1957 in music

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Dalida, awarded a gold record in 1957



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[edit] Events

            List of years in music       (Table)
 1947 . 1948 . 1949 . 1950 . 1951 . 1952 . 1953 
1954 . 1955 . 1956 
-1957- 1958 . 1959 . 1960
 1961 . 1962 . 1963 . 1964 . 1965 . 1966 . 1967 
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[edit] Albums released

[edit] Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1957.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 Image:Flag of the United States.svg UK 1 - Jan 1958, US BB 1 - Oct 1957, US BB 1 of 1957, Canada 1 - Oct 1957, DDD 1 of 1957, POP 1 of 1957, Europe 2 of the 1950s, Scrobulate 2 of rockabilly, RYM 3 of 1957, Holland 5 - Jan 1974, France 10 - Dec 1971, US CashBox 11 of 1957, South Africa 11 of 1958, AFI 21, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, Party 54 of 1999, Italy 60 of 1958, Rolling Stone 67, Acclaimed 192, Belgium 214 of all time
2 Paul Anka Diana 1957 Image:Flag of Canada.svg UK 1 - Aug 1957, US BB 1 - Jul 1957, Canada 1 - Jul 1957, Australia 1 for 8 weeks Jun 1957, Italy 2 of 1958, Poland 9 - Apr 1989, US CashBox 13 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1956, POP 14 of 1956, Europe 17 of the 1950s, RYM 17 of 1957, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, DDD 36 of 1957
3 Elvis Presley All Shook Up 1957 Image:Flag of the United States.svg UK 1 - Jun 1957, US BB 1 - Apr 1957, Canada 1 - May 1957, RYM 5 of 1957, US CashBox 8 of 1957, DDD 11 of 1957, Scrobulate 12 of rock & roll, US BB 13 of 1957, POP 13 of 1957, Holland 33 - Jan 2005, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1957, Europe 78 of the 1950s, Party 179 of 2007, Rolling Stone 352, Acclaimed 835
4 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire 1957 Image:Flag of the United States.svg UK 1 - Dec 1957, RYM 1 of 1957, US BB 2 - Dec 1957, Canada 2 - Dec 1957, DDD 5 of 1957, US BB 14 of 1958, POP 14 of 1958, South Africa 15 of 1958, Holland 27 - Sep 1989, Scrobulate 63 of oldies, RIAA 64, Europe 76 of the 1950s, Acclaimed 86, Rolling Stone 96, Party 242 of 1999
5 Danny & The Juniors At the Hop 1957 Image:Flag of the United States.svg US BB 1 - Dec 1957, Canada 1 - Dec 1957, UK 3 - Jan 1958, US BB 3 of 1958, POP 3 of 1958, South Africa 6 of 1958, US CashBox 10 of 1958, RYM 11 of 1957, DDD 21 of 1957, Europe 73 of the 1950s, RIAA 250, Acclaimed 728

[edit] US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1957.

First weekNumber of weeksTitleArtist
February 9, 19571"Don't Forbid Me"Pat Boone
February 16, 19576"Young Love"Tab Hunter
March 30, 19573"Butterfly"Andy Williams
April 20, 19578"All Shook Up"Elvis Presley
July 10, 19575"Love Letters In The Sand"Pat Boone
July 15, 19577"Teddy Bear"Elvis Presley
September 2, 19575"Tammy"Debbie Reynolds
October 7, 19572"Honeycomb"Jimmie Rodgers
October 21, 19572"Wake Up Little Susie"The Everly Brothers
November 4, 19576"Jailhouse Rock"Elvis Presley
December 9, 19573"You Send Me"Sam Cooke
December 30, 19571"April Love"Pat Boone

[edit] Top hits on record

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Opera

[edit] Musical theater

[edit] Musical films

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Awards

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

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