List of number-one singles of 1957 (Canada)

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The following is a list of the CHUM Chart number-one singles of 1957.

Issue dateSongArtistReference
May 27"All Shook Up" Elvis Presley [1]
June 3"Love Letters in the Sand" Pat Boone [2]
June 10 [2]
June 17"So Rare" Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra [3]
June 24 [4]
July 1"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"Elvis Presley [5]
July 8 [5]
July 15 [5]
July 22 [5]
July 29 [5]
August 5 [5]
August 12"Diana" Paul Anka [6]
August 19"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"Elvis Presley [5]
August 26"Honeycomb" Jimmie Rodgers [7]
September 2 [7]
September 9 [7]
September 16 [7]
September 23"Mr. Lee" The Bobbettes [8]
September 30 [8]
October 7"Wake Up Little Susie" The Everly Brothers [9]
October 14 [10]
October 21 [11]
October 28"My Special Angel" Bobby Helms [12]
November 4"Jailhouse Rock"Elvis Presley [5]
November 11"Silhouettes" The Rays [13]
November 18"You Send Me" Sam Cooke [14]
November 25 [14]
December 2"Raunchy" Bill Justis [15]
December 9 [16]
December 16 [17]
December 23"At the Hop" Danny & the Juniors [18]
December 30 [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "CHART NUMBER 1 – Monday, May 27, 1957". Archived from the original on July 12, 2007.. CHUM Chart.
  2. 1 2 "Boone, Pat". Archived from the original on July 18, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  3. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of June 17, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: June 24, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Presley, Elvis". Archived from the original on July 20, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  6. ↑ "Anka, Paul". Archived from the original on July 16, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Rodgers, Jimmie". Archived from the original on July 21, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  8. 1 2 "Bobbettes, The". Archived from the original on March 10, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  9. ↑ "CHART NUMBER 21 – Monday, October 07, 1957". Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.. CHUM Chart.
  10. ↑ "CHART NUMBER 22 – Monday, October 14, 1957". Archived from the original on July 10, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link). CHUM Chart.
  11. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of October 21, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of October 28, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of November 11, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Cooke, Sam". Archived from the original on July 19, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
  15. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of December 2, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of December 9, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Chum's Top Ten: Week of December 16, 1957". Las-solanas.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Danny & The Juniors". Archived from the original on July 21, 2006.. CHUM Chart.
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