WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of December 23, 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 AT THE HOP - Danny & The Juniors (ABC-Paramount) 6
2 2 RAUNCHY - Bill Justis & His Orchestra (Phillips Int’l) 8
3 24 JINGLE BELL ROCK - Bobby Helms (Decca) 2
4 4 ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC - Chuck Berry (Chess) 9
5 6 TEAR DROPS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess) 8
6 3 SILHOUETTES - The Rays (Cameo) 13
7 10 JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 13
8 7 KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette) 8
9 12 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun) 6
10 8 PEGGY SUE - Buddy Holly (Coral) 9
11 5 APRIL LOVE - Pat Boone (Dot) 10
12 11 WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND - George Hamilton IV
(ABC-Paramount) 7
13 9 YOU SEND ME - Sam Cooke (Keen) 12
14 13 LIECHTENSTEINER POLKA - Will Glahe & His Orchestra (London) 9
15 15 BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames (Ebb) 5
16 23 WAITIN’ IN SCHOOL - Ricky Nelson (Imperial) 2
17 14 OH, BOY! - The Crickets (Brunswick) 7
18 31 LA DEE DAH - Billy & Lillie (Swan) 2
19 22 HEY, SCHOOLGIRL - Tom & Jerry (Big) 3
20 16 ALL THE WAY - Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 13
21 28 (I Love You) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS - Sam Cooke (Keen) 3
22 17 MY SPECIAL ANGEL - Bobby Helms (Decca) 13
23 18 THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU - The Silva-Tones (Argo) 6
24 25 WILD IS THE WIND - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 4
25 -- DON’T LET GO - Roy Hamilton (Epic) 1
26 29 THIS IS THE NITE - The Valiants (Keen) 4
27 27 CHANCES ARE - Johnny Mathis (Columbia) 18
28 30 I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU - Sam Cooke (Specialty) 4
29 -- THE STROLL - The Diamonds (Mercury) 1
30 20 HEY! LITTLE GIRL - The Techniques (Roulette) 9
31 19 COULD THIS BE MAGIC - The Dubs (Gone) 11
32 36 WALKIN’ WITH MR. LEE - Lee Allen & His Band (Ember) 2
33 37 MAYBE - The Chantels (End) 2
34 39 THE ECHOES KEEP CALLING ME - Little Joe & The Thrillers
(Okeh) 3
35 26 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - The Everly Brothers (Cadence) 15
36 32 THE JOKER (That’s What They Call Me) - Billy Myles (Ember) 8
37 34 LULLABY OF THE BELLS - The Deltairs (Ivy) 3
38 -- MARCH FROM THE RIVER KWAI AND COLONEL BOGEY - Mitch Miller
& His Orchestra (Columbia) 1
39 33 MELODIE D’AMOUR (Melody Of Love) - The Ames Brothers
(RCA Victor) 16
40 40 A VERY SPECIAL LOVE - Johnny Nash (ABC-Paramount) 2