NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Week: 1959-03-15
Format: T40WKDA presents the official Coca-Cola TOP 40 TUNES OF METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE
WKDA NASHVILLE 1240
VOL 4 SURVEY NO. 11
WEEK OF MARCH 15, 1959
1. Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise
2. The Coasters - Charlie Brown
3. Brook Benton - It's Just A Matter Of Time
4. Ricky Nelson - Never Be Anyone Else But You
5. Frankie Avalon - Venus
6. Ray Anthony And His Orchestra - Peter Gunn
7. Thomas Wayne With The DeLons - Tragedy
8. Annette With The Afterbeats - Tall Paul
9. The Bell Notes - I've Had It
10. Don Gibson - Who Cares
… (click here to view all chart data)
Personal note: This survey was a work of art. I am not being hyperbolic. See
the copy March 22. There is no telling what this cost to print. Of course,
Coca-Cola was paying for it, so who cares? (Maybe that explains why Cokes were selling for $1.80 in Nashville in ’58.)
WKDA “Pick Hit” of the week: unknown
THE WKDA “FEATURE ALBUM” of the week: unknown
25 WKDA HOT PROSPECTS: unknown
WKDA HOT ALBUM PROSPECTS: unknown
WAX WATCH: unknown
*Former WKDA Pick Hit: #3, #4, #5, #10, #14, #21, #29, #32
Survey note: missing; recreated from 3/22. Songs at the missing position
chart numbers are unknown.
Notes col: Record labels. CAD = Cadence, CAL = Calico, CAP = Capitol, CHAN = Chancellor, COL = Columbia, CRY = Crystalette, DIS = Disneyland, DOL = Dolphin, IMP = Imperial, LIB = Liberty, LON = London, MERC = Mercury, OLD = Old Town [but not Road], ROUL = Roulette
Contributed by: Doug Dean (Monday, 2021-10-11) | |