| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 25 | ||||||
| Week ending DECEMBER 21, 1957 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke (Keen 34013) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | RAUNCHY Ernie Freeman (Imperial 5474) Bill Justis & Orchestra (Phillips Int’l 3519) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC Chuck Berry (Chess 1671) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
| 4 | SILHOUETTES Rays (Cameo 117) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 5 | LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE Bobby Day & Satellites (Class 211) Thurston Harris & Sharps (Aladdin 3398) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 6 | BONY MARONIE Larry Williams (Specialty 615) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| 7 | BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ Hollywood Flames (Ebb 119) | 8 | 11 | 17 | 5 | |
| 8 | JAILHOUSE ROCK Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7035) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 9 | GREAT BALLS OF FIRE Jerry Lee Lewis (Sun 281) | 13 | 21 | — | 3 | |
| 10 | PEGGY SUE Buddy Holly (Coral 61885) | 9 | 17 | 25 | 4 | |
| 11 | I’LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU Sam Cooke (Specialty 619) | 21 | — | — | 2 | |
| 12 | AT THE HOP Danny & Juniors (ABC-Paramount 9871) | 19 | — | — | 2 | |
| 13 | COULD THIS BE MAGIC Dubs (Gone 5011) | 10 | 9 | 14 | 6 | |
| 14 | HARD TIMES (The Slop) Noble “Thin Man” Watts & Rythm Sparks (Baton 249) | 23 | — | — | 2 | |
| 15 | YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY Gene Allison (Vee-Jay 256) | 22 | 22 | — | 3 | |
| 16 | HONEST I DO Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 253) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |
| 17 | SOFT Bill Doggett (King 5080) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |
| 18 | SWANEE RIVER ROCK (Talkin’ ’Bout That River) Ray Charles (Atlantic 1154) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 10 | |
| 19 | KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE Jimmie Rodgers (Roulette 4031) | 20 | — | — | 2 | |
| 20 | THE JOKER (That’s What They Call Me) Billy Myles (Ember 1026) | 25 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 21 | TEAR DROPS Lee Andrews & Hearts (Chess 1675) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 22 | WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE Everly Brothers (Cadence 1337) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
| 23 | BE-BOP BABY Ricky Nelson (Imperial 5463) | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | |
| 24 | I WANT YOU TO KNOW Fats Domino (Imperial 5477) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 25 | KEEP A KNOCKIN’ Little Richard (Specialty 611) | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
| NOTE: On the original published chart, Cash Box listed artist and label info for the Top 20 records, along with titles only for positions 21 through 25. Artists/labels listed above in those positions are based on a record’s previous or subsequent appearance in the Top 20 or its appearance on the concurrent Billboard R&B charts. |
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