Mar 1957 Eddie Cochran hits the charts for the first time with
"Sittin' in the Balcony" on Liberty Records.(more)
Mar 1957 Sun Records releases "Flyin' Saucer Rock & Roll" by Billy Lee Riley and his Little Green Men. This rockabilly classic features Jerry Lee Lewis on piano. (more)
Apr 1957 Little Richard rips up the charts with four hit singles concurrently on both the Pop and R&B charts. (more)
Apr 1957 Buddy Knox of Happy, TX scores a #1 with "Party Doll" produced by Norman Petty and released on Roulette. (more)
May 1957 Dale Hawkins of Shreveport, LA takes his song Susie Q into the top thirty on Chess Records. (more)
July 1957 The Everly Brothers hit #2 on the
Pop Charts with "Bye, Bye Love" on Cadence Records.(more)
July 1957 Sun Records artist Jerry Lee Lewis causes a stir on the Steve Allen TV show when he kicks over his piano stool during a performance of "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On"
(more)
Aug 1957 The television show
American Bandstand is syndicated
nationally where it would
run for the next 32 years. (more)
Aug 1957 Bill Justis records the song "Raunchy" at Sun Studios in Memphis. The single goes to #2 and is the first rock instrumental hit.
(more)
Aug 1957 Positioned as a teen idol, Canadian singer Paul Anka rockets to #1 with his own composition "Diana". (more)
Sept 1957 The 1957 Biggest Show of Stars tour starts in Sep. and covers 78 cities. Artists include Fats Domino, LaVern Baker, Frankie Lymon, Chuck Berry, Clyde McPhatter, The Crickets, the Everly Brothers and more.
Sept 1957 Elvis releases the single "Jailhouse Rock" to coincide with the release of the movie of the same name. The song would reach #1 in both the US and UK. (more)
Sept 1957 After leaving the Dominoes, Jackie Wilson releases his first solo single "Reet Petite" which charts at #62 US, but goes all the way to #11 in the UK.(more)
Sept 1957 Chuck Berry is back in the
top ten at #8 with the single
"Rock and Roll Music". (more)
Sept 1957 Buddy Holly's and the Crickets have a #1 hit with "That'll Be The Day". They follow with two more top ten hits, "Peggy Sue" and "Oh Boy" (more)
Oct 1957 The Everly Brothers top the charts with
"Wake Up Little Susie" (more)
Nov 1957 Sam Cooke hits #1 with "You Send Me" his first single for Keen Records. (more)
Dec 1957 "Great Balls of Fire" hits #1 on Country Charts, #2 Pop and #3 R&B for Jerry Lee Lewis on Sun Records. (more)
Dec 1957 Sun Records artist, Warren Smith, has rockabilly success with the single "So Long, I'm Gone" which climbs to #74 nationally.(more)
Criteria: - These records were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history. Records are listed based on the year that they were released.
1957 Top 20 Greatest Songs
1 Jailhouse Rock Elvis Presley
2 Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On Jerry Lee Lewis
3 That'll Be The Day Crickets
4 Bye Bye Love Everly Brothers
5 Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
6 School Day Chuck Berry
7 Rock And Roll Music Chuck Berry
8 Peggy Sue Buddy Holly
9 Lucille Little Richard
10 Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns
11 All Shook Up Elvis Presley
12 Searchin'Coasters
13 You Send Me Sam Cooke
14 Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers
15 Susie Q Dale Hawkins
16 I'm Walkin' Fats Domino
17 Keep A 'Knockin'Little Richard
18 Matchbox Carl Perkins
19 C.C. Rider Chuck Willis
20 Send Me Some Lovin'Little Richard
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