For the second year in a row, Buddy Holly dominated the first round survey for the top songs of 1957.
Top Ten: July 10, 1957
Live performances plus a couple of fun montages highlight this week's video Top Ten.
Top Ten: May 29, 1957
Professor Chuck Berry keeps us in school, while Pat Boone is writing love letters in the sand in tonight's Top Ten.
1957 – The Results
Buddy Holly dominated this year's survey for the best songs of 1957.
Top Ten: August 15, 1957
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for August 15, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone #9 "And That Reminds Me" by Della Reese #8 "Whispering Bells" by The Del Vikings #7 "Goody Goody" by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers #6 "Honeycomb" by Jimmy... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 27, 1957
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 27, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley #9 "It's You I Love" by Fats Domino #8 "Searchin'' " by The Coasters #7 "Sp Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey #6 "Lucille" by Little Richard Support Public Radio! #5 "... Continue Reading →
1957 – The Results
It was close, but Jerry Lewis continued to be a listener favorite in the Great 88 survey for the best songs of 1957. "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" appeared on top of the survey for the fifth straight year. The Dell-Vikings joined the Top Five for the third year, and LaVern Baker repeated a second time. ... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: August 17, 1957
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for August 17, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "Searchin' " by The Coasters #9 "Over the Mountain, Across the Sea" by Johnny and Joe #8 "Goody Goody" by Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Get Us in Your E-mail #7 "Love Letters in the... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: June 15, 1957
Here's the Grooveyard Top Ten for June 15, 1957 as played tonight by Alan Seltzer on "The Grooveyard": #10 "All Shook Up" by Elvis Presley #9 "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" by Billy Williams #8 "Little Darlin'" by The Diamonds #7 "Come Go With Me" by The Del-Vikings #6 "Wonderful!... Continue Reading →
Top Ten: Flashback 1957
There was no Top Ten due to the Flashback 1957 special edition of The Grooveyard. Here's the Top Ten songs from that year: #10 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra #9 "Come Go With Me " by The Dell-Vikings #8 "It's Not for Me to Say" by Johnny Mathis #7 "Diana" by Paul... Continue Reading →