KNUZ 1230 AM

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Week: 1958-12-26
Format: T40
                     KNUZ "NIFTY 50"          
            HOUSTON'S ORIGINAL AND MOST ACCURATE
         WEEK OF DECEMBER 26, 1958 – JANUARY 2, 1959
    1. The Chipmunk Song - David Seville                           
    2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters 
    3. Goodbye Baby - Jack Scott                          
    4. Sixteen Candles - The Crests                        
    5. I Cried A Tear - Laverne Baker                             
    6. All American Boy – Bill Parsons
    7. My Happiness - Connie Francis                              
    8. Fool And The Angel - Bobby Helms                           
    9. Little Space Girl - Jesse Lee Turner                      
   10. One Night - Elvis Presley                                  
   11. Beep Beep - The Playmates  
   12. Donna - Ritchie Valens                                      
   13. Whole Lotta Lovin' - Fats Domino                           
   14. Sweet And Innocent - Roy Orbison 
   15. Gotta Travel On - Billy Grammar                            
   16. Problems - Everly Brothers                                 
   17. Love You Most Of All - Sam Cooke                           
   18. Funny - Jesse Belvin                                       
   19. To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears                
   20. Bimbombey - Jimmie Rodgers                                  
   21. Little Drummer Boy – Harry Simeone Chor.
   22. Only Make Believe - Conway Twitty                          
   23. The Diary - Neil Sedaka                                    
   24. Blue Cha Cha - Monty Kelly                                 
   25. All Of A Sudden – Paul Anka
   26. Green Christmas - Stan Freberg                             
   27. Billy Bayou - Jim Reeves                                   
   28. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson                               
   29. Don’t Pity Me – Dionne & Belmonts
   30. Heartbeat - Buddy Holly                                    
   31. Red River Rose – Ames Brothers
   32. Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio                                 
   33. Happy Birthday Jesus – Little Sandy
   34. Thunder Road - Robert Mitchum    
   35. Pledging My Love - Roy Hamilton                     
   36. Lover's Question - Clyde McPhatter 
   37. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms                             
   38. All Over Again – Johnny Cash
   39. I’ll Sail My Ship Alone – Jerry Lee Lewis
   40. It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards                       
   41. Sweet Little Rock & Roll - Chuck Berry             
   42. You Are Beautiful – Johnny Mathis
   43. Big Bopper's Wedding - Big Bopper                         
   44. Teach Me Tonight – DeCastro Sisters
   45. City Lights – Ivory Joe Hunter
   46. Come Prima - Polly Bergen                                  
   47. When I Speak Your Name - Frankie Laine 
   48. Topsy Part 2 - Cozy Cole                                    
   49. Yellow Bird - Mills Brothers 
   50. Love Look Away - Tony Bennett 

       WAX TO WATCH
       Nola – Billy Williams                 

       HOUSTON'S TOP FIVE ALBUMS
    1. Very Thought Of You - Nat King Cole
    2. Fabulous Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash
    3. Kingston Trio – Kingston Trio
    4. Swinging At The Cinema – Jonah Jones
    5. Music From Flower Drum Song – Pat Suzuki
       
       Pictured: Buddy Covington  2:00 – 3:00 am   

       
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.

      Survey courtesy of Al Galek.

Contributed by: Gary Pfeifer (Sunday, 2016-02-14)




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