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