1958 in music
See also: 1957 in music, other events of 1958, 1959 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
Events
- January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama
- February 14 - The Iranian government bans rock & roll because they claim that the form of music is against the concepts of Islam and also a health hazard. Iranian doctors warned of the risk of injuries to the hips from the "extreme gyrations" of rock & roll dances.
- March 12 - Billie Holiday is given a year's probation by a Philadelphia court following her arrest and guilty plea on narcotics possession charges in 1956.
- March 24 - Elvis Presley is enters the U.S. Army.
- Billboard debuts its Hot 100 singles chart, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" as the No. 1 record.
- The Bee Gees begin performing
- Marvin Gaye begins performing
- Phil Spector begins his career
- RCA introduces its first stereo LPs
Albums Released
- Who's Sorry Now? - Connie Francis
- My Happiness - Connie Francis
- Johnny Horton Sings Free And Easy - Johnny Horton
Top Hits
- "Who's Sorry Now?" - Connie Francis
- "Stupid Cupid" - Connie Francis
- "My Happiness" - Connie Francis
- "Maybe Baby" - Buddy Holly
- "Rave On" - Buddy Holly
- "Heartbeat" - Buddy Holly
- "Well All Right" - Buddy Holly
- "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" - Danny & the Juniors
- "Sweet Little Sixteen" - Chuck Berry
- "Great Balls Of Fire" - Jerry Lee Lewis
- "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
- "Come On Let's Go" - Ritchie Valens
- "Rockin' Robin" - Bobby Day
- "Tequila" - The Champs
- "Chantilly Lace" - Big Bopper
- "I Wonder Why" - Dion & the Belmonts
- Summertime Blues" - Eddie Cochran
- "Chipmunk Song" - The Chipmunks with David Seville
- "One Eyed, One Horned, Flying Purple People Eater" - Sheb Wooley
Births
- January 1 - Grandmaster Flash
- January 11 - Vicky Peterson, The Bangles
- February 21 - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- March 8 - Gary Numan
- March 9 - Martin Fry
- April 11 - Stuart Adamson, Big Country (+ 2001)
- April 12 - Will Sergeant, Echo & The Bunnymen
- April 18 - Les Pattinson, Echo & The Bunnymen
- May 25 - Paul Weller
- May 27 - Neil Finn, Crowded House
- May 29 - Marie Fredriksson, Roxette
- June 7 - Prince
- July 25 - Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth
- July 30 - Kate Bush
- July 31 - Bill Berry, R.E.M.
- August 3 - Robert Buck, 10,000 Maniacs
- August 6 - Randy DeBarge
- August 7 - Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden
- August 8 - Bruce Dickinson, English heavy metal musician
- August 17 - Belinda Carlisle, The Go Go's
- August 22 - Ian Mitchell, Bay City Rollers
- August 22 - Vernon Reid, Living Colour
- August 29 - Michael Jackson
- October 10 - Tanya Tucker
- October 13 - Derri Daugherty, The Choir, The Lost Dogs
- October 14 - Thomas Dolby, English rock musician
- October 20 - Ricky Byrd, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- October 27 - Simon Le Bon, Duran Duran
- November 10 - Frank Maudsley, A Flock of Seagulls
- November 22 - Jason Ringenberg, Jason & The Scorchers
- December 7 - Timothy Butler, Psychedelic Furs
- December 9 - Nick Seymour, Crowded House
- December 11 - Nikki Sixx, Motley Crue
- December 14 - Mike Scott, The Waterboys
- December 14 - Peter Stacy, The Pogues
- December 17 - Michael Mills, R.E.M.
- December 23 - Dave Murray, Iron Maiden
- December 23 - Victoria Williams
- December 28 - Mike McGuire, Shenandoah
- Chuck Girard, Love Song
Deaths
- March 28 - W.C. Handy - Blues composer