RADIO STATION WMGM’S(New York City)TOP SINGLES OF 1957(Station’s Survey)
No. Song-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1-SILHOUETTES-RAYS-CAMEO-DECEMBER 2-YOUNG LOVE-SONNY JAMES-CAPITOL-February 2-YOUNG LOVE-TAB HUNTER-DOT-February 3-LITTLE DARLIN'-DIAMONDS-MERCURY-May 4-BYE,BYE LOVE-EVERLY BROTHERS-Cadence-August 5-TAMMY-DEBBIE REYNOLDS-Coral-September 6-LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND-PAT BOONE-Dot-June 7-DIANA-PAUL ANKA-ABC Paramount-September 8-IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-May 9-COME GO WITH ME-Dell-Vikings-Dot-May 10-SO RARE-Jimmy Dorsey-Fraternity-July 11-Party Doll-Buddy Knox-Roulette-April 12-Day O-Harry Belafonte-RCA-March 13-Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley-RCA-November 14-Chances Are-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-November 15-All Shook Up-Elvis Presley-RCA-April 16-Mama Look At Bubu-Harry Belafonte-RCA-May 17-Wake Up Little Susie-Everly Brothers-Cadence-November 18-Marianne-Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders-Columbia-April 19-Raunchy-Bill Justis-Phillips International-December 20-You Send Me-Sam Cooke-Keen-December 21-Round And Round Perry Como-RCA-April 22-Honeycomb-Jimmie Rodgers-Roulette-October 23-(Let Me Be Your)Teddy Bear-Elvis Presley-RCA-July 24-That'll Be The Day-Buddy Holly & The Crickets-Brunswick-September 25-Around The World In 80 Days-Mantovani-London-August 26-Mr.Lee-Bobbettes-Atlantic-October 27-Butterfly Charlie Grace-Cameo-April 28-Too Much-Elvis Presley-RCA-March 29-Fascination-Jane Morgan-Kapp-October 30-Stardust-Billy Ward & His Dominoes-Liberty-June 31-April Love Pat Boone-Dot-December 32-I'm Walkin'-Fats Domino-Imperial-April 33-My Special Angel-Bobby Helms-Decca-November 34-Rock And Roll Music-Chuck Berry-Chess-December 35-Don't Forbid Me Pat Boone-Dot-February 36-Gone-Ferlin Husky-Capitol-July 37-Kisses Sweeter Than Wine-Jimmie Rodgers-Roulette-December 38-Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On-Jerry Lee Lewis-Sun-September 39-Happy Happy Birthday Baby-Tune Weavers-Checker-October 40-I'm Gonna Sit Right Down-Billy Williams-Coral-September 41-Whispering Bells-Dell-Vikings-Dot-August 42-Wonderful,Wonderful-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-July 43-Peggy Sue-Buddy Holly-Coral-December 44-Banana Boat Song-The Tarriers-Glory-February 45-Tear Drops Lee Andrews & The Hearts-Chess-December 46-I Like Your Kind Of Love-Andy Williams-Cadence-July 47-All The Way-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-December 48-Start Movin'-Sal Mineo-Epic-July 49-And That Reminds Me Della Reese-Jubilee-August 50-Teenage Crush-Tommy Sands-Capitol-March 51-School Day-Chuck Berry-Chess-May 52-Moonlight Gambler-Frankie Laine-Columbia-January 53-A White Sport Coat(And A Pink Carnation)-Marty Robbins-Columbia-June 54-Bad Boy The Jive Bombers-Savoy-February 55-Great Balls Of Fire-Jerry Lee Lewis-Sun-December 56-Love Is Strange-Mickey & Sylvia-Groove-March 57-Dark Moon-Gale Storm-Dot-June 58-Be Bop Baby-Ricky Nelson-Imperial-November 59-Melodie D'Amour-Ames Brothers-RCA-November 60-I'm Stickin' With You-Jimmy Bowen-Roulette-April 61-Rainbow-Russ Hamilton-Kapp-October 62-Blue Monday-Fats Domino-Imperial-February 63-Goody Goody Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-Gee-July 64-Little Bitty Pretty One-Thurston Harris-Aladdin-November 65-Almost Paradise Roger Williams-Kapp-March 66-With All My Heart Jodie Sands-Chancellor-May 67-Searchin'-Coasters-Atco-August 68-Why Don't They Understand-George Hamilton IV-ABC Paramount-December 69-Hula Love Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids-Roulette-September 70-Just Because Lloyd Price-ABC Paramount-March 71-Liechtensteiner Polka-Will Glahe-London-December 72-Could This Be Magic The Dubs-Gone-November 73-Old Cape Cod-Patti Page-Mercury-July 74-Wringle,Wrangle-Fess Parker-Capitol-February 75-Lotta Lovin'-Gene Vincent-Capitol-October 76-I?m Sorry The Platters-Mercury-April 77-Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Jerry Lewis-Decca-January 78-Over The Mountain,Across The Sea-Johnny & Joe-Chess-July 79-Who Needs You-Four Lads-Columbia-February 80-Send For Me-Nat King Cole-Capitol-August 81-Please Say You Want Me The Schoolboys-Okeh-January 82-Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) The Shepherd Sisters-Lance-September 83-White Silver Sands-Don Rondo-Jubilee-August 84-Jamaica Farewell Harry Belafonte-RCA Victor-January 85-Why Baby Why-Pat Boone-Dot-May 86-Shangri la The Four Coins-Epic-July 87-Peanuts Little Joe & The Thrillers-Okeh-September 88-Long Lonely Nights Lee Andrews & The Hearts-Chess-July 89-Empty Arms Teresa Brewer-Coral-May 90-Oh,Boy-Buddy Holly & The Crickets-Brunswick-December 91-In The Middle Of An Island-Tony Bennett-Columbia-September 92-Rock A Billy-Guy Mitchell-Columbia-May 93-I Dreamed Betty Johnson-Bally-January 94-I?m Available Margie Rayburn-Liberty-November 95-A Teenager's Romance-Ricky Nelson-Verve-June 96-Since I Met You Baby Ivory Joe Hunter-Atlantic-January 97-Pledge Of Love-Ken Copeland-Imperial-May 98-An Affair To Remember(Our Love Affair) Vic Damone-Columbia-November 99-You Don't Owe Me A Thing-Johnnie Ray-Columbia-February 100-Roman Guitar Lou Monte-RCA Victor-March 101-Hey! Little Girl The Techniques-Roulette-November 102-Teenage Love Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-Gee-March 103-I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Me) Jill Corey-Columbia-February 104-Fabulous-Charlie Grace-Cameo-June 105-Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms-Decca-December 106-My Dream The Platters-Mercury-June 107-Just Between-You & Me-Chordettes-Cadence-September 108-Four Walls-Jim Reeves-RCA-May 109-Mangos Rosemary Clooney-Columbia-April 110-Gonna Find Me A Bluebird Marvin Rainwater-MGM-July 111-Keep A Knockin'-Little Richard-Specialty-November 112-Bon Voyage-Janice Harper-Prep-August 113-Anastasia-Pat Boone-Dot-January 114-Hey,Schoolgirl-Tom & Jerry-Big-December 115-Don?t Cry My Love (The Faithful Hussar)-Vera Lynn-London-May 116-Sittin? In The Balcony-Eddie Cochran-Liberty-April 117-Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep-Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids-Roulette-May 118-Out In The Cold Again-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-Gee-April 119-There?s A Gold Mine In The Sky-Pat Boone-Dot-September 120-Ninety-Nine Ways-Tab Hunter-Dot-April 121-To The Aisle-The Five Satins-Ember-November 122-The Joker (That?s What They Call Me)-Billy Myles-Ember-December 123-Florence-The Paragons-Winley-April 124-Calypso Melody-David Rose & His Orchestra-M-G-M-April 125-That?s All I Want From You-The Silva-Tones-Argo-December 126-Love Me Forever-The Four Esquires-Paris-December 127-Walkin? After Midnight-Patsy Cline-Decca-March 128-Just To Hold My Hand-Clyde McPhatter-Atlantic-July 129-Wild Is The Wind-Johnny Mathis-Columbia-December 130-I?ll Come Running Back To You-Sam Cooke-Specialty-December 131-Deep Purple-Billy Ward & His Dominoes-Liberty-September 132-Dumplin?s-Doc Bagby-Okeh-October 133-Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am The Japanese Sandman)-The Cellos-Apollo-August 134-Don?t Ask Me (To Be Lonely)-The Dubs-Gone-August 135-Without Love (There Is Nothing)-Clyde McPhatter-Atlantic-February 135-Without Love (There Is Nothing)-Toni Arden-Decca-February 136-Cocoanut Woman-Harry Belafonte-RCA Victor-July 137-On My Word Of Honor-The Platters-Mercury-January 138-Passing Strangers-Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine-Mercury-August 139-Only One Love-George Hamilton IV-ABC-Paramount-March 140-Swanee River Rock (Talkin? ?Bout That River)-Ray Charles-Atlantic-November 141-Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)-Russell Arms-Era-February 142-My Personal Possession-Nat ?King? Cole & The Four Knights-Capitol-August 143-It?s You I Love-Fats Domino-Imperial-June 144-Just Borm (To Be Your Baby)-Perry Como-RCA Victor-November 145-I?m In The Mood For Love-Fats Domino-Imperial-July 146-Young Blood-The Coasters-Atco-June 147-The Girl With The Golden Braids-Perry Como-RCA Victor-June 148-Plaything-Ted Newman-Rev-October 149-Jim Dandy-LaVern Baker & The Gliders-Atlantic-February 150-Greensleeves-The Beverley Sisters-London-January 151-Deep Blue Sea-Jimmy Dean-Columbia-December 152-Wisdom Of A Fool-The Five Keys-Capitol-January 153-I?ll Remember Today-Patti Page-Mercury-December 154-If I Can Help Somebody-Billy Eckstine-Mercury-December 155-After School-Randy Starr-Dale-May 156-Chantez-Chantez-Dinah Shore-RCA Victor-April 157-With You On My Mind-Nat ?King? Cole-Capitol-November 158-Loving You-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-August 159-Till-Percy Faith & His Orchestra-Columbia-April 160-Love Me To Pieces-Jill Corey-Columbia-August 161-My One Sin-The Four Coins-Epic-October 162-He?s Gone-The Chantels-End-October 163-Chicago-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-October 164-Why You Do Me Like You Do-The Cleftones-Gee-January 165-Lullaby Of The Bells-The Deltairs-Ivy-August 166-Swinging Sweethearts-Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra-Capitol-September 167-C.C. Rider-Chuck Willis-Atlantic-July 168-Let?s Start All Over Again-The Paragons-Winley-November 169-Freight Train-Rusty Draper-Mercury-July 170-Short Fat Fannie-Larry Williams-Specialty-August 171-Remember You?re Mine-Pat Boone-Dot-September 172-Deserie-The Charts-Everlast-August 173-Nervous Boogie-Paul Gayten & His Band-Argo-December 174-Only Because-The Platters-Mercury-November 175-Ha! Ha! Ha! (Chella Lia!)-Kay Armen-Decca-December 176-Goin? Steady-Tommy Sands-Capitol-June 177-Treat Me Nice-Elvis Presley-RCA Victor-November 178-To A Sleeping Beauty-Jackie Gleason & His Orchestra-Capitol-January 179-One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)-Tony Bennett-Columbia-June 180-When Rock And Roll Come To Trinidad-Nat ?King? Cole-Capitol-May 181-Ain?t Got No Home-Clarence "Frogman" Henry-Argo-January 182-You?re Cheatin? Yourself (If You?re Cheatin? On Me)-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-July 183-The Echoes Keep Calling Me-Little Joe & The Thrillers-Okeh-December 184-A Very Special Love-Johnny Nash-ABC-Paramount-December 185-My Love Song-Tommy Sands-Capitol-May 186-Send Me Some Lovin?-Little Richard & His Band-Specialty-April 187-Love Is A Golden Ring-Frankie Laine & Easy Riders-Columbia-May 188-Wait And See-Fats Domino-Imperial-October 189-Back To School Again-Timmie ?Oh Yeah!? Rogers-Cameo-November 189-I Miss You So-Chris Connor-Atlantic-March 191-Forbidden Fruit-Anita Ellis-Epic-December 192-Dearest-Mickey & Sylvia-Vik-July 193-Please Let Me Love You-The Jesters-Winley-September 194-Knee Deep In The Blues-Guy Mitchell-Columbia-March 195-Valley Of Tears-Fats Domino-Imperial-July 195-Ain?t That Love-Ray Charles-Atlantic-February 195-Can I Come Over Tonight-The Velours-Onyx-July 195-Can I Steal A Little Love-Frank Sinatra-Capitol-March 195-Creation Of Love-Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers-Gee-August 195-My Faith,My Hope,My Love-Jimmy Young-London-April 195-Please Mr. Brown-Sarah Vaughan-Mercury-January Note: Songs tied at No. 195 each had one week on the chart at #35