Songs from the Year 1954
This page lists the top songs of 1954 in the
source charts. The way that the
various charts are combined to reach this final list is described on the
in the site generation page.
A list of the hit albums of 1954
is also available..
This list has also been compared to the results
for North America and Europe.
There is also a set of monthly tables showing
the various number ones on any date during 1954.
| # |
Artist |
Song Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
Doris Day |
Secret Love |
1954 |
UK 1 - Apr 1954 (29 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Jan 1954 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jan 1954 (20 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Feb 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Mar 1954 (30 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Nov 1953 (30 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - May 1954, Oscar in 1953 (film 'Calamity Jane'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1953), UKMIX 7, DZE 8 of 1954, US BB 9 of 1954, US invalid BB 11 of 1954, POP 11 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1954, Brazil 17 of 1954, Italy 54 of 1954, RYM 12 of 1953 |
| 2 |
The Chordettes |
Mister Sandman |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Oct 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Nov 1954 (8 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 - Oct 1954 (23 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1955, Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Apr 1955, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1954), Peel list 1 of 1954, ASCAP song of 1954, US invalid BB 5 of 1954, DZE 5 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1954, POP 7 of 1954, UK 11 - Dec 1954 (8 weeks), US BB 18 of 1955, Brazil 27 of 1955, DDD 45 of 1954, RIAA 252, Acclaimed 1006 (1954), RYM 9 of 1954 |
| 3 |
The Crew-Cuts |
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US 1 for 7 weeks - Aug 1954, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954 (24 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1954, DZE 1 of 1954, Flanders 3 - Dec 1954 (3 months), US invalid BB 3 of 1954, Peel list 3 of 1954, POP 3 of 1954, US BB 4 of 1954, UK 12 - Oct 1954 (9 weeks), Brazil 13 of 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 16 - Sep 1954 (12 weeks), France (50s) 20 of 1954, Italy 95 of 1955, RYM 22 of 1954 |
| 4 |
Kitty Kallen |
Little Things Mean a Lot |
1954 |
UK 1 - Jul 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Apr 1954 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Apr 1954 (25 weeks), US BB 1 of 1954, US 1 for 9 weeks - Jun 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1954 (30 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Apr 1954 (28 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks - Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1954, DZE 2 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1954, US invalid BB 15 of 1954, POP 15 of 1954, UKMIX 28, RYM 145 of 1954 |
| 5 |
Rosemary Clooney |
Hey There |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Jul 1954 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Jul 1954 (23 weeks), US 1 for 6 weeks - Sep 1954, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954 (31 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1957, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1954), US BB 3 of 1954, UK 4 - Oct 1955 (11 weeks), DZE 7 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1954, US invalid BB 18 of 1954, POP 21 of 1954, Brazil 31 of 1954, DDD 66 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954 |
| 6 |
Tony Bennett |
Stranger in Paradise |
1954 |
UK 1 - Apr 1955 (16 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Nov 1953 (25 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - Apr 1955, Record Mirror 1 for 6 weeks - May 1955, Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1955, US Billboard 2 - Nov 1953 (19 weeks), US invalid BB 2 of 1953, POP 2 of 1953, US 1940s 3 - Dec 1953 (19 weeks), Your Hit Parade 5 of 1954, US BB 19 of 1954, Brazil 38 of 1955, UKMIX 273, RYM 28 of 1953 |
| 7 |
Eddie Fisher |
I Need You Now |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Sep 1954 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Sep 1954 (16 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Nov 1954, US CashBox 1 - Aug 1954 (28 weeks), Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1955, Your Hit Parade 2 of 1954, DZE 10 of 1954, UK 13 - Oct 1954 (10 weeks), US BB 13 of 1954, US invalid BB 16 of 1954, POP 19 of 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 20 - Nov 1954 (2 weeks), Brazil 80 of 1955, RYM 124 of 1954 |
| 8 |
Perry Como |
Wanted |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Mar 1954 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Mar 1954 (21 weeks), US 1 for 8 weeks - Apr 1954, US CashBox 1 - Feb 1954 (25 weeks), Australia 1 for 1 week - Jul 1954, US BB 2 of 1954, UK 4 - Jun 1954 (15 weeks), DZE 4 of 1954, US invalid BB 14 of 1954, POP 14 of 1954, Brazil 60 of 1954, UKMIX 667, RYM 140 of 1954 |
| 9 |
Don Cornell |
Hold My Hand |
1954 |
UK 1 - Sep 1954 (21 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Sep 1954 (15 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 10 weeks - Oct 1954, Australia 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1955, US Billboard 2 - Sep 1954 (18 weeks), Oscar in 1954 (film 'Susan Slept Here') (Nominated), Flanders 3 - Dec 1954 (4 months), Your Hit Parade 4 of 1954, US 1940s 5 - Sep 1954 (15 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Aug 1954 (23 weeks), US BB 23 of 1954, UKMIX 47, RYM 144 of 1954 |
| 10 |
Eddie Fisher |
Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa) |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Dec 1953 (19 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Dec 1953 (19 weeks), US 1 for 8 weeks - Jan 1954, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1953 (20 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - May 1954, DZE 3 of 1954, US BB 6 of 1954, UK 9 - Jan 1954 (4 weeks), US invalid BB 9 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 19 of 1954, POP 22 of 1954, Brazil 37 of 1954, RYM 123 of 1954 |
| 11 |
Four Aces |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - May 1954 (18 weeks), US CashBox 1 - May 1954 (23 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1954, Oscar in 1954 (film 'Three Coins in a Fountain'), US 1940s 2 - May 1954 (16 weeks), Peel list 4 of 1954, UK 5 - Jul 1954 (6 weeks), US BB 8 of 1954, US invalid BB 8 of 1954, POP 8 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 11 of 1954, Brazil 11 of 1955, RYM 50 of 1954 |
| 12 |
Rosemary Clooney |
This Ole House |
1954 |
UK 1 - Oct 1954 (18 weeks), US Billboard 1 - Aug 1954 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Aug 1954 (19 weeks), US 1 for 1 week - Nov 1954, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Oct 1954 (13 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Jul 1954 (33 weeks), DZE 9 of 1954, US BB 12 of 1954, US invalid BB 12 of 1954, POP 12 of 1954, UKMIX 165, RYM 34 of 1954 |
| 13 |
Rosemary Clooney |
Mambo Italiano |
1954 |
UK 1 - Dec 1954 (16 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 3 weeks - Feb 1955, Record Mirror 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1955, Italy 4 of 1956, US invalid BB 6 of 1954, POP 6 of 1954, US CashBox 9 - Nov 1954 (16 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Nov 1954 (12 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Nov 1954 (7 weeks), Brazil 82 of 1955, UKMIX 286 |
| 14 |
David Whitfield & Mantovani |
Cara Mia |
1954 |
UK 1 - Jun 1954 (25 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Jun 1954 (23 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1954, Flanders 5 - Dec 1954 (2 months), US Billboard 10 - Aug 1954 (18 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Sep 1954 (12 weeks), US CashBox 12 - Aug 1954 (23 weeks), UKMIX 13, Brazil 62 of 1955, RYM 125 of 1954 |
| 15 |
Jo Stafford |
Make Love to Me |
1954 |
US Billboard 1 - Jan 1954 (24 weeks), US 1940s 1 - Feb 1954 (20 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1954, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1954 (23 weeks), Your Hit Parade 3 of 1954, US BB 5 of 1954, DZE 6 of 1954, UK 8 - May 1954 (1 week), UK 40s Sheet Music 10 - Apr 1954 (16 weeks), US invalid BB 17 of 1954, POP 17 of 1954, RYM 64 of 1954 |
| 16 |
Perry Como |
Papa Loves Mambo |
1954 |
Flanders 1 - Dec 1954 (5 months), US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 4 - Oct 1954 (18 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Oct 1954 (12 weeks), Your Hit Parade 7 of 1954, UK 16 - Dec 1954 (1 week), US invalid BB 19 of 1954, POP 23 of 1954, US BB 25 of 1954, Brazil 83 of 1955, RYM 15 of 1954 |
| 17 |
Frank Sinatra |
Three Coins in the Fountain |
1954 |
UK 1 - Jul 1954 (19 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Jun 1954 (7 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Sep 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Jul 1954 (21 weeks), US Billboard 4 - May 1954 (13 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jun 1954 (10 weeks), Brazil 78 of 1955, UKMIX 78, RYM 35 of 1954 |
| 18 |
Bill Haley & his Comets |
Shake, Rattle & Roll |
1954 |
US invalid BB 1 of 1954, POP 1 of 1954, UK 4 - Dec 1954 (14 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Aug 1954 (33 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Aug 1954 (27 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Sep 1954 (16 weeks), DDD 11 of 1954, France (50s) 16 of 1954, US BB 26 of 1954, nuTsie 79 of 1950s, RYM 8 of 1954 |
| 19 |
Nat King Cole |
Smile |
1954 |
UK 2 - Sep 1954 (14 weeks), Flanders 2 - Dec 1954 (4 months), UK 40s Sheet Music 4 - Aug 1954 (21 weeks), Italy 8 of 1956, US Billboard 10 - Sep 1954 (11 weeks), US CashBox 10 - Sep 1954 (16 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Oct 1954 (6 weeks), Brazil 19 of 1954, UKMIX 360, RYM 37 of 1954 |
| 20 |
The Penguins |
Earth Angel |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1954), US CashBox 2 - Jan 1955 (19 weeks), US invalid BB 3 of 1955, DDD 3 of 1954, POP 3 of 1955, US Billboard 8 - Dec 1954 (15 weeks), nuTsie 18 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 151, RIAA 237, Acclaimed 282 (1954), RYM 4 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 21 |
Frank Sinatra |
Young At Heart |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1954, US Billboard 2 - Feb 1954 (22 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Feb 1954 (21 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Feb 1954 (27 weeks), US invalid BB 2 of 1954, POP 2 of 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 10 - May 1954 (22 weeks), US BB 11 of 1954, UK 12 - Jul 1954 (1 week), RYM 28 of 1954 |
| 22 |
The Ames Brothers |
Naughty Lady of Shady Lane |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - May 1955, US Billboard 3 - Nov 1954 (15 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Nov 1954 (19 weeks), UK 6 - Feb 1955 (6 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Nov 1954 (5 weeks), Flanders 6 - Apr 1955 (3 months), US invalid BB 10 of 1954, POP 18 of 1954, US BB 27 of 1955 |
| 23 |
Doris Day |
If I Give My Heart to You |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954 (24 weeks), Flanders 2 - Dec 1954 (3 months), US Billboard 3 - Sep 1954 (17 weeks), UK 4 - Oct 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Sep 1954 (15 weeks), Your Hit Parade 18 of 1954, US BB 20 of 1954, RYM 139 of 1954 |
| 24 |
Obernkirchen Children's Choir |
Happy Wanderer |
1954 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Feb 1954 (45 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks - Apr 1954, Australia 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1954, UK 2 - Jan 1954 (26 weeks), UKMIX 43, RYM 51 of 1954 |
| 25 |
Chords |
Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) |
1954 |
US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954 (24 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008 (1954), DDD 4 of 1954, US Billboard 5 - Jul 1954 (16 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1954 (11 weeks), nuTsie 33 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 215, Acclaimed 601 (1954), RYM 25 of 1954 |
| 26 |
Tony Martin |
Stranger in Paradise |
1954 |
US CashBox 1 - Jan 1954 (17 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks - Apr 1955, UK 6 - Apr 1955 (13 weeks), US invalid BB 7 of 1954, US Billboard 10 - Jan 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jan 1954 (9 weeks), POP 13 of 1954 |
| 27 |
Elvis Presley |
That's All Right |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), UK 3 - Jul 2004 (7 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2004), DDD 5 of 1954, nuTsie 39 of 1950s, Acclaimed 78 (1954), Rolling Stone 112, RYM 1 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 28 |
Nat King Cole |
Answer Me, My Love |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 4 weeks - Jun 1954, US Billboard 6 - Feb 1954 (19 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Mar 1954 (18 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Jan 1954 (28 weeks), US BB 18 of 1954, Brazil 68 of 1955, RYM 86 of 1953 |
| 29 |
The Four Knights |
I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) |
1954 |
US Billboard 2 - Jan 1954 (24 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Feb 1954 (26 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1954 (21 weeks), UK 5 - Jun 1954 (11 weeks), US BB 7 of 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 7 - Apr 1954 (22 weeks), Your Hit Parade 17 of 1954 |
| 30 |
Dean Martin |
Sway |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 1 week - Nov 1954, UK 6 - Oct 1954 (7 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 9 - Sep 1954 (14 weeks), US CashBox 13 - Jun 1954 (17 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Jul 1954 (10 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Jul 1954 (6 weeks), Scrobulate 54 of swing, RYM 119 of 1954 |
| 31 |
Four Lads |
Skokiaan |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Jan 1955, US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954 (20 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Sep 1954 (12 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Sep 1954 (11 weeks), Flanders 17 - Mar 1955 (1 month), RYM 39 of 1954 |
| 32 |
Les Baxter & his Orchestra |
The High & The Mighty |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1955, Oscar in 1954 (film 'The High and the Mighty') (Nominated), US Billboard 4 - Jul 1954 (13 weeks), US CashBox 4 - Jul 1954 (22 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1954 (9 weeks), Your Hit Parade 16 of 1954 |
| 33 |
Muddy Waters |
Hoochie Coochie Man |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1954), Scrobulate 3 of blues, DDD 19 of 1954, Rolling Stone 225, Acclaimed 248 (1954), RYM 10 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 34 |
The Gaylords |
The Little Shoemaker |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1954, US Billboard 2 - Jul 1954 (19 weeks), US 1940s 2 - Jul 1954 (18 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Jun 1954 (23 weeks), US BB 15 of 1954 |
| 35 |
The Stargazers |
I See the Moon |
1954 |
UK 1 - Feb 1954 (15 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 1 - Feb 1954 (22 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1954, UKMIX 230 |
| 36 |
Archie Bleyer |
Hernando's Hideaway |
1954 |
US Billboard 2 - May 1954 (17 weeks), US 1940s 2 - May 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 2 - May 1954 (24 weeks), Your Hit Parade 8 of 1954, Flanders 8 - Nov 1955 (3 months), US BB 10 of 1954 |
| 37 |
Frank Weir & Orchestra |
Happy Wanderer |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 8 weeks - Jul 1954, US CashBox 3 - Apr 1954 (24 weeks), US Billboard 4 - May 1954 (19 weeks), US 1940s 4 - May 1954 (17 weeks), US BB 17 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 21 of 1954 |
| 38 |
Big Joe Turner |
Shake, Rattle & Roll |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), DDD 2 of 1954, nuTsie 13 of 1950s, US Billboard 22 - Aug 1954 (2 weeks), RIAA 99, Acclaimed 118 (1954), Rolling Stone 126, RYM 5 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 39 |
Victor Young |
The High & The Mighty |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 3 weeks - Jul 1955, US CashBox 4 - Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US Billboard 6 - Aug 1954 (14 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Aug 1954 (12 weeks), Brazil 18 of 1955 |
| 40 |
Ray Charles |
I've Got a Woman |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1990 (1954), DDD 8 of 1954, Scrobulate 25 of rhythm & blues, nuTsie 61 of 1950s, US Billboard 79 - Apr 1965 (3 weeks), Rolling Stone 235, Acclaimed 552 (1955), RYM 7 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500, UK most streamed for 1954 |
| 41 |
Sammy Davis Jr |
Hey There |
1954 |
US CashBox 1 - Aug 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Aug 1954 (10 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Aug 1954 (4 weeks), UK 19 - Oct 1955 (1 week), Brazil 69 of 1955, RYM 170 of 1955 |
| 42 |
De Castro Sisters |
Teach Me Tonight |
1954 |
US Billboard 2 - Oct 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Oct 1954 (11 weeks), US CashBox 3 - Oct 1954 (23 weeks), UK 20 - Feb 1955 (1 week), Brazil 81 of 1955 |
| 43 |
Vera Lynn |
My Son, My Son |
1954 |
UK 1 - Oct 1954 (14 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Oct 1954 (12 weeks), US CashBox 22 - Nov 1954 (7 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Nov 1954 (1 week), UKMIX 325, RYM 127 of 1954 |
| 44 |
Johnnie Ray |
Such a Night |
1954 |
UK 1 - Apr 1954 (18 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 10 - Apr 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Mar 1954 (7 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Apr 1954 (1 week), UKMIX 126, RYM 126 of 1954 |
| 45 |
Frankie Laine |
Granada |
1954 |
UK 9 - Mar 1954 (2 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Dec 1953 (11 weeks), US Billboard 17 - Jan 1954 (4 weeks), Italy 19 of 1954, Brazil 87 of 1954 |
| 46 |
Leroy Holmes |
The High & The Mighty |
1954 |
US CashBox 4 - Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jul 1954 (14 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Aug 1954 (11 weeks), Brazil 93 of 1955, Italy 98 of 1955 |
| 47 |
Vaughn Monroe |
They were doin' the mambo |
1954 |
US Billboard 7 - Aug 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Jul 1954 (23 weeks), US 1940s 12 - Aug 1954 (11 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 24 - Oct 1954 (1 week), Brazil 91 of 1955, RYM 74 of 1953 |
| 48 |
Patti Page |
Cross Over the Bridge |
1954 |
US Billboard 2 - Feb 1954 (21 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Feb 1954 (18 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Feb 1954 (21 weeks), Your Hit Parade 13 of 1954, US BB 14 of 1954, RYM 104 of 1954 |
| 49 |
Petula Clark |
The Little Shoemaker |
1954 |
Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1954, UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - May 1954 (28 weeks), UK 7 - Jun 1954 (10 weeks), RYM 47 of 1954 |
| 50 |
Erroll Garner |
Misty |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1991 (1954), Your Hit Parade 10 of 1954, US Billboard 30 - Oct 1954 (1 week), RIAA 174, Acclaimed 1515 (1954) |
| 51 |
Judy Garland |
The Man That Got Away |
1954 |
Oscar in 1954 (film 'A Star Is Born') (Nominated), AFI 11, UK 18 - Jun 1955 (2 weeks), US Billboard 22 - Aug 1954 (4 weeks), Your Hit Parade 22 of 1954 |
| 52 |
Dickie Valentine |
Finger of Suspicion |
1954 |
UK 1 - Dec 1954 (15 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 18 - Dec 1954 (3 weeks), US CashBox 21 - Feb 1955 (9 weeks), UKMIX 355 |
| 53 |
Dickie Valentine |
Mister Sandman |
1954 |
Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1955, UK 5 - Dec 1954 (12 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 6 - Dec 1954 (3 weeks), RYM 136 of 1954 |
| 54 |
Spaniels |
Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight |
1954 |
US invalid BB 4 of 1954, POP 4 of 1954, DDD 7 of 1954, US Billboard 24 - Jun 1954 (4 weeks), nuTsie 60 of 1950s, RYM 36 of 1954 |
| 55 |
Nat King Cole |
Hajji Baba (Persian Lament) |
1954 |
Flanders 2 - Dec 1954 (3 months), US CashBox 11 - Oct 1954 (12 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Nov 1954 (7 weeks), US 1940s 14 - Nov 1954 (4 weeks) |
| 56 |
Kay Starr |
If You Love Me (Really Love Me) |
1954 |
US Billboard 4 - Apr 1954 (18 weeks), US 1940s 4 - Apr 1954 (17 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Apr 1954 (20 weeks), Your Hit Parade 15 of 1954, US BB 21 of 1954 |
| 57 |
Ralph Marterie |
Skokiaan |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954 (22 weeks), US Billboard 3 - Aug 1954 (15 weeks), US 1940s 3 - Aug 1954 (14 weeks), US BB 22 of 1954 |
| 58 |
Frankie Laine |
My Friend |
1954 |
Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 1 week - Oct 1954, UK 3 - Aug 1954 (15 weeks), UKMIX 391 |
| 59 |
David Whitfield |
Santo Natale |
1954 |
UK 2 - Nov 1954 (10 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Nov 1954 (8 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Nov 1954 (4 weeks), RYM 122 of 1954 |
| 60 |
Andy Griffith |
What It Was, Was Football |
1954 |
US Billboard 9 - Jan 1954 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1954 (6 weeks), US invalid BB 20 of 1954, US CashBox 22 - Jan 1954 (7 weeks), POP 25 of 1954, RYM 16 of 1954 |
| 61 |
The Hilltoppers |
Till Then |
1954 |
US CashBox 7 - Jan 1954 (16 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Jan 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jan 1954 (11 weeks), US invalid BB 13 of 1954, POP 16 of 1954 |
| 62 |
Eddie Fisher |
Count Your Blessings |
1954 |
Oscar in 1954 (film 'White Christmas') (Nominated), US Billboard 5 - Oct 1954 (15 weeks), US 1940s 6 - Nov 1954 (8 weeks), US CashBox 7 - Oct 1954 (21 weeks) |
| 63 |
The Crew-Cuts |
Oop Shoop |
1954 |
Flanders 8 - Dec 1954 (1 month), US Billboard 13 - Sep 1954 (7 weeks), US CashBox 13 - Sep 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Oct 1954 (4 weeks) |
| 64 |
Bing Crosby |
Changing Partners |
1954 |
US CashBox 4 - Feb 1954 (2 weeks), UK 9 - Mar 1954 (3 weeks), US Billboard 13 - Jan 1954 (3 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Jan 1954 (2 weeks) |
| 65 |
Dinah Washington |
Teach Me Tonight |
1954 |
Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1954), US Billboard 23 - Dec 1954 (1 week), DDD 65 of 1954, RYM 80 of 1954 |
| 66 |
The Ames Brothers |
The Man With The Banjo |
1954 |
US Billboard 6 - Mar 1954 (18 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Apr 1954 (13 weeks), US CashBox 8 - Mar 1954 (21 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 23 - Jun 1954 (2 weeks) |
| 67 |
Nat King Cole |
Make Her Mine |
1954 |
UK 11 - Oct 1954 (2 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 16 - Sep 1954 (7 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Jul 1954 (6 weeks), US CashBox 23 - Jun 1954 (12 weeks), RYM 99 of 1954 |
| 68 |
Charms |
Heart of Stone |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Dec 1954 (19 weeks), US Billboard 15 - Nov 1954 (15 weeks), DDD 16 of 1954, US 1940s 17 - Dec 1954 (3 weeks) |
| 69 |
Kitty Kallen |
In the Chapel in the Moonlight |
1954 |
US Billboard 4 - Jul 1954 (14 weeks), US 1940s 5 - Jul 1954 (12 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US BB 28 of 1954 |
| 70 |
Luis Mariano |
C'est Magnifique |
1954 |
Flanders 1 - Mar 1955 (6 months), France (50s) 13 of 1954 |
| 71 |
Jose Ferrer & Rosemary Clooney |
Woman (Uh - Huh) |
1954 |
US CashBox 6 - Feb 1954 (10 weeks), UK 7 - Feb 1954 (5 weeks), US Billboard 16 - Jan 1954 (7 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Jan 1954 (4 weeks) |
| 72 |
Frankie Laine |
Someday |
1954 |
US CashBox 13 - Jun 1954 (14 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Jul 1954 (7 weeks), US 1940s 18 - Jul 1954 (1 week), Flanders 18 - Mar 1955 (1 month) |
| 73 |
Kay Starr |
Am I a Toy Or Treasure |
1954 |
UK 17 - Oct 1954 (4 weeks), US Billboard 22 - Sep 1954 (3 weeks), US CashBox 22 - Sep 1954 (8 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 24 - Nov 1954 (1 week), RYM 149 of 1954 |
| 74 |
Billy Cotton & his Band |
Friends & Neighbours |
1954 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 2 - Apr 1954 (24 weeks), UK 3 - May 1954 (12 weeks), US CashBox 37 - Jul 1954 (2 weeks) |
| 75 |
Al Martino |
The Story of Tina |
1954 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Jul 1954 (25 weeks), Flanders 5 - Feb 1955 (1 month), UK 10 - Oct 1954 (8 weeks) |
| 76 |
Jaye P Morgan |
That's All I Want From You |
1954 |
US Billboard 3 - Nov 1954 (21 weeks), US CashBox 6 - Nov 1954 (25 weeks), US 1940s 16 - Dec 1954 (3 weeks), US BB 28 of 1955 |
| 77 |
Tony Martin |
Here |
1954 |
US Billboard 5 - Mar 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Mar 1954 (21 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Mar 1954 (15 weeks), US BB 30 of 1954 |
| 78 |
Frankie Laine |
Rain Rain Rain |
1954 |
UK 8 - Oct 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Sep 1954 (8 weeks), US Billboard 21 - Oct 1954 (4 weeks), UKMIX 655 |
| 79 |
Winifred Atwell |
Let's Have Another Party |
1954 |
UK 1 - Nov 1954 (8 weeks), UKMIX 966, RYM 146 of 1954 |
| 80 |
Johnnie Ray |
Hernando's Hideaway |
1954 |
US CashBox 3 - May 1954 (4 weeks), UK 11 - Oct 1955 (5 weeks), US Billboard 14 - Jun 1954 (7 weeks), RYM 122 of 1955 |
| 81 |
Norman Wisdom |
Don't Laugh At Me ('Cause I'm A Fool) |
1954 |
UK 3 - Feb 1954 (15 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Feb 1954 (30 weeks), UKMIX 726 |
| 82 |
Bonnie Lou |
Tennessee Wig Walk |
1954 |
UK 40s Sheet Music 3 - Jan 1954 (21 weeks), UK 4 - Feb 1954 (10 weeks), US CashBox 24 - Dec 1953 (7 weeks) |
| 83 |
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters |
Work with Me Annie |
1954 |
DDD 10 of 1954, US Billboard 22 - Jun 1954 (3 weeks), nuTsie 78 of 1950s, Acclaimed 1237 (1954), RYM 40 of 1954, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 |
| 84 |
Billy Eckstine |
No One But You |
1954 |
UK 3 - Nov 1954 (17 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 13 - Nov 1954 (7 weeks), UKMIX 395, RYM 101 of 1954 |
| 85 |
Ronnie Hilton |
I Still Believe |
1954 |
UK 3 - Nov 1954 (14 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 17 - Dec 1954 (4 weeks), UKMIX 794, RYM 23 of 1954 |
| 86 |
Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer |
Hi Lili, Hi Lo |
1954 |
Italy 16 of 1954, US Billboard 30 - May 1953 (1 week), Brazil 73 of 1954 |
| 87 |
Bill Haley & his Comets |
Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) |
1954 |
US Billboard 11 - Nov 1954 (15 weeks), US CashBox 11 - Nov 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 15 - Nov 1954 (5 weeks), DDD 67 of 1954 |
| 88 |
Al Martino |
Wanted |
1954 |
UK 4 - Jun 1954 (16 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 4 - May 1954 (19 weeks), UKMIX 494 |
| 89 |
Hugo Winterhalter |
The Little Shoemaker |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Jun 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 9 - Jul 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jul 1954 (7 weeks) |
| 90 |
Denise Lor |
If I Give My Heart to You |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954 (24 weeks), US Billboard 8 - Sep 1954 (12 weeks), US 1940s 13 - Sep 1954 (9 weeks) |
| 91 |
Perry Como |
Idle Gossip |
1954 |
UK 3 - Jun 1954 (15 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 8 - May 1954 (20 weeks), UKMIX 470 |
| 92 |
Marilyn Monroe |
River of No Return |
1954 |
Italy 22 of 1956, US CashBox 28 - Jun 1954 (6 weeks), US Billboard 30 - Jul 1954 (1 week), RYM 30 of 1954 |
| 93 |
Frankie Laine |
The Kid's Last Fight |
1954 |
UK 3 - Apr 1954 (10 weeks), US CashBox 17 - Mar 1954 (8 weeks), US Billboard 20 - May 1954 (4 weeks) |
| 94 |
Connee Boswell |
If I Give My Heart to You |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 10 - Sep 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 20 - Oct 1954 (1 week) |
| 95 |
Alma Cogan |
Little Things Mean a Lot |
1954 |
Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks - Jul 1954, UK 11 - Aug 1954 (5 weeks) |
| 96 |
Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band |
Skokiaan |
1954 |
US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954 (22 weeks), US Billboard 17 - Aug 1954 (8 weeks), US 1940s 17 - Sep 1954 (2 weeks) |
| 97 |
The Gaylords |
From The Vine Came The Grape |
1954 |
US CashBox 3 - Jan 1954 (18 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Feb 1954 (12 weeks), US 1940s 8 - Feb 1954 (12 weeks) |
| 98 |
Ruby Murray |
Heartbeat |
1954 |
UK 3 - Dec 1954 (16 weeks), UK 40s Sheet Music 21 - Dec 1954 (4 weeks), UKMIX 592 |
| 99 |
Henri Rene |
Happy Wanderer |
1954 |
US CashBox 3 - Apr 1954 (14 weeks), US Billboard 8 - May 1954 (15 weeks), US 1940s 8 - May 1954 (12 weeks) |
| 100 |
Elvis Presley |
Good Rockin' Tonight |
1954 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 2005), DDD 14 of 1954, Scrobulate 43 of rockabilly, RYM 3 of 1954 |
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6 Sep 2020
Possible typos on 1954 page?
First, Your site is amazing! I noticed what might be a couple typos referencing 1953 on the 1954 page: 10 Eddie Fisher^Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa)^1954, ... US 1 for 8 weeks - Jan 1953, ... 85 Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer^Hi Lili, Hi Lo^1954 ... US Billboard 30 - May 1953 (1 week) ...
I also saw a few dates from Dec of 1953, but I figure that makes sense for songs on the charts from one year to the next. Hope this helps. +And thanks!
In the Eddie Fisher case you are correct. A song that entered the Billboard charts in Dec 1953 is unlikely to have been number 1 in Jan 1953. It was, of course, number 1 in Jan 1954. The data has been corrected.
The second case is more interesting. The "year" of a song is calculated as the median year of all the charts it entered, that's really the only way we could do it. That song entered the US chart in 1953, but the French and Brazilian charts in 1954. So the median in 1954.
That is the only way it works, consider the song "Reet Petite". It entered the charts in 1957 in Canada, UK and USA. In 1987 it became a hit in those countries and in Holland, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Norway and Austria. So most people looking for it will be looking in 1987, not 1957.
25 Apr 2016
Question
do you really know if this was the year or not because im working on a project
The year 1954 took place in... 1954. The songs listed here were hits that year (look at the chart details)
It is unclear what question you are asking.
18 May 2015
Song and lyrics to +Itshall come to Pass by the FourAces
+Would like the lyrics to It shall come to pass +by the Four Aces
30 Sep 2014
#3-Crew Cuts- Sh-Boom
This also made the Peel List (#3).
You are right. The data has been fixed, thanks
26 Apr 2014
I remember many of them very well. 1954 was my wedding year and now I celibrate my diamond wedding in september this year . great year. great songs .+ roy+
23 Apr 2014
Double listing
Muddy Waters "Hootchie Cootchie Man" seems to be listed twice. Numbers 78 and 89. This should move it up the list. Thanks
Thank you, the data has been fixed
15 Jan 2014
secret love
"secret love" by kathy kirby
The Kathy Kirby version was a hit only in the 1960s
2 Apr 2013
# 87 Hajji Baba
This was a # 14 Billboard Hit. It was released on Capitol 2949.
You are right, the data has been fixed, thanks for the suggestion
25 Jan 2013
Missing Song
I dont find " Till we two are one " by Goergie Shaw. It reached no. 7 on the charts sometime in 1954. Thanks.
This site lists the top 100 songs of each year and all the hits (anywhere) by the top 1000 artists.
The song you mention was a hit in the US, but nowhere else, it was not one of the world's top 100 songs of 1954 and Georgie Shaw was not one of the top 1000 artists. So its not listed.
23 Jul 2012
Been So Long
I never heard 'Been So Long' by Ben E. King but there was a song by 'The Pastels' called 'Been So Long' that I first heard in 1957-58-or 59.
4 Apr 2012
'Love You Dearly'
I am trying to find the lyrics to a song that Doris Day sang in her movie Lucky Me - the Song title is LOVE YOU DEARLY. She sang this song with Phil Cummings. Following are the details of the song but I have not been able to find the lyrics online....can you help me out? Please!!
"Love You Dearly" Music by Sammy Fain Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster Sung by Doris Day and Robert Cummings (dubbed by Hal Derwin) From Doris Day Movie "Lucky Me" 1954
3 Mar 2012
Four Knights Song Title
I believe the correct title of the Four Knights song is "Oh Baby Mine (I Get So Lonely)".
Originally many records were released with different titles in different countries, so there is no such thing as THE correct title. We often have to modify titles to make the entries consistent across different countries.
In this case however the original Bullfrog listing of the Billboard chart has "I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You)", and we would trust that source. What source do you have for your suggestion?
8 Jan 2012
# 36 Heart of Stone
The correct title is Hearts of Stone.
6 Jan 2012
Italian song of the year 1954
Cant seem to find what song was Italian song of the year in 1954 ?
We list the international hits (across many countries). If you want to know the hits in a particular country you need to go to a specialised site.
For Italy we would suggest: http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1954.htm
18 Sep 2011
BEEN SO LONG
Ben E. King sang rhis song during 1954-1959, I have'nt beeb able to find it ANYWHERE, would appreciate your help
That wasn't a hit in any of the charts we have access to
17 Sep 2011
A song from early 50's sung by Johnnie Frances
This song was called 'Madonna Madonna' And was top of the top twenty in the good old days of radio Luxembourg. They were the only people who would play it and used to have to fade the actual words Madonna Madonna for religeous reasons but of course that made it a huge hit at the time.
The words were Maddona Madonna I stand here alone tonight look down on me please from up above tell me how did I come to lose my love
I know it's daft but everybody thinks I've made it up!!
Please somebody help!!!!!!!!!
There is a song called "Madonna, Madonna" that was a hit for Tony Bennett in 1954 in the US (and for Alain Chamfort in France during 1975).
If you had searched for "Madonna, Madonna" in the site search box at the top of the page, or if you'd look in the Site Index you would have found it.
10 Jul 2011
Lonnie Donegan
Could you please provide info as to where Lonnie Donegan's Rock Island Line placed on the Billboard charts.
Thanks.
There is a page for Lonnie Donegan that has that information on it, "Rock Island Line" was song number 40 of 1955. It reached number 8 in the Billboard charts (its run there was 17 weeks starting Mar 1956).
We suspect that the year of 1954 on the Acclaimed music site is incorrect, since it entered both the US and UK charts in 1956. Our calculation places it in 1955, as do the RYM and DDD sites, because that is between the Acclaimed and Billboard dates.
Lonnie Donegan's version was the most successful although Leadbelly had a version of the song in 1944. Following Lonnie Donegan's hit it was a hit for Don Cornell in the US and Stan Freberg in the UK. Johnny Cash's version was number 93 in the Billboard chart in Feb 1970.
23 Apr 2011
To make contact by e-mail
Dear sirs: I'm from Chile So. America, and want to make contact by e-mail with the person who's needing the lyrics of "You fooled me", "Till there was you", "Two faces in the dark", "God's little gift", by the 4 Aces,
I am a real fanatic of this Group.
Thanks beforehand
We'll pass your details on
22 Apr 2011
No 74. The Drifters - Honey Love
Hi, I'm a big fan of your sites, however, may I know why this songs listed does not include the name of Clyde McPhatter. I owned a set of Atlantic Box Set, they have include his name as artist for this song. so, it appears as "Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters". May i know why the difference?
Thank You
The artists credited with this song varied from one market to another, in the Billboard charts the song was listed as abe by "Drifters" (without "The" and certainly with no mention of Clyde McPhatter). If you look at the artist's page you will see that we note some of the complexities.
We, of course, have to consolidate all the entries from around the world, otherwise we won't get a reasonable impression of the total success of a particular song or album.
That's why the artist name listed on a particular "Greatest Hits" album may be different from what is listed here.
21 Feb 2011
Need lyrics of songs by the 4 Aces
These are: "It shall come to pass", "You fooled me", "Till there was you", "Two faces in the dark", "God's little gift".
I need them, cause I am an old admirer of this fantastic Group, and are the lyrics I am missing. Who can help me?
Unfortunately this site does not hold lyrics.
Try searching for, for example "Till there was you lyrics" in Google.
22 Jan 2011
four aces song
The title of the song is "It shall come to pass". I have it on 45
That song is listed on the "Four Aces" page. It was only a hit in the Cashbox files so it didn't make the top 100 songs of 1954.
13 Sep 2010
Mario Lanza - Drink Drink Drink
I don't see this song being listed, can I know why.
Certainly.
The song "Drink Drink Drink" by Mario Lanza reached number 21 in Billboard (Oct 1954 - 4 weeks) and number 29 in the CashBox charts (Oct 1954 - 3 weeks)
However we only list the top 100 songs of each year, the last song in this list ("Jilted" by Teresa Brewer in the 1.9.073 data) was number 6 in Billboard, number 11 in the Cashbox charts and number 14 in the "US 1940s" chart. Clearly a bigger hit.
Unfortunatley Mario Lanza had his hits at a time when charts are not available for many countries. So the scores for his songs are not high. His biggest hit ("Be My Love" in 1951) was a number 1 in the US and a success around the world. However the total score from his 16 hits only ranks him as the 1121st artist of all time (too far down to get his own dedicated page).
So that song is not listed because a) by our calculation it is the 234th biggest hit of 1954 and we only list the top 100 b) Mario Lanza is not in the 1000 biggest acts of all time so it doesn't show up on a page dedicated to him
11 Aug 2010
Double listing / Spelling
# 52 and # 84 is the same record. Apparently the error is caused by different spelling of the title.
The artist of # 74 is spelled "Connee Boswell".
Thanks for your wonderful site!
You corrections have been implemented, thanks for the input
26 Feb 2010
Song:- 'Little Things Mean A Lot'
Trying to find the full lyrics to this. Needed TOMORROW for 70th Birthday celebrations! Any/All help appreciated.
The cycle time at this site is such that there is no chance we could find lyrics for tomorrow.
On this site you can find that Kitty Kallen had a big hit with the song in 1954. That in turn should be enough to find the song on most lyric sites, for example on lyricwiki it is at:
http://lyrics.wikia.com/Kallen_Kitty:Little_Things_Mean_A_Lot
26 Dec 2009
Four Aces song 1954
I've been trying for years to find the singing group of a song with the words: "Ask for love, to fill your heart with spring, to make your ....., to make you laugh and sing. You only have to ask, and it shall come to pass!"
Would you have a snippet of this music and song that I could listen to before I purchase it?
Thank you, Barbara in Indiana
We do not host any "snipets of music" at this site at all. You should try sites like iTunes and Amazon to get those.
In addition we can't find any song that has those lyrics.
30 Nov 2009
Heart of my Heart
I am looking for a song called "Heart of my Heart" by Alan Dale, Johnny Desmond and Don Cornell. When was that a hit and how big was it?
The song you want was actually called "The Gang That Sang 'Heart of My Heart'", it was the only hit by the trio you mentioned and none of them had enough hits on their own to be listed.
It reached number 10 in the Billboard chart (entering in Dec 1953 and running for 10 weeks), it peaked at 18 in the Billboard Jukebox chart (entering in Dec 1953 and running for 5 weeks) and number 5 in the Cashbox magazine chart (entering Nov 1953 and running for 23 weeks)
The song was also a slightly bigger hit for "Four Aces" (US 1940s 8 - Dec 1953 (16 weeks), US CashBox 5 - Dec 1953 (19 weeks), US Billboard 7 - Dec 1953 (18 weeks), US BB 19 of 1953, POP 19 of 1953) and a minor hit in the UK for Max Bygraves (entering in May 1954 peaking at number 7 and running for 8 weeks)
According to Wikipedia (which has a page about it) the song was originally written in 1926 by Ben Ryan and is about a popular song first performed in 1899
13 Nov 2008
inconsistancies I have found
I am using your lists to help me learn more about music through the ages. They are very helpful!! Thanks for your efforts.
I have been noticing some inconsistancies you may wish to look at
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1954 75 Four Aces (see #54) Mr Sandman
Thanks for the correction, that has been done. The year of the song has now moved to 1955.