1958 in British music

This is a summary of 1958 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Summary

The Official UK Singles Chart

Charts

Classical music: new works

• Daniel Jones - The Country Beyond the Stars (cantata)
• Thea Musgrave - String Quartet
• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 9

Opera

• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Hugh the Drover

Events

Births

• January 24 - Jools Holland, pianist, bandleader and television presenter
• March 1 - Nik Kershaw, singer-songwriter
• March 5 - Andy Gibb, English-born singer (died 1988)
• March 8 - Gary Numan, British singer
• March 18 - Neil Brand, British writer, pianist and composer
• April 12 - Will Sergeant, guitarist (Echo & the Bunnymen)
• April 15 - Benjamin Zephaniah, writer and musician
• April 25 - Fish, Scottish singer
• May 18 - Toyah Willcox, actress and singer
• May 25 - Paul Weller, singer-songwriter
• July 30 - Kate Bush, singer and songwriter
• August 7 - Bruce Dickinson, musician
• August 13 - Feargal Sharkey, singer (The Undertones)
• September 21 - Simon Mayo, radio presenter
• October 14 - Thomas Dolby, musician
• October 27 - Simon Le Bon, singer (Duran Duran)

Deaths

• August 5 - Joseph Holbrooke, composer (born 1878)
• August 26 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, British composer (born 1872)
• October 27 - John Wooldridge, film composer (born 1919) (car accident)
• November 3 - Harry Revel, musical theatre composer (b. 1905)
• date unknown
  • Martin Shaw, composer (born 1875)
  • John Strachan, ballad singer (born 1875)