WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of August 12, 1957

Courtesy of www.musicradio77.com

Survey collected and contributed by Randy Price and Tom Natoli
For more information contact Allan Sniffen

 

TW  LW                                                               WOC
 1   1  DIANA - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)                              7
 2   3  MR. LEE - The Bobbettes (Atlantic)                             6
 3   2  BYE BYE LOVE - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)                  13
 4   4  STAR DUST - Billy Ward & His Dominoes (Liberty)                7
 5   5  (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)       9
 6   9  HONEYCOMB - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)                          4
 7   8  GOODY GOODY - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee)              7
 8  13  TAMMY - Debbie Reynolds (Coral)                                5
 9   6  WHISPERING BELLS - The Dell-Vikings (Dot)                      9
10  11  AROUND THE WORLD - Mantovani & His Orchestra (London)         11
11  18  AND THAT REMINDS ME - Della Reese (Jubilee)                    3
12  14  RAINBOW - Russ Hamilton (Kapp)                                 5
13   7  LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - Pat Boone (Dot)                    15
14  15  LONG LONELY NIGHTS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess)          5
15  21  FASCINATION - Dick Jacobs & His Orch. (Coral) / Jane Morgan
        & The Troubadors (Kapp)                                        4
16  27  THAT’LL BE THE DAY - The Crickets (Brunswick)                  2
17  12  IT’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)             14
18  10  SEARCHIN’ - The Coasters (Atco)                                8
19  20  WHITE SILVER SANDS - Don Rondo (Jubilee)                       8
20  17  SEND FOR ME - Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)                        9
21  16  I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER -
        Billy Williams (Coral)                                        11
22  25  BON VOYAGE - Janice Harper (Prep)                              4
23  19  IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ISLAND - Tony Bennett (Columbia)           5
24  26  TO THE AISLE - The Five Satins (Ember)                         5
25  22  SO RARE - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (Fraternity)           17
26  24  SHANGRI-LA - The Four Coins (Epic)                            12
27  28  LOVE ME TO PIECES - Jill Corey (Columbia)                      3
28  23  OLD CAPE COD - Patti Page (Mercury)                           11
29  40  PASSING STRANGERS - Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine (Mercury)   6
30  30  AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (Our Love Affair) - Vic Damone
        (Columbia)                                                     2
31  34  THERE’S A GOLD MINE IN THE SKY - Pat Boone (Dot)               2
32  39  TILL - Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia)                  4
33  37  SWINGING SWEETHEARTS - Ron Goodwin & His Orchestra (Capitol)   2
34  36  MY PERSONAL POSSESSION - Nat “King” Cole & The Four Knights
        (Capitol)                                                      8
35  --  WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ GOING ON - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)          1
36  29  I LIKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE - Andy Williams [w/Peggy Powers]
        (Cadence)                                                     12
37  --  JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME - The Chordettes (Cadence)             1
38  --  BERNARDINE - Pat Boone (Dot)                                   1
39  --  JUNE NIGHT - The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra (Fraternity)           1
40  32  GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD - Marvin Rainwater (M-G-M)           10

 

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