[78-L] last 78s on Hot 100

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Bill McClung" <bmcclung78 at gmail.com>
> I'm trying to figure out two things.  What was the last 78 to chart in the
> top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and what was the last list that was 
> composed
> of all 78s?   I know 45s ruled in 1958-59 but a good number of them were
> also produced on 78s.
> I assume only 78s produced in the US made the Billboard list.
> The first Hot 100 list appeared on August 4, 1958.
> 1. Poor Little Fool/Ricky Nelson/Imperial 5528
> 2. Patricia/Perez Prado/RCA 7245
> 3. Splish Splash/Bobby Darin/Atco 6117-have it
> 4. Hard Headed Woman/Elvis Presley/RCA 7280-have it
> 5. When/Kalin Twins/Decca 30642
> 6. Rebel-'Rouser/Duane Eddy/Jamie 1104-have it
> 7. Yakety Yak/Coasters/Atco 6116-have it
> 8. My True Love/Jack Scott/Carlton 462
> 9. Willie and the Hand Jive/Johnny Otis/Capitol 3966
> 10. Fever/Peggy Lee/Capitol 3998-have it
> Can anyone verify that #1,2,5,8,9 appeared on U.S. 78s?  This is a 
> starting
> place.
> And the latest 78 I have is I'm Gonna Get Married/Lloyd 
> Price/ABC-Paramount
> 10032.
> The October 5, 1959 list includes
> 1. Mack the Knife/Bobby Darin/Atco 6147
> 2. Put Your Head on My Shoulder/Paul Anka/ABC-Paramount 10040
> 3. Sleep Walk/Santo & Johnny/Canadian American 103
> 4. ('Til) I Kissed You/Everly Brothers/Cadence 1369
> 5. Three Bells/Browns/RCA 7555
> 6. Teen Beat/Sandy Nelson/Original Sound 5
> 7. I'm Gonna Get Married/Lloyd Price/ABC-Paramount 10032
> 8. Mr. Blue/Fleetwoods/Dolton 5
> 9. Red River Rock/Johnny & the Hurricanes/Warwick 509
> 10. Poison Ivy/Coasters/Atco 6146
> Anybody have any of these on 78?
>
This is NOT a question that can be answered that easily...?! Virtually all
record companies used the same numbers for 78's and 45's, usually
with the 45's having a prefix indicating the different speed. Cadence,
ABC-Paramount and probably Atco COULD have been issued on 78;
I have seen 78's on the first two labels which date from early 1959
(although these are very probably Canada-only issues?!). Record
companies continued to press 78's mainly for the juke box market
into 1959 here in Canada...!

Steven C. Barr