(Saturday, June 10, 1957) — “A Teenager’s Romance” by Ricky Nelson peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.

(Saturday, June 10, 1957) — “Dark Moon” by Bonnie Guitar peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.

(Monday, June 3, 1957) — “Love Letters in the Sand” by Pat Boone peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for five consecutive weeks (June 3/10/17/24, July 1, 1957). Continue reading ‘Love Letters in the Sand’ by Pat Boone peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1957) →

(Monday, June 3, 1957) — “A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)” by Marty Robbins peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)’ by Marty Robbins peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1957) →

(Monday, June 3, 1957) — “I’m Walkin'” by Ricky Nelson peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’m Walkin” by Ricky Nelson peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1957) →

Video: '1957 HITS ARCHIVE: That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets (his #1 version)'

(Monday, May 27, 1957) — “That’ll Be the Day” by Buddy Holly and his new band, the Crickets, ranked number 39 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,” was released today by Brunswick Records. Continue reading ‘That’ll Be the Day’ single by The Crickets released 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1957) →

(Monday, May 13, 1957) — “School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell)” by Chuck Berry peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for three weeks.

(Saturday, April 27, 1957) — “Send Me Some Lovin'” by Little Richard peaked at #54 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.