| The CASH BOX Rhythm & Blues Top 25 | ||||||
| Week ending AUGUST 17, 1957 | ||||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SEARCHIN’ Coasters (Atco 6087) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 | SEND FOR ME Nat “King“ Cole (Capitol 3737) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | SHORT FAT FANNIE Larry Williams (Specialty 608) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 4 | STAR DUST Billy Ward & Dominoes (Liberty 55071) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |
| 5 | LONG LONELY NIGHTS Clyde McPhatter (Atlantic 1149) Lee Andrews & Hearts (Chess 1665) | 11 | 20 | — | 3 | |
| 6 | WHISPERING BELLS Dell-Vikings (Dot 15592) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | |
| 7 | (Let Me Be Your) TEDDY BEAR Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 47-7000) | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | |
| 8 | TO THE AISLE Five Satins (Ember 1019) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | |
| 9 | GOODY GOODY Frankie Lymon (Gee 1039) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 4 | |
| 10 | ROCKING PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLU Huey Smith & Clowns (Ace 530) | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |
| 11 | JENNY, JENNY Little Richard (Specialty 606) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |
| 12 | OVER THE MOUNTAIN; ACROSS THE SEA Johnnie & Joe (Chess 1654) | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| 13 | MISS YOU SO Lillian Offitt (Excello 2104) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 4 | |
| 14 | FARTHER UP THE ROAD Bobby “Blue” Bland (Duke 3029) | 18 | 25 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | C. C. RIDER Chuck Willis (Atlantic 1130) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| 16 | SO RARE Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra (Fraternity 755) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| 17 | WHEN I SEE YOU Fats Domino (Imperial 5454) | 23 | — | — | 2 | |
| 18 | MR. LEE Bobbettes (Atlantic 1144) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 19 | BYE BYE LOVE Everly Brothers (Cadence 1315) | 20 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
| 20 | BYE BYE BABY Nappy Brown (Savoy 1514) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 21 | PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE Moonglows (Chess 1661) | 17 | 21 | 18 | 5 | |
| 22 | LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW Roy Brown (Imperial 5439) | 19 | 19 | — | 6 | |
| 23 | WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART Fats Domino (Imperial 5454) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 24 | SUSIE-Q Dale Hawkins (Checker 863) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 8 | |
| 25 | VALLEY OF TEARS Fats Domino (Imperial 5442) | 15 | 12 | 7 | 13 | |
| 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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