Now" and had a number one hit for six weeks, it reached number four on the US pop chart in 1958. The story goes that this song was recorded in the last part of what was supposed to be her final recording session for MGM. The rest, they say, is pop history.

Brenda Lee had a number 72 hit with "Dynamite" on the US pop chart in 1957, it failed to chart in the UK. Wanda Jackson had a number 32 hit with "Let's Have A Party" on the UK chart, it reached number 37 on the US pop chart in 1960. Connie Stevens had a number nine hit with "Sixteen Reasons" on the UK chart, it reached number three on the US pop chart in 1960.

Answer: When

"When" sang The Kalin Twins and they spent five weeks at number one on the UK chart in 1958 but were never seen again. They reached number five on the US pop chart the same year and had three other chart hits in the US.

How fickle is fame? On their first tour of the UK they were supported by future superstar and Knight of the Realm and still going strong Sir Cliff Richard. In 1989 the twins appeared with Cliff Richard, The Dallas Boys, The Vernons girls and others at Wembley Stadium (you can see it on YouTube) in a recreation of the '50s UK TV show "Oh Boy!".

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison wrote "Claudette" and The Everly Brothers had a double A-side UK number one for six weeks in 1958 with "All I Have To Do Is Dream" being the other side. "All I Have To Do Is Dream" was number one for five weeks on the US pop chart and "Claudette" reached number 30 on the US pop chart in 1958.

All four alternatives were singer/songwriters and had hits with their own and other writers songs. Many singers and groups have had hits with songs written by all four.

Answer: Hoots Mon

"Hoots Mon" played by Lord Rockingham's XI was a UK number one hit for three weeks in 1958. It failed to chart in the US. They had a US chart hit before they had one in the UK, "Fried Onions" which reached number 96 in 1958; it failed to chart in the UK.

Although Jack Good the producer of the TV show "Oh Boy!" claims to have put the name together as a play on the words 'rocking 'em' a lot of people recognized band leader Scotsman Harry Robinson as Lord Rockingham. There was some dispute over who had the rights to the name and lawyers were brought in and the family of a past real Lord Rockingham were involved. The case was settled out of court. The four alternatives are all mock Scottish cries heard during the record.

Answer: Marvin Rainwater

Marvin Rainwater sang "Whole Lotta Woman" and had a number one hit for three weeks on the UK chart in 1958 and appeared on UK TV at "Sunday Night at the London Palladium". It stalled at number 60 on the US pop chart the same year. His voice began to go when he developed throat problems and he left MGM records in 1960 and he never had any more hits on either chart.

In the '70s he had throat cancer but recovered from that and appears occasionally. He has appeared at some European rockabilly festivals.

Answer: Charles G. Dawes

It's not every day you get a number one record whose melody was composed by a US Vice-President. Charles G. Dawes wrote it in 1912 as "Melody in A Major" and words were added in 1951 by Carl Sigman. The song became "It's All In The Game" and was sung by Tommy Edwards, it reached number 18 on the US chart in 1951.

He re-recorded it in 1958 with the same orchestra leader but with a different arrangement for the same label MGM. It was number one for three weeks on the UK chart and number one for six weeks on the US pop chart in 1958.

Answer: Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty took "It's Only Make Believe" to the UK top spot for five weeks and had the last UK number one of 1958. It reached number two on the US pop chart in 1958. Born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, he changed his name in 1957, taking Conway from Arkansas and Twitty from Texas. He had numerous country number one hits and was inducted into The Country Music Hall of Fame and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Billy Fury's version reached number ten on the UK chart in 1964, it failed to chart in the US. Glen Campbell's version reached number four on the UK chart and number ten on the US pop chart in 1970. Child's version reached number ten on the UK chart in 1978, it failed to chart in the US.