WMGM Top 40 Survey
For the Week of Januray 28, 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 YOUNG LOVE - Sonny James (Capitol) 5
2 1 SINGING THE BLUES - Guy Mitchell (Columbia) 15
3 3 BANANA BOAT (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) 6
4 12 TOO MUCH - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 3
5 11 DON’T FORBID ME - Pat Boone (Dot) 4
6 7 LOVE IS STRANGE - Mickey & Sylvia (Groove) 8
7 6 THE BANANA BOAT SONG - The Tarriers (Glory) 8
8 21 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY - Jerry Lewis
(Decca) 9
9 5 MOONLIGHT GAMBLER - Frankie Laine (Columbia) 7
10 33 MARIANNE - Terry Gilkyson & The Easy Riders (Columbia) 2
11 14 BLUE MONDAY - Fats Domino (Imperial) 5
12 20 JAMAICA FAREWELL - Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor) 7
13 23 PLEASE SAY YOU WANT ME - The Schoolboys (Okeh) 4
14 15 I DREAMED - Betty Johnson (Bally) 7
15 4 LOVE ME TENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 18
16 9 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - Johnnie Ray (Columbia) 20
17 8 THE GREEN DOOR - Jim Lowe (Dot) 17
18 18 YOU DON’T OWE ME A THING - Johnnie Ray (Columbia) 5
19 19 LOVE ME - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 12
20 -- I LOVE MY BABY (My Baby Loves Me) - Jill Corey (Columbia) 1
21 38 WRINGLE, WRANGLE - Bill Hayes (ABC-Paramount) / Fess Parker
(Disneyland) 2
22 -- BAD BOY - The Jive Bombers (Savoy) 1
23 13 BLUEBERRY HILL - Fats Domino (Imperial) 18
24 24 ANASTASIA - Pat Boone (Dot) 8
25 10 TRUE LOVE - Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly (Capitol) 19
26 17 HEY! JEALOUS LOVER - Frank Sinatra (Capitol) 16
27 25 SINCE I MET YOU BABY - Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic) 10
28 -- HONKY TONK (pt. 2) - Bill Doggett (King) 23
29 22 CINDY, OH CINDY - Vince Martin with The Tarriers (Glory) 18
30 29 WISDOM OF A FOOL - The Five Keys (Capitol) 7
31 28 ON MY WORD OF HONOR - The Platters (Mercury) 8
32 39 ROMAN GUITAR - Lou Monte (RCA Victor) 2
33 40 GREENSLEEVES - The Beverley Sisters (London) 6
34 37 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) - Clyde McPhatter
(Atlantic) / Toni Arden (Decca) 2
35 35 CINCO ROBLES (Five Oaks) - Russell Arms (Era) 4
36 -- SLOW WALK - Bill Doggett (King) 8
37 16 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH - George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount) 15
38 30 WHO NEEDS YOU - The Four Lads (Columbia) 2
39 -- DON’T BE CRUEL - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) 26
40 -- BABY DOLL - Andy Williams (Cadence) 1