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