WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of July 22, 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   2  BYE BYE LOVE - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)                  10
 2   1  IT’S NOT FOR ME TO SAY - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)             11
 3   4  WHISPERING BELLS - The Dell-Vikings (Dot)                      6
 4   9  DIANA - Paul Anka (ABC-Paramount)                              4
 5   3  LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND - Pat Boone (Dot)                    12
 6   6  (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)       6
 7  11  STAR DUST - Billy Ward & His Dominoes (Liberty)                4
 8  10  I’M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER -
        Billy Williams (Coral)                                         8
 9   7  SEARCHIN’ - The Coasters (Atco)                                5
10   8  AROUND THE WORLD - Mantovani & His Orchestra (London)          8
11   5  SO RARE - Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (Fraternity)           14
12  15  GOODY GOODY - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (Gee)              4
13  18  MR. LEE - The Bobbettes (Atlantic)                             3
14  12  I LIKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE - Andy Williams [w/Peggy Powers]
        (Cadence)                                                      9
15  14  WHITE SILVER SANDS - Don Rondo (Jubilee)                       5
16  17  OLD CAPE COD - Patti Page (Mercury)                            8
17  16  SEND FOR ME - Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)                        6
18  20  LONG LONELY NIGHTS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess)          2
19  13  WONDERFUL! WONDERFUL! - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)              11
20  19  SHANGRI-LA - The Four Coins (Epic)                             9
21  23  GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD - Marvin Rainwater (M-G-M)            7
22  36  RAINBOW - Russ Hamilton (Kapp)                                 2
24  40  TAMMY - Debbie Reynolds (Coral)                                2
25  30  TO THE AISLE - The Five Satins (Ember)                         2
26  21  A TEENAGER’S ROMANCE - Ricky Nelson (Verve)                    8
23  --  HONEYCOMB - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)                          1
27  24  DARK MOON - Gale Storm (Dot)                                  13
28  33  IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ISLAND - Tony Bennett (Columbia)           2
29  34  YOUNG BLOOD - The Coasters (Atco)                              5
30  26  PASSING STRANGERS - Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine (Mercury)   3
31  --  FASCINATION - Dick Jacobs & His Orch. (Coral) / Jane Morgan
        & The Troubadors (Kapp)                                        1
32  25  START MOVIN’ (In My Direction) - Sal Mineo (Epic)             12
33  22  WITH ALL MY HEART - Jodie Sands (Chancellor)                  12
34  --  BON VOYAGE - Janice Harper (Prep)                              1
35  --  LET’S START ALL OVER AGAIN - The Paragons (Winley)             1
36  27  MY PERSONAL POSSESSION - Nat “King” Cole & The Four Knights
        (Capitol)                                                      5
37  --  SO STRANGE - The Jesters (Winley)                              1
38  37  A WHITE SPORT COAT (And A Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins
        (Columbia)                                                    17
39  --  YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE - Somethin’ Smith & The
        Redheads (Epic)                                                1
40  --  TILL - Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia)                  1

 

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