1957: My 100-Plus Favorite Records

[NightTrain]

Since 1957 was such an awesome year for music, I decided to expand my list to 120 songs rather than my usual 100. As always, I've listed my picks alphabetically by title. Happy reading!

ALL NIGHT LONG – Jerry Lee Lewis (Unreleased)
BAD BOY – The Jive Bombers
THE BEATING OF MY HEART – The Moonglows
BEFORE YOU ACCUSE ME – Bo Diddley
B-I, BICKY-BI, BO-BO-GO – Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
BLUE MONDAY – Fats Domino
BONY MORONIE – Larry Williams
BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ – The Hollywood Flames
BYE BYE LOVE – The Everly Brothers
C.C. RIDER – Chuck Willis
CAN I COME OVER TONIGHT? – The Velours
COME GO WITH ME – The Del-Vikings
CRAZY – The Hollywood Flames
COULD THIS BE MAGIC? – The Dubs
CREATION OF LOVE – Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
CRY LIKE I CRIED – The Harptones
DANCE TO THE BOP – Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE – The Five Royales
DOMINO – Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
DON’T ASK ME TO BE LONELY – The Dubs
DON’T SAY GOODNIGHT – The Valentines
DON’T SAY YOU’RE SORRY – The Kingsmen
DOWN IN THE ALLEY – The Clovers
EVERYBODY’S SOMEBODY’S FOOL – The Heartbeats
EVERYONE’S LAUGHING – The Spaniels
FARTHER UP THE ROAD – Bobby “Blue” Bland
FIRE – Louis Jordan
FIVE HUNDRED MILES TO GO – The Heartbeats
FLYING SAUCERS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – Billy Lee Riley
FOOLS FALL IN LOVE – The Drifters
FOUNTAIN OF LOVE – The Starlarks
FRENZY – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
FUJIYAMA MAMA – Wanda Jackson
GOT A LOT O’ LIVING TO DO – Elvis Presley
GOT MY MOJO WORKING – Muddy Waters
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE – Jerry Lee Lewis
HE’S GONE – The Chantels
HEARTBEAT – The Collins Kids
HENRIETTA – Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats
HEY! BO DIDDLEY – Bo Diddley
HOME OF THE BLUES – Johnny Cash
HUSH YOUR MOUTH – Bo Diddley
I’M A KING BEE – Slim Harpo
I’M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOVE – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
I’M SORRY – The Platters
I’M WALKIN’ – Fats Domino
IT HURTS ME TOO – Elmore James
IT’LL BE ME – Jerry Lee Lewis
JAILHOUSE ROCK – Elvis Presley
JENNY, JENNY – Little Richard
JUICY FRUIT – Rudy Greene
JUNGLE HOP – Don & Dewey
JUST BECAUSE – Lloyd Price
KEEP A-KNOCKIN’ – Little Richard
LAMPLIGHT – The Deltas
LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE – Thurston Harris
LITTLE DARLIN’ – The Diamonds
LONG, LONELY NIGHTS – Lee Andrews & The Hearts
LOVE ME TO PIECES – Janis Martin
LUCILLE – Little Richard
LULLABY OF THE BELLS – The Deltairs
MEAN LITTLE MAMA – Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings
A MILLION TO ONE – The Five Satins
MONA – Bo Diddley
MOON OF SILVER – Lillian Leach & The Mellows
MY DREAM – The Platters
MY LOVIN’ BABY – Earl Lewis & The Channels
NOT TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE – Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
OH, BOY! – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
PAINS IN MY HEART – The Dells
PAPER CASTLES – Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
PEGGY SUE – Buddy Holly
THE PICK-UP – Etta James
THE PLEA – The Chantels
PLEASE BE MINE – The Casanovas
PLEASE KISS THIS LETTER – The Solitaires
PLEASE LET ME LOVE YOU – The Jesters
PLEASE SAY YOU WANT ME – The Schoolboys
PLEASE SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE – The Moonglows
PLEASE TELL THE ANGELS – Lewis Lymon & The Teenchords
PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON – Carl Perkins (Unreleased)
RED HOT – Billy Lee Riley
ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
ROCKABILLY BOOGIE – The Johnny Burnette Trio
ROCKIN’ PNEUMONIA & THE BOOGIE-WOOGIE FLU – Huey “Piano” Smith
SCHOOL DAY – Chuck Berry
SEARCHIN’ – The Coasters
SEND ME SOME LOVIN’ – Little Richard
SENT UP – The Falcons
SHOULD I EVER LOVE AGAIN? – Wynona Carr
THE SHRINE OF ST. CECILIA – The Harptones
SUZIE-Q – Dale Hawkins
TEARDROPS – Lee Andrews & The Hearts
TEARS OF JOY – The Five Royales
TELL ME WHY – Norman Fox & The Rob Roys
THAT’LL BE THE DAY – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
THAT’S MY DESIRE – Earl Lewis & The Channels
THAT’S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN – Elvis Presley
THERE YOU GO – Johnny Cash
THINK – The Five Royales
THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT – The Velours
TO THE AISLE – The Five Satins
TOO MUCH – Elvis Presley
TWENTY-FLIGHT ROCK – Eddie Cochran
URANIUM ROCK – Warren Smith
WAKE UP, LITTLE SUSIE – The Everly Brothers
WALKING ALONG – The Solitaires
WHAT DO YOU DO? – Earl Lewis & The Channels
WHISPERING BELLS – The Del-Vikings
WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON – Jerry Lee Lewis
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO? – The Dells
WILD ONE – Jerry Lee Lewis
WITHOUT LOVE (THERE IS NOTHING) – Clyde McPhatter
WORDS OF LOVE – Buddy Holly & The Crickets
YOU ARE MY QUEEN – The Casanovas
YOU ARE SO CLOSE TO ME – The Avons
YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY – Gene Allison
YOU’RE GONNA CRY – The Spaniels
YOUNG BLOOD – The Coasters
YOUR TRUE LOVE – Carl Perkins