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

Eighty singles were in the top ten in 1957. Eleven 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, "Let's Have a Ball" by Winifred Atwell, "My Special Angel" by Malcolm Vaughan and "Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)" by Jackie Wilson were all released in 1957 but did not reach their peak until 1958. "Make It a Party" by Winifred Atwell, "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 1956 Christmas number-one, "Just Walkin' in the Rain" by Johnnie Ray, remained at number-one for the first week of 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 1"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"8
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
4 October 195617"Hound Dog" ‡ [B] Elvis Presley 21 November 19563
14"A Woman in Love" ‡ [C] Frankie Laine 125 October 19564
1 November 195614"Just Walkin' in the Rain" ‡ Johnnie Ray 122 November 19567
8 November 19569"My Prayer" ‡ The Platters 415 November 19563
22 November 19569"Rip It Up" ‡ Bill Haley & His Comets 413 December 19562
12"The Green Door" ‡ Frankie Vaughan 213 December 19563
13"St. Therese of the Roses" ‡ Malcolm Vaughan 320 December 19563
13 December 195619"True Love" Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly 414 February 19571
20 December 195617"Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell 110 January 19573
9"Cindy, Oh Cindy" ‡ Eddie Fisher 527 December 19562
27 December 19562"Make It a Party" Winifred Atwell 73 January 19571
Singles in 1957
3 January 19571"Christmas Island" Dickie Valentine 83 January 19571
10 January 19576"Singing the Blues" Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 117 January 19571
17 January 195710"Friendly Persuasion" [D] Pat Boone 331 January 19573
24 January 195710"The Garden of Eden" [E] Frankie Vaughan 131 January 19574
31 January 19576"Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino 614 February 19571
7 February 195713"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" Lonnie Donegan 421 February 19571
14 February 19571"Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O" The Vipers Skiffle Group 1014 February 19571
21 February 195713"Young Love" Tab Hunter 128 February 19577
12"Don't Forbid Me" Pat Boone 214 March 19575
2"Don't Knock the Rock" Bill Haley & His Comets 721 February 19571
28 February 19579"Knee Deep in the Blues" Guy Mitchell 314 March 19574
7 March 19571"The Adoration Waltz" David Whitfield 97 March 19571
14 March 19579"Long Tall Sally" Little Richard 34 April 19571
11"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" Harry Belafonte 218 April 19573
21 March 19573"The Banana Boat Song" Shirley Bassey 84 April 19571
11 April 19579"Cumberland Gap" Lonnie Donegan 118 April 19575
2"The Girl Can't Help It" Little Richard 918 April 19571
18 April 19574"Look Homeward, Angel" Johnnie Ray 725 April 19573
1"Cumberland Gap" The Vipers Skiffle Group 1018 April 19571
25 April 19576"Baby, Baby" Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 49 May 19571
7"Ninety-Nine Ways" Tab Hunter 59 May 19571
2 May 195712"When I Fall in Love" [F] Nat King Cole 220 June 19571
9 May 19577"Rock-a-Billy" Guy Mitchell 123 May 19571
9"Butterfly" Andy Williams 130 May 19572
16 May 19577"Freight Train" The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group featuring Nancy Whiskey 56 June 19571
11"Yes Tonight Josephine" Johnnie Ray 113 June 19573
23 May 19573"Too Much" Elvis Presley 66 June 19571
30 May 19573"I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" Slim Whitman 730 May 19572
6 June 19575"Mr. Wonderful" [G] Peggy Lee 513 June 19571
13 June 195710"Around the World" Ronnie Hilton 411 July 19572
3"Around the World" Gracie Fields 813 June 19571
8"Around the World" [H] Bing Crosby 527 June 19571
20 June 195711"Gamblin' Man"/"Puttin' On the Style" Lonnie Donegan 14 July 19572
10"Little Darlin'" The Diamonds 318 July 19572
4 July 195716"All Shook Up" Elvis Presley 118 July 19577
10"We Will Make Love" Russ Hamilton 28 August 19571
5"A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)" The King Brothers 64 July 19572
18 July 19574"Butterfingers" Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 825 July 19571
25 July 19579"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" [I] Elvis Presley 38 August 19572
1 August 195714"Love Letters in the Sand" [J] Pat Boone 222 August 19577
8 August 195714"Island in the Sun" Harry Belafonte 329 August 19571
2"Lucille" Little Richard 108 August 19572
15 August 19576"Bye Bye Love" The Everly Brothers 65 September 19571
22 August 195710"Last Train to San Fernando" Johnny Duncan & the Blue Grass Boys 219 September 19572
29 August 195715"Diana" (#1) [J] [K] Paul Anka 15 September 19579
9"With All My Heart" Petula Clark 43 October 19571
5 September 19571"Fabulous" Charlie Gracie 85 September 19571
12 September 19577"Water, Water"/"A Handful of Songs" [L] Tommy Steele & the Steelmen 519 September 19572
8"Wanderin' Eyes" Charlie Gracie 631 October 19571
19 September 19573"Paralyzed" Elvis Presley 819 September 19571
26 September 195711"Tammy" Debbie Reynolds 27 November 19571
10 October 195710"That'll Be the Day" The Crickets 17 November 19573
24 October 19579"Party" Elvis Presley 231 October 19574
8"Remember You're Mine"/"There's a Gold Mine in the Sky" Pat Boone 531 October 19574
31 October 19573"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" Jerry Lee Lewis 87 November 19571
7 November 19573"Man on Fire"/"Wanderin' Eyes" Frankie Vaughan 67 November 19572
8"Be My Girl" Jim Dale 25 December 19572
14 November 19574"Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank" Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters 814 November 19573
1"My Dixie Darling" Lonnie Donegan 1014 November 19571
21 November 19579"Mary's Boy Child" [M] Harry Belafonte 128 November 19577
10"I Love You Baby" Paul Anka 319 December 19571
28 November 19578"Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers 219 December 19572
5 December 195711"Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me" Johnny Otis & His Orchestra with Marie Adams 226 December 19575
12 December 19579"My Special Angel" ♦ Malcolm Vaughan 32 January 19582
2"Santa Bring My Baby Back (To Me)"/"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" Elvis Presley 719 December 19571
19 December 19574"Alone" Petula Clark 819 December 19571
7"Reet Petite" ♦ Jackie Wilson 69 January 19581
26 December 195712"All the Way"/"Chicago" ♦ Frank Sinatra 323 January 19582
2"Let's Have a Ball" ♦ Winifred Atwell 42 January 19581

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", "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"
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"
Winifred Atwell [O] [P] 2"Let's Have a Ball", "Make It a Party"

Notes

See also

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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.