BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1957 (Most Played By Jockeys Charts) (Barry Kowal)

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 SEARCHIN'-COASTERS-JUNE 1074
  2 YOU SEND ME-SAM COOKE-November 982
  3 C. C. RIDER-CHUCK WILLIS-June 934
  4 SINCE I MET YOU BABY-IVORY JOE HUNTER-January 926
  5 JIM DANDY-LAVERN BAKER & THE GLIDERS-March 922
  6 BLUE MONDAY-FATS DOMINO-January 862
  7 SCHOOL DAY-CHUCK BERRY-April 854
  8 I'M WALKIN'-Fats Domino-March 836
  9 LOVE IS STRANGE-Mickey & Sylvia-March 820
 10 SEND FOR ME-Nat King Cole-August 760
 11 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear-Elvis Presley-July 742
 12 Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley-November 734
 13 Short Fat Fannie-Larry Williams-July 722
 14 Farther Up The Road-Bobby Bland-September 710
 15 Mr. Lee-Bobbettes-September 694
 16 All Shook Up-Elvis Presley-May 678
 17 Come Go With Me-Dell-vikings-April 660
 18 Young Blood-Coasters-June 600
 19 Little Darlin'-Diamonds-April 590
 20 Over The Mountain, Across The Sea-Johnnie & Joe-May 572
 21 Silhouettes-Rays-November 556
 22 Little Bitty Pretty One-Thurston Harris-December 550
 23 Valley Of Tears-Fats Domino-July 534
 24 Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On-Jerry Lee Lewis-September 526
 25 Great Balls Of Fire-Jerry Lee Lewis-December 524
 26 Ain't Got No Home-Clarence (frogman) Henry-January 520
 27 Without Love (There Is Nothing)-Clyde Mcphatter-February 500
 28 Party Doll-Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids-March 496
 29 Too Much-Elvis Presley-February 488
 30 Honeycomb-Jimmie Rodgers-October 462
 31 Keep A Knockin'-Little Richard-October 452
 32 Send Me Some Lovin'-Little Richard-May 446
 33 A Thousand Miles Away-Heartbeats-January 442
 34 That'll Be The Day-Crickets-October 440
 35 Long Lonely Nights-Clyde Mcphatter-September 430
 36 Lucky Lips-Ruth Brown-March 426
 37 Diana-Paul Anka-October 406
 38 Lucille-Little Richard-April 398
 39 Wake Up Little Susie-Everly Brothers-October 384
 40 Jenny, Jenny-Little Richard-July 352
 41 Just To Hold My Hand-Clyde Mcphatter-May 338
 42 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby-Tune Weavers-October 338
 43 Honest I Do-Jimmy Reed-December 336
 44 It Hurts To Be In Love-Annie Laurie-April 308
 45 Just Because-Lloyd Price-April 290
 46 The Girl Can't Help It-Little Richard-February 290
 47 Bony Moronie-Larry Williams-December 288
 48 Empty Arms-Ivory Joe Hunter-May 284
 49 Please Send Me Someone To Love-Moonglows-August 266
 50 You Got Me Dizzy-Jimmy Reed-February 262
 51 Rock And Roll Music-Chuck Berry-December 260
 52 Star Dust-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-August 260
 53 Let The Four Winds Blow-Fats Domino-July 246
 54 Silhouettes-Diamonds-December 242
 55 Whispering Bells-Dell-vikings-September 238
 56 Miss Ann-Little Richard-July 236
 57 Jim Dandy Got Married-Lavern Baker-July 232
 58 Next Time You See Me-Little Junior Parker-April 226
 59 So Rare-Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra-July 216
 60 Treat Me Nice-Elvis Presley-November 206
 61 Young Love-Tab Hunter-February 196
 62 To The Aisle-Five Satins-September 196
 63 Be-bop Baby-Ricky Nelson-November 192
 64 Bye Bye Love-Everly Brothers-July 192
 65 Wait And See-Fats Domino-November 174
 66 Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu-Huey (piano) Smith & The Clowns-August 166
 67 On My Word Of Honor-Platters-January 160
 68 Long Lonely Nights-Lee Andrews & The Hearts-August 156
 69 Cool Shake-Dell-vikings-July 150
 70 Lotta Lovin'-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps-October 148
 71 Think-5 Royales-October 146
 72 Buzz-buzz-buzz-Hollywood Flames-December 138
 73 Oh, Boy!-Crickets-December 138
 74 Miss You So-Lillian Offitt-September 124
 75 Love's A Hurting Game-Ivory Joe Hunter-May 124
 76 Fools Fall In Love-Drifters-March 124
 77 Teen-age Crush-Tommy Sands-March 118
 78 Ram-bunk-shush-Bill Doggett-March 106
 79 My Dream-Platters-July 84
 80 Susie-q-Dale Hawkins-August 84
 81 He's Mine-Platters-May 78
 82 Black Slacks-Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones-October 78
 83 Ain't That Love-Ray Charles-March 72
 84 When I See You-Fats Domino-September 68
 85 Swanee River Rock-Ray Charles-November 68
 86 A Fallen Star-Jimmy Newman-July 48
 87 Sittin' In The Balcony-Eddie Cochran-July 48
 88 There Oughta Be A Law-Mickey & Sylvia-May 46
 89 The Banana Boat Song-Harry Belafonte-February 44
 90 Tears Of Joy-5 Royales-July 44
 91 I'm Stickin' With You-Jimmy Bowen & The Rhythm Orchids-March 44
 92 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter-Billy Williams-July 44
 93 Rainbow-Russ Hamilton-September 42
 94 I'm Walking-Ricky Nelson-July 42
 95 Out In The Cold Again-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-July 42
 96 Slow Walk-Bill Doggett-January 42
 97 I'll Be Spinning-Johnnie & Joe-January 42
 98 Just Because-Larry Williams-April 40
 99 Mean Woman Blues-Elvis Presley-September 40
100 Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer-Cadillacs-January 40
101 Oh Baby Doll-Chuck Berry-July 38
102 Words Of Love-Diamonds-July 38
103 Zip Zip-Diamonds-September 38
104 What's The Reason I'm Not Pleasing You-Fats Domino-February 38
105 Butterfly-Charlie Gracie-March 38
106 What Will I Tell My Heart-Fats Domino-August 38
107 Singing The Blues-Guy Mitchell-January 38
108 Love Roller Coaster-Joe Turner-September 38
109 Hula Love-Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids-October 36
110 Honey, Where You Going?-Jimmy Reed-March 36
111 All Around The World-Little Richard-January 36
112 Bacon Fat-Andre Williams-February 36
113 Party Doll-Roy Brown-April 36
114 Rock On-Buddy Johnson-May 36
115 Please Say You Want Me-Schoolboys-March 36
116 Sick And Tired-Chris Kenner-August 36
117 Keeper Of My Heart-Faye Adams-June 36
118 United-Love Notes-June 36
119 Rooster Song-Fats Domino-May 36
120 When I Saw You-Shirley & Lee-March 34
121 Butterfly-Andy Williams-March 34
122 So Long-Roy Hamilton-May 34
123 In The Chapel-Ann Cole, Suburbans-April 34
124 The Banana Boat Song-Tarriers-February 34