Best UK #1 single retrospective: 1957

Cafe Society
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I waited a few days to post this because I wasn’t sure there was enough interest to keep this series going, but it looks like people are onboard after all.

The year is now 1957 and Elvis has finally made his way into the British charts. In the UK, he’ll go on to have more #1 hits than the Beatles, but he’s just getting started here. 14 songs made it to #1 this year.

What’s your favorite?

Previous polls; 1952-1953 1954 1955 1956

Best US #1 singles: 1955-56 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s All-time

Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s All-Time (Tiebreaker)

#1s vs. the Rest

2

Andy Williams, great voice. Interest will pick
Up as we move into newer decades.

3

Buddy Holly for sure this year, but a close second is Lonnie Donnigan’s Cumberland Gap which is sort of speed-country-skiffle. This is my mum’s music so I’m starting to recognise a lot more of these.

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I went for Cumberland Gap, which was one of my mother’s favourites.