Billboard Top R&B Records of 1957

Billboard Top R&B Records of 1957 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and disc jockey plays.[1][2] Due to the extent of cross-over between the R&B and pop charts in 1957, the song's rank, if any, in the year-end pop chart is also provided.

Retail Disk
jockey
Pop
rank
[3]
Title Artist(s) Label
110/NR16/NR"Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice"Elvis PresleyRCA Victor
23/2421"Searchin'"/"Young Blood"The CoastersAtco
31220"You Send Me"Sam CookeKeen
42119"Wake Up Little Susie"The Everly BrothersCadence
571"All Shook Up"Elvis PresleyRCA Victor
6150"Blue Monday"Fats DominoRCA Victor
72027"Honeycomb"Jimmie RodgersRoulette
82324"Diana"Paul AnkaABC-Paramount
93635"Silhouettes"The RaysAugusta
102918"Come Go with Me"The Del-VikingsDot
11438"I'm Walkin'"Fats DominoImperial
122NR"Love Is Strange"Mickey & SylviaVik
131440"Send for Me"Nat King ColeCapitol
141643"Short Fat Fannie"Larry WilliamsSpecialty
15822"School Days"Chuck BerryChess
16NR3"Little Darlin'"The DiamondsMercury
172830"That'll Be the Day"The CricketsBrunswick
1841NR"Lucille"Little RichardSpecialty
191528"Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"Jerry Lee LewisSun
191348"Blueberry Hill"Fats DominoImperial
2135NR"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"The Tune WeaversChecker
229NR"C.C. Rider"Chuck WillisAtlantic
231147"Mr. Lee"The BobbettesAtlantic
242214"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"/"Loving You"Elvis PresleyRCA Victor
255NR"Since I Met You Baby"Ivory Joe HunterAtlantic
26495"So Rare"Jimmy DorseyFraternity
276NR"Jim Dandy"LaVern BakerAtlantic
2842NR"Honky Tonk"Bill DoggettKing
2930NR"Little Bitty Pretty One"Thurston HarrisAladdin
30NR42"Be-Bop Baby"Ricky NelsonImperial
3126NR"Valley of Tears"Fats DominoImperial
3250NR"Just Because"Lloyd PriceABC-Paramount
3337NR"Over the Mountain"Johnnie & JoeChess
3448NR"Jenny, Jenny"/"Miss Ann"Little RichardSpecialty
3517NR"Farther Up the Road"Bobby BlandDuke
3617NR"Without Love"Clyde McPhatterAtlantic
3727NR"Keep A-Knockin'"Little RichardSpecialty
381913"Party Doll"Buddy KnoxRoulette
3945NR"It Hurts to Be in Love"Annie LaurieDeluxe
404711"Bye Bye Love"The Everly BrothersCadence
41NRNR"Stardust"Billy WardLiberty
42NR2"Love Letters in the Sand"Pat BooneDot
43NR7"Singing the Blues"Guy MitchellColumbia
4433NR"A Thousand Miles Away"The HeartbeatsRama
45NRNR"Next Time You See Me"Little Junior ParkerDuke
4639NR"Honest I Do"Jimmy ReedVee Jay
47259"Too Much"Elvis PresleyRCA Victor
48NRNR"Raunchy"Bill JustisPhillips International
49444"Young Love"Tab HunterDot
5034NR"Ain't Got No Home"Clarence "Frogman" HenryArgo
NR31NR"Send Me Some Lovin'"Little RichardSpecialty
NR32NR"Long Lonely NightsClyde McPhatterAtlantic
NR4048"Whispering Bells"The Del VikingsDot
NR42NR"You Got Me Dizzy"Jimmy ReedVee Jay
NR46NR"Empty Arms"Ivory Joe HunterAtlantic

See also

References

  1. "1957's Best Selling Records". The Billboard. December 23, 1957. p. 20.
  2. "1957's Most Played Records by Jockeys". The Billboard. December 23, 1957. p. 21.
  3. "1957's Best Selling Records" (PDF). The Billboard. 69 (52): 20. December 23, 1957.
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