UK Number Ones - 1957

Original issues of UK #1 hits on 10" 78rpm, based on the Official Charts Company listing. The source for these were the charts published by the New Musical Express newspaper until 1960.

7" versions are listed on 45cat.

List of 13 Gramophones by mister_tmg

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1		Guy Mitchell A: Singing The Blues B: Crazy With Love Reached #1 on 4 January for 1 week. Returned on 18 January, 1 week. Returned on 1 February, 1 week (joint top). 3 weeks at #1 in total. On 25 January, Frankie Vaughan made #1 with The Garden of Eden. In its second week at the top (1 February), it was joint top with Guy Mitchell's Singing the Blues for one week. This was the second time that two records were listed as joint #1 in the British charts.		Philips UK	P.B.650	Dec 1956	10"	$6
2		Tommy Steele And The Steelmen A: Singing The Blues B: Rebel Rock 11 January, 1 week. The third and last time (to date) two different versions of the same song would reach #1 in a calendar year. It was also the second and last time that a #1 was replaced at the top by another version of the same song.		Decca UK	F.10819	Nov 1956	10"
3		Frankie Vaughan A: Priscilla B: The Garden Of Eden 25 January, 4 weeks. In its second week at #1 (2 February), it was joint top with Guy Mitchell's Singing the Blues for one week. This was the third time that two records were listed as joint #1 in the British charts.		Philips UK	P.B.660	Jan 1957	10"
4		Tab Hunter A: Young Love B: Red Sails In The Sunset 22 February, 7 weeks.		London UK	HLD.8380	Feb 1957	10"	$22
5		Lonnie Donegan A: Cumberland Gap B: Love Is Strange 12 April, 5 weeks.		Pye Nixa UK	N.15087	Apr 1957	10"	$8
6		Guy Mitchell A: Rock-A-Billy B: Got A Feeling 17 May, 1 week.		Philips UK	P.B.685	Apr 1957	10"	$25
7		Andy Williams A: Butterfly B: It Doesn't Take Very Long 24 May, 2 weeks.		London UK	HLA.8399	Apr 1957	10"	$22
8		Johnnie Ray A: Yes Tonight, Josephine B: No Wedding Today 7 June, 3 weeks.		Philips UK	P.B.686	Apr 1957	10"	$10
9		Lonnie Donegan And His Skiffle Group A: Putting On The Style B: Gamblin' Man 28 June, 2 weeks. The first double-sided #1, Gamblin' Man / Putting On The Style. This was almost certainly the last #1 to be unavailable on a 7" 45rpm format until Culture Beat's Mr Vain in 1993. It was also the last UK #1 to be available solely as a 10" 78rpm record.		Pye Nixa UK	N.15093	May 1957	10"	$6
10		Elvis Presley A: All Shook Up B: That's When Your Heartaches Begin 12 July, 7 weeks. The first of 21 British Number Ones for Elvis, which is currently a UK chart record.		His Master's Voice UK	POP. 359	Jun 1957	10"	$44
11		Paul Anka A: Diana B: Don't Gamble With Love 30 August, 9 weeks. The second UK #1 to sell a million copies, the first UK #1 by a singer-songwriter and the best-selling single of 1957.		Columbia UK	DB. 3980	Jul 1957	10"	$3
12		The Crickets A: That'll Be The Day B: I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love 3 weeks, 1 November.		Vogue Coral UK	Q.72279	Sep 1957	10"
13		Harry Belafonte A: Mary's Boy Child B: Eden Was Just Like This 22 November, 7 weeks. It sold over a million copies, and charted again the two following years. It was also the first #1 track with a playing time of over 4 minutes (it ran 4:18). Christmas Number One for 1957.		RCA UK	RCA-1022	Oct 1957	10"