The chart of America's favorite songs launched 58 years ago - these were the top hits
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Elvis Presley's "Hard Headed Woman" was a top 10 hit in 1958.
When the chart ranking premiered that day in print, Billboard was tracking the nation's top songs through a formula that encompassed "such factors as [radio] disc jockey plays, jukebox activity, and record sales."
Today, radio airplay still counts for a third of Billboard's song ranking formula, while downloads, physical sales, and streaming - "the modern-era, digital jukebox" - make up the rest.
Check out which songs made the top 10 on Billboard's first Hot 100 list:
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