HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“The Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley
“The Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley finished No. 12 on the year-end Top 100 of 1958, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 121958
Year-end charts11958
ArtistSheb Wooley1 year-end hit
Decade1950ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1958 was “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)” by Domenico Modugno.
Play “The Purple People Eater”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1958 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1958 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | It's All In The Game | Tommy Edwards | ▶♪ |
| 10 | Return To Me | Dean Martin | ▶♪ |
| 11 | It's Only Make Believe | Conway Twitty | ▶♪ |
| 12 | The Purple People Eater | Sheb Wooley | ▶♪ |
| 13 | Bird Dog / Devoted To You | The Everly Brothers | ▶♪ |
| 14 | Get A Job | The Silhouettes | ▶♪ |
| 15 | Little Star | The Elegants | ▶♪ |
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.