List of UK top-ten singles in 1957

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Paul Anka had the best-selling single of 1957 with "Diana", which topped the UK chart for nine weeks. "Diana" was the first UK chart entry for the then 16-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter. Anka had a second top 10 hit later in the year with "I Love You Baby", which peaked at number three. Paul Anka 1961.JPG
Paul Anka had the best-selling single of 1957 with "Diana", which topped the UK chart for nine weeks. "Diana" was the first UK chart entry for the then 16-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter. Anka had a second top 10 hit later in the year with "I Love You Baby", which peaked at number three.
Elvis Presley scored his first UK number-one single this year with "All Shook Up", which spent seven weeks at the top of the chart. Presley had the most top 10 entries this year, with seven in total. Elvis Presley - TV Radio Mirror, March 1957 02.jpg
Elvis Presley scored his first UK number-one single this year with "All Shook Up", which spent seven weeks at the top of the chart. Presley had the most top 10 entries this year, with seven in total.
American singer and actor Tab Hunter achieved two top 10 entries in 1957, including "Young Love", which spent seven weeks at number-one. TabHunter.jpg
American singer and actor Tab Hunter achieved two top 10 entries in 1957, including "Young Love", which spent seven weeks at number-one.

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical singles. [2] [3] This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 1957, as well as singles which peaked in 1956 and 1958 but were in the top 10 in 1957. The entry date is when the single appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Contents

Seventy-nine singles were in the top ten in 1957. Ten singles from 1956 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "All the Way"/"Chicago" by Frank Sinatra, "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis and "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)" by Jackie Wilson were all released in 1957 but did not reach their peak until 1958. "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell and "True Love" by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly were the singles from 1956 to reach their peak in 1957. Twenty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1957. Andy Williams, The Everly Brothers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Paul Anka and Shirley Bassey were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 1957.

The first new number-one single of the year was "Singing the Blues" by Guy Mitchell. Overall, thirteen different singles peaked at number-one in 1957, with Guy Mitchell and Lonnie Donegan (2) having the joint most singles hit that position.

Background

Multiple entries

Eighty singles charted in the top 10 in 1957, with seventy-one singles reaching their peak this year. Six songs were recorded by several artists with each version reaching the top 10:

Twenty artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1957. Elvis Presley secured the record for most top 10 hits in 1957 with seven hit singles.

Paul Anka was one of a number of artists with two top-ten entries, including the number-one single "Diana". Bing Crosby, Malcolm Vaughan, Petula Clark, Tab Hunter and Winifred Atwell were among the other artists who had multiple top 10 entries in 1957.

Chart debuts

Twenty-seven artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1957, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, five went on to record another hit single that year: Charlie Gracie, The Everly Brothers, Paul Anka, Tab Hunter and The Vipers Skiffle Group. Harry Belafonte, Little Richard and Tommy Steele and the Steelmen all had two other entries in their breakthrough year.

The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single.

ArtistNumber of top 10sFirst entryChart positionOther entries
Tommy Steele 3"Singing the Blues"1"Butterfingers" (8), "Water, Water"/"A Handful of Songs" (5)
Fats Domino 1"Blueberry Hill"6
The Vipers Skiffle Group 2"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"10"Cumberland Gap" (10)
Tab Hunter 2"Young Love"1"Ninety-Nine Ways" (5)
Little Richard 3"Long Tall Sally"3"The Girl Can't Help It" (9), "Lucille" (10)
Harry Belafonte 3"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"2"Island in the Sun" (3), "Mary's Boy Child" (1)
Shirley Bassey 1"The Banana Boat Song"8
Andy Williams 1"Butterfly"1
The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group 1"Freight Train"5
Nancy Whiskey
Peggy Lee 1"Mr. Wonderful"5
Gracie Fields 1"Around the World"8
The Diamonds 1"Little Darlin'"3
Russ Hamilton 1"We Will Make Love"2
The King Brothers 1"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)"6
The Everly Brothers 2"Bye Bye Love"6"Wake Up Little Susie" (2)
Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys 1"Last Train to San Fernando"2
Paul Anka 2"Diana"1"I Love You Baby" (3)
Charlie Gracie 2"Fabulous"8"Wanderin' Eyes" (6)
Debbie Reynolds 1"Tammy"2
The Crickets 1"That'll Be the Day"1
Jerry Lee Lewis 2"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"8"Great Balls of Fire" (1)
Jim Dale 1"Be My Girl"2
The Kaye Sisters 1"Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank"8
The Johnny Otis Show 1"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me"2
Marie Adams
Jackie Wilson 1"Reet Petite" [A] 6

Songs from films

Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "The Girl Can't Help It" (from The Girl Can't Help It ), "When I Fall in Love" ( Istanbul ), "Around the World" ( Around the World in 80 Days ), "Love Letters in the Sand" ( Bernardine ), "Island in the Sun" ( Island in the Sun ), "Tammy" ( Tammy and the Bachelor ) and "All the Way" & "Chicago" ( The Joker Is Wild ).

Additionally, "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" by Pat Boone was a cover of the title track for the 1956 film Friendly Persuasion . The original version of the song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 29th Academy Awards. Gene Autry's recording of "Blueberry Hill" - released by Fats Domino this year - had appeared in the 1941 film The Singing Hill. "When I Fall in Love" was first introduced in the 1952 film One Minute to Zero , when Jeri Southern had been the vocalist. "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" was used in several films before 1957, including For the Love of Mary (1948) and Rio Grande (1950), prior to Slim Whitman taking it into the UK top 10.

Best-selling singles

Until 1970 there was no universally recognised year-end best-sellers list. However, in 2011 the Official Charts Company released a list of the best-selling single of each year in chart history from 1952 to date. According to the list, "Diana" by Paul Anka is officially recorded as the biggest-selling single of 1957. "Diana" (2), "Mary's Boy Child" (3) "All Shook Up" (8) and "Love Letters in the Sand" (9) all ranked in the top 10 best-selling singles of the decade.

Top-ten singles

Key
SymbolMeaning
Single peaked in 1956 but still in chart in 1957.
Single released in 1957 but peaked in 1958.
(#)Year-end best-selling single.
EnteredThe date that the single first appeared in the chart.
PeakHighest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart.
Entered
(week ending)
Weeks
in
top
10
SingleArtistPeakPeak reached
(week ending)
Weeks
at
peak
Singles in 1956
28 September 195617"Hound Dog" ‡ [B] Elvis Presley 226 October 19563
14"A Woman in Love" ‡ [C] Frankie Laine 119 October 19564
26 October 195614"Just Walkin' in the Rain" ‡ Johnnie Ray 116 November 19567
2 November 19569"My Prayer" ‡ The Platters 49 November 19563
16 November 19569"Rip It Up" ‡ Bill Haley & His Comets 47 December 19562
12"The Green Door" ‡ Frankie Vaughan 27 December 19563
13"St. Therese of the Roses" ‡ Malcolm Vaughan 314 December 19563
7 December 195619"True Love" Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly 48 February 19571
14 December 195617"Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell 14 January 19573
9"Cindy, Oh Cindy" ‡ Eddie Fisher 521 December 19562
Singles in 1957
4 January 19576"Singing the Blues" Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 111 January 19571
11 January 195710"Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" [D] Pat Boone 325 January 19573
18 January 195710"The Garden of Eden" [E] Frankie Vaughan 125 January 19574
25 January 19576"Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino 68 February 19571
1 February 195713"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" Lonnie Donegan 415 February 19571
8 February 19571"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" The Vipers Skiffle Group 108 February 19571
15 February 195713"Young Love" Tab Hunter 122 February 19577
12"Don't Forbid Me" Pat Boone 28 March 19575
2"Don't Knock the Rock" Bill Haley & His Comets 715 February 19571
21 February 19579"Knee Deep in the Blues" Guy Mitchell 38 March 19574
11 March 19571"The Adoration Waltz" David Whitfield 91 March 19571
8 March 19579"Long Tall Sally" Little Richard 329 March 19571
11"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" Harry Belafonte 212 April 19573
15 March 19573"The Banana Boat Song" Shirley Bassey 829 March 19571
5 April 19579"Cumberland Gap" Lonnie Donegan 112 April 19575
2"The Girl Can't Help It" Little Richard 912 April 19571
12 April 19574"Look Homeward, Angel" Johnnie Ray 719 April 19573
1"Cumberland Gap" The Vipers Skiffle Group 1012 April 19571
19 April 19576"Baby, Baby" Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 43 May 19571
7"Ninety-Nine Ways" Tab Hunter 53 May 19571
26 April 195712"When I Fall in Love" [F] Nat King Cole 214 June 19571
3 May 19577"Rock-a-Billy" Guy Mitchell 117 May 19571
9"Butterfly" Andy Williams 124 May 19572
10 May 19577"Freight Train" The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey 531 May 19571
11"Yes Tonight Josephine" Johnnie Ray 17 June 19573
17 May 19573"Too Much" Elvis Presley 631 May 19571
24 May 19573"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" Slim Whitman 724 May 19572
31 May 19575"Mr. Wonderful" [G] Peggy Lee 57 June 19571
7 June 195710"Around the World" Ronnie Hilton 45 July 19572
3"Around the World" Gracie Fields 87 June 19571
8"Around the World" [H] Bing Crosby 521 June 19571
14 June 195711"Gamblin' Man"/"Puttin' On the Style" Lonnie Donegan 128 June 19572
10"Little Darlin'" The Diamonds 312 July 19572
28 June 195716"All Shook Up" Elvis Presley 112 July 19577
10"We Will Make Love" Russ Hamilton 22 August 19571
5"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" The King Brothers 628 June 19572
12 July 19574"Butterfingers" Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 819 July 19571
19 July 19579"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" [I] Elvis Presley 32 August 19572
26 July 195714"Love Letters in the Sand" [J] Pat Boone 216 August 19577
2 August 195714"Island in the Sun" Harry Belafonte 323 August 19571
2"Lucille" Little Richard 102 August 19572
9 August 19576"Bye Bye Love" The Everly Brothers 630 August 19571
16 August 195710"Last Train to San Fernando" Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys 213 September 19572
23 August 195715"Diana" (#1) [J] [K] Paul Anka 130 August 19579
9"With All My Heart" Petula Clark 427 September 19571
30 August 19571"Fabulous" Charlie Gracie 830 August 19571
6 September 19577"Water, Water"/"A Handful of Songs" [L] Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 513 September 19572
8"Wanderin' Eyes" Charlie Gracie 625 October 19571
13 September 19573"Paralyzed" Elvis Presley 813 September 19571
20 September 195711"Tammy" Debbie Reynolds 21 November 19571
4 October 195710"That'll Be the Day" The Crickets 11 November 19573
18 October 19579"Party" Elvis Presley 225 October 19574
8"Remember You're Mine"/"There's a Gold Mine in the Sky" Pat Boone 525 October 19574
25 October 19573"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Jerry Lee Lewis 81 November 19571
1 November 19573"Man on Fire"/"Wanderin' Eyes" Frankie Vaughan 61 November 19572
8"Be My Girl" Jim Dale 229 November 19572
8 November 19574"Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank" Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters 88 November 19573
1"My Dixie Darling" Lonnie Donegan 108 November 19571
15 November 19579"Mary's Boy Child" [M] Harry Belafonte 122 November 19577
10"I Love You Baby" Paul Anka 313 December 19571
22 November 19578"Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers 213 December 19572
29 November 195711"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Marie Adams 220 December 19575
6 December 19579"My Special Angel" Malcolm Vaughan 327 December 19572
2"Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"/"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" Elvis Presley 713 December 19571
13 December 19574"Alone" Petula Clark 813 December 19571
7"Reet Petite" ♦ Jackie Wilson 63 January 19581
20 December 195712"All the Way"/"Chicago" ♦ Frank Sinatra 317 January 19582
2"Let's Have a Ball" Winifred Atwell 427 December 19571
27 December 19577"Great Balls of Fire" ♦ Jerry Lee Lewis 110 January 19582

Entries by artist

Harry Belafonte had three UK top 10 entries this year, including the year's Christmas number-one, "Mary's Boy Child". Harry Belafonte singing 1954.jpg
Harry Belafonte had three UK top 10 entries this year, including the year's Christmas number-one, "Mary's Boy Child".
Andy Williams made his UK chart debut in May 1957 with his version of Charlie Gracie's "Butterfly", which spent two weeks at number-one. While Williams would have a further eight UK top 10 hits during his lifetime, "Butterfly" remains his only UK number-one single. Andy Williams 1963.JPG
Andy Williams made his UK chart debut in May 1957 with his version of Charlie Gracie's "Butterfly", which spent two weeks at number-one. While Williams would have a further eight UK top 10 hits during his lifetime, "Butterfly" remains his only UK number-one single.

The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 1957, including singles that reached their peak in 1956 or 1958. The figures include both main artists and featured artists. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 1957 is also shown.

EntriesArtistWeeksSingles
7 Elvis Presley [N] 47"All Shook Up", "Hound Dog", "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Paralyzed", "Party", "Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"/"Santa Claus Is Back in Town", "Too Much"
4 Frankie Vaughan [N] 23"Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank", "Man on Fire"/"Wanderin' Eyes", "The Garden of Eden", "The Green Door"
Lonnie Donegan 34"Cumberland Gap", "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O", "My Dixie Darling", "Gamblin' Man"/"Puttin' On the Style"
Pat Boone 44"Don't Forbid Me", "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)", "Love Letters in the Sand", "Remember You're Mine"/"There's a Gold Mine in the Sky"
3 Guy Mitchell [O] 31"Knee Deep in the Blues", "Rock-a-Billy", "Singing the Blues"
Harry Belafonte 31"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Island in the Sun", "Mary's Boy Child"
Johnnie Ray [N] 20"Just Walkin' in the Rain", "Yes Tonight Josephine", "Look Homeward, Angel"
Little Richard 13"Long Tall Sally", "Lucille", "The Girl Can't Help It"
Tommy Steele 17"Butterfingers", "Singing the Blues", "Water, Water"/"A Handful of Songs"
2 Bill Haley & His Comets [N] 5"Don't Knock the Rock", "Rip It Up"
Bing Crosby [O] 24"Around the World", "True Love"
Charlie Gracie 9"Fabulous", "Wanderin' Eyes"
The Everly Brothers 11"Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie"
Jerry Lee Lewis [P] 4"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", "Great Balls of Fire"
Malcolm Vaughan [N] [P] 11"My Special Angel", "St. Therese of the Roses
Paul Anka 20"Diana", "I Love You Baby"
Petula Clark 11"Alone", "With All My Heart"
Tab Hunter 20"Ninety-Nine Ways", "Young Love"
The Vipers Skiffle Group 2"Cumberland Gap", "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"

Notes

See also

References

General

Specific

  1. "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN   1-904994-00-8.
  3. "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News . 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.