US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 20th February, 1957

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 20, 1957

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 20th February, 1957

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US Top 40 Singles – 20th February, 1957

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending: 20th February, 1957
Issue Date: 2nd March, 1957

1 1 YOUNG LOVE –•– Tab Hunter (Dot)-8 (3 wks @ #1) (1S/1A/1J) (1)
2 3 t TOO MUCH –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-6 (2S/3A/3J) (2)
3 2 DON’T FORBID ME –•– Pat Boone (Dot)-11 (3S/4A/2J) (1)
4 3 t YOUNG LOVE –•– Sonny James (Capitol)-10 (4S/2A/4J) (2)
5 6 BANANA BOAT (Day-O) –•– Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)-8 (5S/5A/9J) (5)
6 8 THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– The Tarriers (Glory)-11 (7S/8A/6J) (6)
7 t 7 MOONLIGHT GAMBLER –•– Frankie Laine (Columbia)-14 (9S/7A/7J) (3)
7 t 11 MARIANNE –•– Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders (Columbia)-5 (6S/6A/11J) (7)
9 5 SINGING THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-19 (12S/10A/5J) (1)
10 9 BLUE MONDAY –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-9 (11S/13A/8J) (9)

11 12 MARIANNE –•– The Hilltoppers Featuring Jimmy Sacca (Dot)-4 (15S/9A/10J) (11)
12 10 YOU DON’T OWE ME A THING –•– Johnnie Ray (Columbia)-8 (16S/14A/13J) (10)
13 15 LOVE IS STRANGE –•– Mickey and Sylvia (Groove)-9 (14S/11A) (13)
14 42 t TEEN-AGE CRUSH –•– Tommy Sands (Capitol)-2 (8S/19A/20J) (14)
15 13 I DREAMED –•– Betty Johnson (Bally)-15 (22S/16A/18J) (12)
16 19 KNEE DEEP IN THE BLUES –•– Guy Mitchell (Columbia)-8 (23 Ts/17A/16J) (16)
17 42 t BUTTERFLY –•– Andy Williams (Cadence)-2 (19S) (17)
18 14 WHO NEEDS YOU –•– The Four Lads (Columbia)-6 (13S/12A) (14)
19 31 BUTTERFLY –•– Charlie Gracie (Cameo)-3 (10S/18A/17J) (19)
20 27 t CAN I STEAL A LITTLE LOVE –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-7 (15A) (20)

21 16 BLUEBERRY HILL –•– Fats Domino (Imperial)-22 (12J) (4)
22 30 JIM DANDY –•– LaVern Baker and the Gliders (Atlantic)-10 (17S) (22)
23 22 ROCK-A-BYE YOUR BABY WITH A DIXIE MELODY –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Decca)-15 (19J) (12)
24 21 WRINGLE WRANGLE –•– Fess Parker (Disneyland)-6 (18S) (21)
25 18 JAMAICA FAREWELL –•– Harry Belanfonte (RCA Victor)-20 (17)
26 26 SINCE I MET YOU BABY –•– Ivory Joe Hunter (Atlantic)-16 (12)
27 24 t THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– The Fontane Sisters (Dot)-10 (20A/14J) (22)
28 23 CINCO ROBLES (Five Oaks) –•– Russell Arms (Era)-8 (23)
29 24 t TRUE LOVE –•– Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly (Capitol)-26 (23A) (4)
30 52 t WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT –•– Patsy Cline (Decca)-2 (23 Ts) (30)

31 32 THE BANANA BOAT SONG –•– Steve Lawrence (Coral)-8 (30)
32 54 ROUND AND ROUND –•– Perry Como (RCA Victor)-2 (24A) (32)
33 t 68 PARTY DOLL –•– Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids (Roulette)-2 (20S) (33)
33 t 34 WRINGLE, WRANGLE –•– Bill Hayes (ABC-Paramount)-6 (33)
35 29 I LOVE MY BABY (My Baby Loves Me) –•– Jill Corey (Columbia)-11 (28)
36 37 BALLERINA –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (22A) (36)
37 t 36 PLAYING FOR KEEPS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-4 (2S/25 tA/3J) (34)
37 t 33 YOUR WILD HEART –•– Joy Layne (Mercury)-3 (30)
39 58 LUCKY LIPS –•– Ruth Brown (Atlantic)-2 (25S) (39)
40 17 LOVE ME (From the “Elvis (Volume 1)” E.P.) –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-16 (25 tA) (6)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS: 20th February, 1957

41 27 t LOVE ME TENDER –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-20 (1)
43 40 CHANTEZ-CHANTEZ (Shan-Tay, “Sing”) –•– Dinah Shore (RCA Victor)-4 (40)
45 t 20 THE GREEN DOOR –•– Jim Lowe (Dot)-24 (15J) (1)
51 38 t WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) –•– Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic)-5 (21A) (38)
59 35 CINCO ROBLES (Five Oaks) –•– Les Paul and Mary Ford (Capitol)-8 (35)
67 t 38 t HEY JEALOUS LOVER –•– Frank Sinatra (Capitol)-19 (6)

POWER HITS: 20th February, 1957

42 49 I MISS YOU SO –•– Chris Connor (Atlantic)-18 (39)
45 t 62 t ONLY ONE LOVE –•– George Hamilton IV (ABC-Paramount)-3 (45)
45 t 70 t PARTY DOLL –•– Steve Lawrence (Coral)-2 (45)
48 94 t I’M STICKIN’ WITH YOU –•– Jimmy Bowen with the Rhythm Orchids (Roulette)-2 (48)
49 t — GONE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-1 (49)
49 t 61 THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT –•– Little Richard (Specialty)-5 (57)

NEW THIS WEEK: 20th February, 1957

49 t — GONE –•– Ferlin Husky (Capitol)-1 (49)
63 — ALMOST PARADISE –•– Roger Williams (Kapp)-1 (63)
67 t — ALMOST PARADISE –•– Lou Stein (RKO Unique)-1 (67)
73 t — ONE STEP AT A TIME –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-1 (73)
79 — A THOUSAND MILES AWAY –•– The Heartbeats (Rama)-10 (53)
88 — NIGHT LIGHTS –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-18 (16)
89 — DREAMY EYES –•– The Four Preps (Capitol)-9 (56)
90 — TIGER LILY –•– Rusty Draper (Mercury)-2 (88)
91 — LEAVE IT TO LOVE –•– Sarah Vaughan (Mercury)-1 (91)
92 t — A POOR MAN’S ROSES (Or a Rich Man’s Gold) –•– Patti Page (Mercury)-1 (92)
92 t — SKYLINER –•– Carmen McRae (Decca)-1 (92)
94 t — A VERY SPECIAL LOVE (Song For the Ninth Day) –•– Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus (Columbia)-1 (94)
96 t — JUST BECAUSE –•– Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount)-1 (96)
98 — MARIANNE –•– Burl Ives with the Trinidaddies (Decca)-1 (98)
99 — BUTTERFLY –•– Bob Carroll (Bally)-1 (99)