1957 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1957.

Contents

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle nameArtistWks. No.1Notes
February 2 Young Love Sonny James 9 [A]
March 2 There You Go Johnny Cash 5 [2]
April 6 Gone Ferlin Husky 10 [1]
May 13 All Shook Up Elvis Presley 1
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.
May 20 A White Sport Coat Marty Robbins 5
May 20Honky Tonk Song Webb Pierce 1 [B]
May 27 Four Walls Jim Reeves 8 [2]
  • Reeves' first Number One since "Bimbo" in 1954.
July 15 Bye Bye Love The Everly Brothers 7 [A]
August 5 (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear Elvis Presley1
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.
September 9 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On Jerry Lee Lewis 2 [A]
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard R&B chart.
September 16 Fraulein Bobby Helms 4 [2], [A]
September 16My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You Ray Price 4 [2]
October 14 Wake Up Little Susie The Everly Brothers8 [2]
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.
December 2 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley1
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts.
December 9 My Special Angel Bobby Helms4 [B]
Notes
  • 1 ^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard .
  • 2 ^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A ^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B ^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes," "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts.

Other major hits

USSingleArtist
3 Am I Losing You Jim Reeves
9 The Auctioneer Leroy Van Dyke
7 Bye Bye Love Webb Pierce
14 Dark Moon Bonnie Guitar
12Don't Do It Darlin'Webb Pierce
11Don't Laugh The Louvin Brothers
10 Don't Stop the Music George Jones
2A Fallen Star Jimmy C. Newman
8A Fallen Star Ferlin Husky
9First Date, First Kiss, First Love Sonny James
7For Rent (One Empty Heart)Sonny James
4 Geisha Girl Hank Locklin
13 Give My Love to Rose Johnny Cash
3 Gonna Find Me a Bluebird Marvin Rainwater
12Gonna Find Me a Bluebird Eddy Arnold
3Holiday for LoveWebb Pierce
3 Home of the Blues Johnny Cash
7 Honeycomb Jimmie Rodgers
7I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) Marty Robbins
4I Heard the Bluebirds Sing The Browns
5 I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone) Faron Young
11I Thought I Heard You Call My Name Porter Wagoner
10(I'll Always Be Your) Fraulein Kitty Wells
12I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely) Ray Price
11I'm Coming Home Johnny Horton
3I'm TiredWebb Pierce
13 Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
6 Kisses Sweeter than Wine Jimmie Rodgers
3 Knee Deep in the Blues Marty Robbins
12Love Has Finally Come My WayFaron Young
14 Love Me to Pieces Rusty & Doug
15 Lovesick Blues Sonny James
15 Loving You Elvis Presley
11 Mean Woman Blues Elvis Presley
7 Missing You Webb Pierce
15 Mister Fire Eyes Bonnie Guitar
15MoneyThe Browns
8Mister Love Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers
8My Arms Are a House Hank Snow
9 Next in Line Johnny Cash
8Oh, So Many YearsKitty Wells and Webb Pierce
12On My Mind Again Billy Walker
15 One Step at a Time Brenda Lee
8 Playing for Keeps Elvis Presley
11Please Don't Blame MeMarty Robbins
14Plenty of Everything but YouThe Louvin Brothers
14 A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold) Patsy Cline
12Prize PossessionFerlin Husky
6RepentingKitty Wells
13Rockin' in the Congo Hank Thompson
14The Same Two LipsMarty Robbins
15 The Shrine of St. Cecilia Faron Young
12SomedayWebb Pierce
7Stolen MomentsHank Snow
8Talkin' to the Blues Jim Lowe
4Tangled MindHank Snow
14Tears Are Only RainHank Thompson
15Teen-Age DreamMarty Robbins
15There Goes My Love George Morgan
7Three Ways (To Love You)Kitty Wells
3 Too Much Elvis Presley
13 Too Much Water George Jones
7 Train of Love Johnny Cash
11 Treat Me Nice Elvis Presley
9Two Shadows On Your WindowJim Reeves
2 Walkin' After Midnight Patsy Cline
2Why, Why Carl Smith
9The Woman I NeedJohnny Horton
10 Yearning George Jones and Jeanette Hicks
15You Can't Hurt Me AnymoreCarl Smith
7You Done Me WrongRay Price
6You're the Reason I'm in LoveSonny James
12Young HeartsJim Reeves
13 Your True Love Carl Perkins

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 33. ISBN   0-02-081320-1
  2. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 33.

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