KNUZ "NIFTY 50"
HOUSTON'S ORIGINAL AND MOST ACCURATE
WEEK OF DECEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 25, 1958
1. The Chipmunk Song – David Seville
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters
3. I Cried A Tear – Laverne Baker
4. One Night – Elvis Presley
5. Beep Beep – The Playmates
6. Goodbye Baby – Jack Scott
7. My Happiness – Connie Francis
8. Fool And The Angel – Bobby Helms
9. Whole Lotta Lovin' – Fats Domino
10. Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty
11. Love You Most Of All – Sam Cooke
12. Problems – Everly Brothers
13. Funny – Jesse Belvin
14. Green Christmas – Stan Freberg
15. To Know Him Is To Love Him – The Teddy Bears
16. Gotta Travel On – Billy Grammas
17. Lonesome Town – Ricky Nelson
18. Sweet And Innocent – Roy Orbison
19. Heartbeat – Buddy Holly
20. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
21. Bimbombey – Jimmie Rodgers
22. Thunder Road – Robert Mitchum
23. Topsy Part 2 – Cozy Cole
24. Tom Dooley – Kingston Trio
25. Pledging My Love – Roy Hamilton
26. Donna – Ritchie Valens
27. Blue Cha Cha – Monty Kelly
28. Come Prima – Polly Bergen
29. Poor Boy – The Royaltones
30. It's All In The Game – Tommy Edwards
31. 16 Candles – The Crests
32. Letter To An Angel – Jimmy Clanton
33. The Diary – Neil Sedaka
34. Billy Bayou – Jim Reeves
35. Turby Part 2 – Cozy Cole
36. Big Bopper's Wedding – Big Bopper
37. Queen Of The Hop – Bobby Darin
38. Little Space Girl – Jesse Lee Turner
39. I'll Remember Tonight – Pat Boone
40. Sweet Little Rock & Roll – Chuck Berry
41. Yellow Bird – Mills Brothers
42. Love Look Away – Tony Bennett
43. I Got A Feelin' – Ricky Nelson
44. White Christmas – Bing Crosby
45. Love Is All We Need – Tommy Edwards
46. A Lover's Question – Clyde McPhatter
47. When I Speak Your Name – Frankie Laine
48. Tae For Two Cha Cha – Tommy Dorsey Orch.
49. Please Love Me Forever – Tommy Edwards
50. I'm A Good Boy – Eddie Arnold
WAX TO WATCH
City Lights – Ivory Joe Hunter
HOUSTON'S TOP FIVE ALBUMS
1. Very Thought Of You – Nat King Cole
2. Merry Christmas – Johnny Mathis
3. Star Carol – Tennessee Ernie
4. Crosby Christmas Album – Bing Crosby
5. Robert Wagner Chorale – Robert Wagner
Pictured: Arch Yancey 6am – 8am, 3pm – 5pm
Survey courtesy of Bud Buschardt.
NOTE: The song titles and artists shown above are presented exactly
as they are shown on the printed survey. Any typos, spelling
errors and/or other anomalies are as they appear on the printed
sheet.
