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This release continues the series which we re-established a couple of years ago and which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year. This great-value 120-track collection fills in a gap in the series for 1957, replacing a 2-CD version which was previously as ADDCD3029, but which is now no longer available. The Country & Western charts published in Billboard during 1957 were restricted to 15 places, and this collection comprises every record which appeared in the Best Sellers, Most Played by Disc Jockeys, and Most Played in Juke Boxes charts during the year. Because of the brevity of the recordings, we were able to include not only those records which had already charted and peaked during 1956, but also those which were listed as "tag-along" B sides. For reasons of space we have omitted a few tracks which charted in the lower reaches of the airplay chart and which peaked in 1958, so appear in that collection. The charts were a fascinating mixture of material as the established traditional country stars like Eddy Arnold, Webb Pierce, Ray Price and Kitty Wells found themselves fighting for elbow room with not only new crossover acts like Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash but with the big rock 'n' roll hits of the era which crossed into the country and R&B charts. With an in-depth 10-000+ word booklet with background notes on every record, it gives a solid overview of the most popular country music of the year.
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- Disc 1 -
1 Marty Robbins - Singing the Blues
2 Ray Price - Crazy Arms
3 Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
4 Ray Price - I've Got a Brand New Heartache
5 Ray Price - Wasted Words
6 Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
7 Elvis Presley - Any Way You Want Me
8 Elvis Presley - Don't Be Cruel
9 Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
10 Johnny Cash - There You Go
11 Johnny Cash - Train of Love
12 Louvin Brothers - Cash on the Barrel Head
13 Louvin Brothers - You're Running Wild
14 Sonny James - Young Love
15 Kitty Wells - Searching
16 Faron Young - Sweet Dreams
17 Kitty Wells - Repenting
18 Kitty Wells - I'm Counting on You
19 Hank Snow - Stolen Moments
20 Carl Smith - Before I Met You
21 Jim Reeves - According to My Heart
22 Benny Barnes - Poor Man's Riches
23 Webb Pierce - I'm Tired
24 Webb Pierce - It's My Way
25 Wilburn Brothers - Go Away with Me
26 Leroy Van Dyke - Auctioneer
27 Elvis Presley - Love Me
28 Faron Young - Turn Her Down
29 Jim Reeves - Am I Losing You
30 Jim Reeves - Waitin for a Train
- Disc 2 -
1 Marty Robbins - I Can't Quit
2 George Jones & Jeanette Hicks - Yearning
3 Sonny James - You're the Reason I'm in Love
4 George Morgan - There Goes My Love
5 Marty Robbins - Knee Deep in the Blues
6 Marty Robbins - Same Two Lips
7 Elvis Presley - Too Much
8 Elvis Presley - Playing for Keeps
9 Faron Young - I Miss You Already
10 Faron Young - I'm Gonna Live Before I Die
11 Ferlin Huskey - Gone
12 Hank Thompson - Rockin' in the Congo
13 Hank Thompson - I Was the First One
14 Johnny Horton - I'm Coming Home
15 Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight
16 Patsy Cline - Poor Man's Roses
17 Carl Smith - You Can't Hurt Me Anymore
18 Carl Perkins - Your True Love
19 Louvin Brothers - Don't Laugh
20 George Jones - Don't Stop the Music
21 George Jones - Uh, Uh, No
22 Jim Ed & Maxine Brown - Money
23 Bobby Helms - Fraulein
24 Webb Pierce - Honky Tonk Song
25 Webb Pierce - Some Day
26 Brenda Lee - One Step at a Time
27 Marvin Rainwater - Gonna Find Me a Bluebird
28 Marvin Rainwater - So You Think You Got Trouble
29 Webb Pierce & Kitty Wells - Oh, So Many Years
30 Elvis Presley - All Shook Up
- Disc 3 -
1 Sonny James - First Date, First Kiss, First Love
2 Marty Robbins - White Sport Coat
3 Jim Reeves - Four Walls
4 Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
5 Jim Lowe - Talkin' to the Blues
6 Jimmy Newman - Fallen Star
7 Faron Yong - the Shrine of St. Cecilia
8 Johnny Cash - Next in Line
9 Johnny Cash - Don't Make Me Go
10 Johnny Horton - Woman I Need
11 Webb Pierce - Missing You
12 Kitty Wells - Three Ways
13 George Jones - Too Much Water
14 Bonnie Guitar - Dark Moon
15 Ray Price - I'll Be There
16 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' on
17 Billy Walker - on My Mind Again
18 Elvis Presley - Teddy Bear
19 Elvis Presley - Loving You
20 Ferlin Husky - Prize Possession
21 Ernest Tubb & Wilburn Brothers - Mister Love
22 Louvin Brothers - Plenty of Everything But You
23 Hank Snow - Tangled Mind
24 Hank Snow - My Arms Are a House
25 Ray Price - My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You
26 Faron Young - Love Has Finally Come My Way
- Disc 4 -
1 Warner Mack - Is It Wrong
2 Jim Reeves - Two Shadows on Your Window
3 Jim Reeves - Young Hearts
4 Elvis Presley - Mean Woman Blues
5 Hank Locklin - Geisha Girl
6 Hank Locklin - Livin Alone
7 Porter Wagoner - I Thought I Heard You Call My Name
8 Jim Edward, Maxine & Bonnie Brown - I Heard the Bluebirds Sing
9 Marty Robbins - Teenage Dream
10 Marty Robbins - Please Don't Blame Me
11 Johnny Cash - Home of the Blues
12 Johnny Cash - Give My Love to Rose
13 Carl Smith - Why Why
14 Kitty Wells - I'll Always Be Your Fraulein
15 Rusty & Doug - Love Me to Pieces
16 Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
17 Webb Pierce - Holiday for Love
18 Webb Pierce - Don't Do It Darlin'
19 Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock
20 Elvis Presley - Treat Me Nice
21 Bobby Helms - My Special Angel
22 Hank Thompson - Tears Are Only Rain
23 Jimmie Rodgers - Honeycomb
24 Jimmie Skinner - I Found My Girl in the USA
25 Bonnie Guitar - Mister Fire Eyes
26 Marty Robbins - the Story of My Life
27 Bill Justis - Raunchy
28 Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
29 Jimme Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
30 Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock
