Playlist
The Dr. Demento Show - December 31, 1972
Special Topic: Nifty 50 for 1972

Note: This was only broadcast in Los Angeles (KMET), as this was before the show was syndicated (which didn't happen until June, 1974). At this point, the show was four hours instead of two hours, thus a top 50 instead of a top 25. The show started in October, 1970, but this was the first year for which a countdown was done.

#50 The Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley
#49 St. James Infirmary - Cab Calloway
#48 I'm No Communist - Grandpa Jones
#47 Minnie's Yoo-Hoo - anonymous (from Mickey Mouse - This Is My Life)
#46 The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band
#45 The Old Payola Roll Blues - Stan Freberg
#44 The Freckle Song - Hank Penny
#43 The Crusher - The Novas
#42 Baby Let Me Bang Your Box - The Toppers
#41 Laugh And Be Happy - Sheriff John
#40 Ballad Of Walter Wart (Brrriggett) - The Thorndike Pickledish Choir
#39 Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris
#38 Cement Mixer - Slim Gaillard
#37 Alphabet Song - The Three Stooges
#36 Big Ten-Inch Record - Moose Jackson
#35 Take A Whiff On Me - Leadbelly
#34 Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots - The Cheers
#33 Kickin' The Gong Around - Cab Calloway
#32 The Mummy - Bob McFadden & Dor
#31 Davy's Dinghy - Ruth Wallis
#30 Cocaine Blues - Freddy Countryman

#29 When Veronica Plays The Harmonica - Kay Kyser

#28 Go Go Pogo - Walt Kelly
#27 Dr. Hackenbush - Groucho Marx
#26 My Boomerang Won't Come Back - Charlie Drake
#25 Big Bear Lake - Mel Blanc
#24 Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama) - Fats Waller
#23 William Tell Overture - Spike Jones
#22 The Thing - Phil Harris
#21 If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard & Harlem Hamfats
#20 The Elements - Tom Lehrer
#19 Reefer Man - Cab Calloway
#18 Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones
#17 Betty Boop - Phil Spitalny & His Orchestra
#16 Hooray For Captain Spaulding - Groucho Marx
#15 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour - Lonnie Donegan
#14 The Blob - The Five Blobs
#13 Masochism Tango - Tom Lehrer
#12 Delicious - Jim Backus & Friend
#11 Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
#10 Who's On First - Abbott & Costello
#9 Christmas Balls - Ben Light & His Surf Club Boys
#8 Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
#7 They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV
#6 The Broadway New York Song - Anonymous baritone
#5 Lydia The Tattooed Lady - Groucho Marx
#4 Ain't We Crazy - Harry McClintock (also known as "Haywire Mac" or "Radio Mac")
#3 Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
#2 Everybody Wants My Fanny - Benny Bell
#1 Pico And Sepulveda - Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra