WMGM Top 40 Survey

For the Week of December 2, 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  SILHOUETTES - The Rays (Cameo)                                10
 2   2  JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)                   10
 3   3  RAUNCHY - Bill Justis & His Orchestra (Phillips Int’l)         5
 4  10  AT THE HOP - Danny & The Juniors (ABC-Paramount)               3
 5   6  ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC - Chuck Berry (Chess)                      6
 6   4  YOU SEND ME - Sam Cooke (Keen)                                 9
 7   5  KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)           5
 8   8  PEGGY SUE - Buddy Holly (Coral)                                6
 9   7  APRIL LOVE - Pat Boone (Dot)                                   7
10  16  TEAR DROPS - Lee Andrews & The Hearts (Chess)                  5
11   9  MY SPECIAL ANGEL - Bobby Helms (Decca)                        10
12  11  ALL THE WAY - Frank Sinatra (Capitol)                         10
13  14  WHY DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND - George Hamilton IV
        (ABC-Paramount)                                                4
14  13  LIECHTENSTEINER POLKA - Will Glahe & His Orchestra (London)    6
15  21  GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun)                    3
16  17  OH, BOY! - The Crickets (Brunswick)                            4
17  12  COULD THIS BE MAGIC - The Dubs (Gone)                          8
18  20  HEY! LITTLE GIRL - The Techniques (Roulette)                   6
19  18  BE-BOP BABY - Ricky Nelson (Imperial)                         10
20  15  WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - The Everly Brothers (Cadence)          12
21  19  CHANCES ARE - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                        15
22  22  THE JOKER (That’s What They Call Me) - Billy Myles (Ember)     5
23  23  MELODIE D’AMOUR (Melody Of Love) - The Ames Brothers
        (RCA Victor)                                                  13
24  24  LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE - Thurston Harris (Aladdin)           10
25  32  BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames (Ebb)                    2
26  29  THAT’S ALL I WANT FROM YOU - The Silva-Tones (Argo)            3
27  26  IF I CAN HELP SOMEBODY - Billy Eckstine (Mercury)              4
28  33  LOVE ME FOREVER - The Four Esquires (Paris)                    7
29  25  FASCINATION - Jane Morgan & The Troubadors (Kapp)             20
30  28  I’M AVAILABLE - Margie Rayburn (Liberty)                      11
31  --  JUST BORN (To Be Your Baby) - Perry Como (RCA Victor)          6
32  --  WILD IS THE WIND - Johnny Mathis (Columbia)                    1
33  --  I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU - Sam Cooke (Specialty)          1
34  --  THIS IS THE NITE - The Valiants (Keen)                         1
35  --  HONEYCOMB - Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette)                         19
36  --  KEEP A KNOCKIN’ - Little Richard (Specialty)                  11
37  --  A BROKEN PROMISE - The Four Coins (Epic)                       1
38  35  BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN - Timmie “Oh Yeah!” Rogers (Cameo)        2
39  --  LOVE BUG CRAWL - Jimmy Edwards (Mercury)                       1
40  30  NERVOUS BOOGIE - Paul Gayten & His Band (Argo)                 4

 

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