CASH BOX 1957-TOP POP ALBUMS

The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1957
TOP 45 POP ALBUMS (As published in the December 28, 1957, issue)


POS TITLE – Artist (Label)
1 MY FAIR LADY – Original Cast (Columbia)
2 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS – Original Soundtrack (Decca)
3 LOVE IS THE THING – Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)
4 CALYPSO – Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)
5 OKLAHOMA! – Original Soundtrack (Capitol)
6 SONGS OF THE FABULOUS FIFTIES – Roger Williams (Kapp)
7 HYMNS – “Tennessee” Ernie Ford (Capitol)
8 A SWINGIN’ AFFAIR! – Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
9 THE KING AND I – Original Soundtrack (Capitol)
10 FILM ENCORES – Mantovani (London)
11 LOVING YOU – Original Soundtrack/Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
12 THE EDDY DUCHIN STORY – Original Soundtrack (Decca)
13 ELVIS – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
14 AN EVENING WITH BELAFONTE – Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)
15 WHERE ARE YOU? – Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
16 JERRY LEWIS JUST SINGS (Decca)
17 CLOSE TO YOU – Frank Sinatra (Capitol)
18 WONDERFUL WONDERFUL – Johnny Mathis (Columbia)
19 STEADY DATE WITH TOMMY SANDS (Capitol)
20 BELAFONTE SINGS OF THE CARIBBEAN – Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor)
21 SPIRITUALS – “Tennessee” Ernie Ford (Capitol)
22 DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF LESTER LANIN (Epic)
23 PAT’S GREAT HITS – Pat Boone (Dot)
24 SAY IT WITH MUSIC – Lawrence Welk (Coral)
25 BERGEN SINGS MORGAN – Polly Bergen (Columbia)
26 THE PAJAMA GAME – Original Soundtrack (Columbia)
27 PAL JOEY – Original Soundtrack (Capitol)
28 ’S WONDERFUL! – Ray Conniff & His Orchestra (Columbia)
29 VELVET BRASS – Jackie Gleason (Capitol)
30 EYDIE SWINGS THE BLUES – Eydie Gorme (ABC-Paramount)
31 RICKY – Ricky Nelson (Imperial)
32 DAY BY DAY – Doris Day (Columbia)
33 WE GET LETTERS – Perry Como (RCA Victor)
34 THIS IS NAT “KING” COLE (Capitol)
35 THE PLATTERS, VOLUME TWO (Mercury)
36 THE HELEN MORGAN STORY – Original Soundtrack/Gogi Grant (RCA Victor)
37 4 FRESHMEN AND 5 TRUMPETS – The Four Freshmen (Capitol)
38 ABOUT THE BLUES – Julie London (Liberty)
39 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS – Nat “King” Cole (Capitol)
40 IT’S POLKA TIME – Stan Wolowic & The Polka Chips (ABC-Paramount)
41 MIDNIGHT FOR TWO – The Three Suns (RCA Victor)
42 FRED WARING AND THE PENNSYLVANIANS IN HI-FI (Capitol)
43 ELVIS’ CHRISTMAS ALBUM – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)
44 LENA HORNE AT THE WALDORF ASTORIA (RCA Victor)
45 SONGS OF THE FABULOUS FORTIES – Roger Williams (Kapp)