The Billboard Charts 50 years ago:

[galvanize]

BILLBOARD "Best Sellers In Stores" (The official chart considered) chart Top 25, June 10, 1957

01 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND / BERNARDINE Pat Boone
02 I'M WALKING / A TEENAGER'S ROMANCE Ricky Nelson
03 A WHITE SPORT COAT (AND A PINK CARNATION) Marty Robbins
04 SO RARE Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
05 BYE BYE LOVE Everly Brothers
06 ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley
07 DARK MOON Gale Storm
08 SCHOOL DAY Chuck Berry
09 LITTLE DARLIN' Diamonds
10 START MOVIN' (IN MY DIRECTION) Sal Mineo
11 SEARCHIN' / YOUNG BLOOD Coasters
12 DARK MOON Bonnie Guitar
13 COME GO WITH ME Del Vikings
14 FOUR WALLS Jim Reeves
15 IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY Johnny Mathis
16 GONE Ferlin Husky
17 FREIGHT TRAIN Rusty Draper
18 GOIN' STEADY Tommy Sands
19 I LIKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE Andy Williams
20 ROUND AND ROUND / MI CASA, SU CASA Perry Como
21 FOUR WALLS / TALKING TO THE BLUES Jim Lowe
21 OVER THE MOUNTAIN, ACROSS THE SEA Johnnie and Joe
21 FABULOUS Charlie Gracie
24 WITH ALL MY HEART Jodie Sands
25 OLD CAPE COD / WONDERING Patti Page

BILLBOARD "Best Selling Pop Albums" chart Top 15, June 10, 1957

01 LOVE IS THE THING Nat King Cole
02 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS Soundtrack
03 HYMNS Tennessee Ernie Ford
04 MY FAIR LADY Original Cast
05 STEADY DATE WITH TOMMY SANDS Tommy Sands
06 A SWINGIN' AFFAIR Frank Sinatra
07 CALYPSO Harry Belafonte
08 SONGS OF THE FABULOUS FIFTIES Roger Williams
09 FILM ENCORES Mantovani
10 AN EVENING WITH HARRY BELAFONTE Harry Belafonte
11 THE KING AND I Soundtrack
12 OKLAHOMA Soundtrack
13 SPIRITUALS Tennessee Ernie Ford
14 THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY Soundtrack
15 BERGEN SINGS MORGAN Polly Bergen

Billboard Top 100 Singles (Not considered official yet) June 10, 1957:

TW LW WC Title - Artist PP WP Score

1 1 10 ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley 1 8 100.00
2 3 5 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND Pat Boone 2 1 99.00
3 6 9 A WHITE SPORT COAT (AND A PINK CARNATION) Marty Robbins 3 1 98.00
2 13 LITTLE DARLIN' The Diamonds 2 6 98.00
5 7 16 SO RARE The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 5 1 96.00
6 5 10 SCHOOL DAY Chuck Berry 5 1 95.00
7 9 8 DARK MOON Gale Storm 7 1 94.00
8 7 15 GONE Ferlin Husky 4 3 93.00
9 3 16 ROUND AND ROUND Perry Como 1 1 92.00
10 9 17 COME GO WITH ME The Dell-Vikings 5 1 91.00
11 11 9 DARK MOON Bonnie Guitar 11 2 90.00
12 12 6 FOUR WALLS Jim Reeves 12 2 89.00
13 17 3 A TEENAGER'S ROMANCE Ricky Nelson 13 1 88.00
20 4 SEARCHIN' The Coasters 13 1 88.00
15 40 3 BYE BYE LOVE The Everly Brothers 15 1 86.00
16 26 3 START MOVIN' (IN MY DIRECTION) Sal Mineo 16 1 85.00
17 32 3 FREIGHT TRAIN Rusty Draper 17 1 84.00
18 15 10 ROCK-A-BILLY Guy Mitchell 13 1 83.00
19 28 5 I'M WALKING Ricky Nelson 19 1 82.00
20 30 10 EMPTY ARMS Teresa Brewer 18 3 81.00
21 34 5 FOUR WALLS Jim Lowe 21 1 80.00
26 3 GOIN' STEADY Tommy Sands 21 1 80.00
23 35 6 IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY Johnny Mathis 23 1 78.00
24 32 3 VALLEY OF TEARS Fats Domino 24 1 77.00
25 13 16 PARTY DOLL Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids 2 1 76.00
26 21 18 WONDERFUL WONDERFUL Johnny Mathis 21 1 75.00
27 41 3 GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN BRAIDS Perry Como 27 1 74.00
28 14 13 WHY BABY WHY Pat Boone 6 1 73.00
29 36 6 SHISH-KEBAB Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra 29 1 72.00
30 24 5 BERNANDINE Pat Boone 24 1 71.00
31 50 5 FABULOUS Charlie Gracie 31 1 70.00
30 5 TALKIN' TO THE BLUES Jim Lowe 29 1 70.00
33 16 14 I'M WALKIN' Fats Domino 5 1 68.00
34 54 3 I LIKE YOUR KIND OF LOVE Andy Williams 34 1 67.00
56 3 OLD CAPE COD Patti Page 34 1 67.00
36 54 3 ROCK YOUR BABY TO SLEEP Lieutenant Buddy Knox with the Rhythm Orchids 36 1 65.00
39 11 LOVE IS A GOLDEN RING Frankie Laine And The Easy Riders 23 4 65.00
38 28 10 PLEDGE OF LOVE Ken Copeland 17 1 63.00
39 23 10 HE'S MINE The Platters 23 1 62.00
40 50 4 OVER THE MOUNTAIN; ACROSS THE SEA Johnnie and Joe 40 1 61.00
41 45 2 FREIGHT TRAIN Chas. McDevitt Skiffle Group 41 1 60.00
42 37 13 MANGOS Rosemary Clooney 25 1 59.00
43 24 16 BUTTERFLY Andy Williams 1 3 58.00
53 6 LITTLE WHITE LIES Betty Johnson 43 1 58.00
45 68 2 CAN'T WAIT FOR SUMMER Steve Lawrence 45 1 56.00
46 19 5 YOUNG BLOOD The Coasters 19 1 55.00
47 57 15 ALMOST PARADISE Roger Williams 26 2 54.00
48 76 2 MY LITTLE BABY Perry Como 48 1 53.00
49 69 3 ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD) Tony Bennett 49 1 52.00
50 22 5 I JUST DON'T KNOW The Four Lads 22 1 51.00
51 38 12 I'M SORRY The Platters 19 1 50.00
52 67 2 IT'S YOU I LOVE Fats Domino 52 1 49.00
53 46 9 PLEDGE OF LOVE Mitchell Torok 26 1 48.00
70 2 QUEEN OF THE SENIOR PROM The Mills Brothers 53 1 48.00
55 66 3 DON'T CRY MY LOVE (THE FAITHFUL HUSSAR) Vera Lynn 55 1 46.00
56 59 3 (MAIN THEME) AROUND THE WORLD (INSTRUMENTAL) Victor Young and His Singing Strings 56 1 45.00
57 47 7 C.C. RIDER Chuck Willis 46 1 44.00
58 43 9 EMPTY ARMS Ivory Joe Hunter 43 1 43.00
59 83 2 MY DREAM The Platters 59 1 42.00
60 74 4 ROSIE LEE The Mello-Tones 60 1 41.00
61 — 1 GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD Eddy Arnold 61 1 40.00
62 90 2 A WHITE SPORT COAT (ANS A PINK CARNATION) Johnny Desmond 62 1 39.00
63 48 16 I'M STICKIN' WITH YOU Jimmy Bowen with the Rhythm Orchids 14 1 38.00
64 — 1 COCOANUT WOMAN Harry Belafonte 64 1 37.00
65 71 8 I'LL TAKE ROMANCE Eydie Gorme 65 1 36.00
66 58 10 AFTER SCHOOL Randy Starr 32 1 35.00
81 3 WARM UP TO ME BABY Jimmy Bowen with the Rhythm Orchids 66 1 35.00
68 50 12 MAMA LOOK AT BUBU Harry Belafonte 13 1 33.00
69 61 7 MAMA GUITAR Don Cornell 47 1 32.00
80 17 BUTTERFLY Charlie Gracie 7 1 32.00
48 12 NINETY-NINE WAYS Tab Hunter 11 1 32.00
72 81 9 LITTLE DARLIN' The Gladiolas 41 1 29.00
73 63 8 PLEDGE OF LOVE Dick Contino 42 1 28.00
74 — 1 BYE BYE, LOVE Webb Pierce 74 1 27.00
75 79 2 TOO LATE Gene Austin 75 1 26.00
76 75 9 DO I LOVE YOU (BECAUSE YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL) Vic Damone 62 1 25.00
77 94 2 FABULOUS Steve Lawrence 77 1 24.00
78 87 12 SITTIN' IN THE BALCONY Eddie Cochran 18 1 23.00
79 — 1 ISLAND IN THE SUN Harry Belafonte 79 1 22.00
80 — 1 I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER Billy Williams 80 1 21.00
19 WHO NEEDS YOU The Four Lads 14 1 21.00
42 16 PARTY DOLL Steve Lawrence 10 2 21.00
83 — 1 DON'T CALL ME SWEETIE (CAUSE I'M BITTER) Eileen Rodgers 83 1 18.00
84 — 1 GONNA FIND ME A BLUEBIRD Joyce Hahn 84 1 17.00
85 99 19 MARIANNE Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders 5 1 16.00
86 2 CRAZY LOVE Frank Sinatra 60 1 15.00
73 12 LUCILLE Little Richard 27 1 15.00
88 62 6 WHEN ROCK AND ROLL COMES TO TRINIDAD Nat "King" Cole 48 1 13.00
89 60 18 CHANTEZ-CHANTEZ (SHAN-TAY, "SING") Dinah Shore 27 1 12.00
90 64 9 (THERE'LL BE) PEACE IN THE VALLEY (FOR ME) (FROM THE "PEACE IN THE VALLEY" EP) Elvis Presley 39 1 11.00
86 2 RANG TANG DING DONG (I AM THE JAPANESE SANDMAN) The Cellos 86 1 11.00
92 96 2 SHANGRI-LA The Four Coins 92 1 9.00
— 1 I'M WALKING THE FLOOR OVER YOU Georgia Gibbs 92 1 9.00
94 6 MY LOVE SONG Tommy Sands 62 1 7.00
95 3 I LOVE MY GIRL Cozy Morley 62 1 6.00
96 2 JUST TO HOLD MY HAND Clyde McPhatter 73 1 5.00
— 1 THE SHRINE OF ST. CECILLIA Faron Young 96 1 5.00
98 94 5 1492 Betty Johnson 70 1 3.00
99 78 6 HARLEM DANCE Armenian Jazz Sextet 67 1 2.00
100 96 16 WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT Patsy Cline 17 1 1.00

[dth1971]

Next year in 2008 will be the 50th. anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

[johnnywest]

A recognize a few songs near the top but that's about it.

[Green Baron]

more like 56 yrs ago

[Arnold]

It was 58 years ago, and I remember it well. I was 14 years old at the time. I recognize, and like, most of the songs here.


       Notice that in those days the song title came first, recording artist second.  It's the other way around today.