| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 25 | ||||||
| Week ending JULY 20, 1957 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEARCHIN’ Coasters (Atco 6087) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | SHORT FAT FANNIE Larry Williams (Specialty 608) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | |
| 3 | C. C. RIDER Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1130) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| 4 | JENNY, JENNY Little Richard (Specialty 606) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 5 | SEND FOR ME Nat “King“ Cole (Capitol 3737) | 8 | 14 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | OVER THE MOUNTAIN; ACROSS THE SEA Johnnie & Joe (Chess 1654) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 7 | VALLEY OF TEARS Fats Domino (Imperial 5442) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 8 | SO RARE Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra (Fraternity 755) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |
| 9 | (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7000) | 11 | 16 | 23 | 4 | |
| 10 | YOUNG BLOOD Coasters (Atco 6087) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | |
| 11 | STAR DUST Billy Ward & Dominoes (Liberty 55071) | 16 | — | — | 2 | |
| 12 | WHISPERING BELLS Dell-Vikings (Dot 15592) | 20 | 25 | — | 3 | |
| 13 | SCHOOL DAY (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell) Chuck Berry (Chess 1653) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 16 | |
| 14 | ROCKING PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU Huey Smith & Clowns (Ace 530) | 21 | 24 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | MY DREAM Platters (Mercury 71093) | 18 | 18 | 14 | 6 | |
| 16 | BYE BYE LOVE Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315) | 17 | 20 | 17 | 5 | |
| 17 | SUSIE-Q Dale Hawkins (Checker 863) | 12 | 13 | 19 | 4 | |
| 18 | JUST TO HOLD MY HAND Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1133) | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 19 | TO THE AISLE Five Satins (Ember 1019) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 20 | ALL SHOOK UP Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-6870) | 13 | 10 | 7 | 15 | |
| 21 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Moonglows (Chess 1661) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 22 | MISS ANN Little Richard (Specialty 606) | 23 | — | — | 2 | |
| 23 | COME GO WITH ME Dell-Vikings (Dot 15538) | 14 | 11 | 10 | 19 | |
| 24 | EVERYONE’S LAUGHING Spaniels (Vee-Jay 246) | 24 | — | — | 2 | |
| 25 | THE SUN IS SHINING Jimmy Reed (Vee-Jay 248) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 5 | |
| 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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