US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 16th January, 1957

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending January 16, 1957

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th January, 1957

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US Top 40 Singles – 16th January, 1957

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 16th January, 1957
Issue Date: 26th January, 1957

1 1 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-14 (1S/1A/1J) (8 wks @ #1) (1)
2 3 t DON’T FORBID ME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (3S/4A/6J) (2)
3 11 YOUNG LOVE –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-5 (2S/2A/14J) (3)
4 t 2 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-19 (8S/8A/3J) (1)
4 t 3 t MOONLIGHT GAMBLER –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-9 (5S/6A/9J) (3)
6 15 YOUNG LOVE –•– Tab Hunter (Dot)-3 (4S/3A/15J) (6)
7 5 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-17 (7S/12A/2J) (4)
8 t 8 THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– The Tarriers (Glory)-6 (6S/7A/12J) (8)
8 t 6 t LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-11 (12S/5A/8J) (6)
10 6 t LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-15 (10S/15A/4J) (1)

11 9 TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-21 (14S/11A/7J) (4)
12 10 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-22 (13S/20A/5J) (2)
13 12 t BANANA BOAT (Day-O) –•– Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)-3 (9S/10A) (12)
14 12 t A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-13 (15S/17A/10J) (6)
15 14 HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-14 (9A/11J) (6)
16 20 BLUE MONDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-4 (11S/24A/17J) (16)
17 18 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-10 (17S/21A/16J) (12)
18 t 16 t GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YA NOW –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-9 (21S/14A) (12)
18 t 16 t SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-11 (18S/22A/20 tJ) (12)
20 23 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-15 (22S/13J) (10)

21 19 GARDEN OF EDEN –•– Joe Valino (Vik)-15 (19J) (12)
22 t 21 I DREAMED –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-10 (25S/13A) (21)
22 t 22 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-15 (19S/25A) (18)
24 47 t YOUNG LOVE –•– The Crew-Cuts (Mercury)-3 (18A) (24)
25 27 LOVE IS STRANGE –•– Mickey and Sylvia (Groove)-4 (20S) (25)
26 36 THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-5 (16A) (26)
27 31 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (12S/8J) (27)
28 t 32 JIM DANDY –•– LaVern Baker and the Gliders (Atlantic)-5 (28)
28 t 26 YOU DON’T OWE ME A THING –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-3 (23 Ts/23A) (26)
30 — TOO MUCH –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (16S) (30)

31 t 40 THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-5 (19A) (31)
31 t 45 ONE IN A MILLION –•– The Platters (Mercury)-6 (23 Ts/20 tJ) (31)
31 t 28 ON MY WORD OF HONOR –•– The Platters (Mercury)-5 (23 Ts/20 tJ) (28)
34 33 t AUCTIONEER –•– Leroy Van Dyke (Dot)-10 (29)
35 t 33 t THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– Steve Lawrence (Coral)-3 (33)
35 t 46 POOR BOY (From the “Love Me Tender” EP) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-5 (35)
37 44 ANASTASIA –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-6 (3S/6J) (37)
38 25 CINDY, OH CINDY –•– Vince Martin and the Tarriers (Glory)-16 (12)
39 38 TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS –•– Don Rondo (Jubilee)-14 (19)
40 24 HONKY TONK (Parts 1 and 2) –•– Bill Doggett (King)-24 (18J) (2)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 16th January, 1957

41 30 MAMA FROM THE TRAIN –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-14 (11)
48 35 WISDOM OF A FOOL –•– The Five Keys (Capitol)-7 (35)
49 29 FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-19 (9)
53 t 37 SLOW WALK –•– Sil Austin (Mercury)-12 (19)
62 39 CONFIDENTIAL –•– Sonny Knight (Dot)-11 (20)

POWER HITS: 16th January, 1957

42 43 AIN’T GOT NO HOME –•– Clarence Henry “Frog Man” (Argo)-7 (42)
43 t 54 KNEE DEEP IN THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-2 (43)
43 t 57 BY YOU, BY YOU, BY YOU –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-4 (43)
45 78 t I LOVE MY BABY (My Baby Loves Me) –•– Jill Corey (Columbia)-6 (45)
47 86 t CAN I STEAL A LITTLE LOVE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-2 (47)
50 53 WHAT’S THE REASON I’M NOT PLEASING YOU –•– Nat King Cole (Imperial)-3 (11S/17J) (50)

NEW THIS WEEK: 16th January, 1957

30 — TOO MUCH –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-1 (16S) (30)
53 t — WRINGLE WRANGLE –•– Fess Parker (Disneyland)-1 (53)
58 — WRINGLE, WRANGLE –•– Bill Hayes (ABC-Paramount)-1 (58)
61 — LOOK HOMEWARD, ANGEL –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-1 (23S) (61)
65 t — WHO NEEDS YOU –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-1 (65)
68 — THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-1 (68)
69 — RUDY’S ROCK –•– Bill Haley and His Comets (Decca)-12 (34)
83 — I WOULDN’T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN –•– Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor)-8 (64)
94 t — TEEN AGE GOODNIGHT –•– The Chordettes (Cadence)-10 (45)
94 t — SOME DAY SOON –•– Eddie Fisher (RCA Victor)-1 (94)
96 t — THE MONEY TREE –•– Patience and Prudence (Liberty)-6 (21S) (75)
100 — IN THE STILL OF THE NITE –•– The Five Satins (Ember)-19 (29)