Songs from the Year 1954

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1955

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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.

The top five song artists of 1954 were:
1:Rosemary Clooney	2:Eddie Fisher	3:Doris Day	4:Nat King Cole	5:Perry Como

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	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, US BB 5 of 1954, DZE 5 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1954, POP 7 of 1954, RYM 9 of 1954, UK 11 - Dec 1954 (8 weeks), Brazil 27 of 1955, DDD 45 of 1954, RIAA 252, Acclaimed 1006 (1954)
2	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, 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 11 of 1954, POP 11 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1954, RYM 12 of 1953, Brazil 17 of 1954, Italy 54 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, US BB 3 of 1954, Flanders 3 - Dec 1954 (3 months), POP 3 of 1954, UK 12 - Oct 1954 (9 weeks), Brazil 13 of 1954, France (50s) 20 of 1954, RYM 22 of 1954, Italy 95 of 1955
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 1 for 9 weeks - Jun 1954, 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 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), UK 4 - Oct 1955 (11 weeks), DZE 7 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1954, US BB 18 of 1954, POP 21 of 1954, Brazil 31 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954, DDD 66 of 1954
6	Don Cornell	Hold My Hand	1954	UK 1 - Sep 1954 (21 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), UKMIX 47, RYM 144 of 1954
7	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 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
8	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 3 of 1954, UK 5 - Jul 1954 (6 weeks), US BB 8 of 1954, POP 8 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 11 of 1954, Brazil 11 of 1955, RYM 50 of 1954
9	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, UK 4 - Jun 1954 (15 weeks), DZE 4 of 1954, US BB 14 of 1954, POP 14 of 1954, Brazil 60 of 1954, RYM 140 of 1954, UKMIX 667
10	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 16 of 1954, POP 19 of 1954, Brazil 80 of 1955, RYM 124 of 1954
11	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 1953, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1953 (20 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks - May 1954, DZE 3 of 1954, UK 9 - Jan 1954 (4 weeks), US BB 9 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 19 of 1954, POP 22 of 1954, Brazil 37 of 1954, RYM 123 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, US CashBox 3 - Jul 1954 (33 weeks), DZE 9 of 1954, US BB 12 of 1954, POP 12 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954, UKMIX 165
13	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, RYM 15 of 1954, UK 16 - Dec 1954 (1 week), US BB 19 of 1954, POP 23 of 1954, Brazil 83 of 1955
14	Nat King Cole	Smile	1954	UK 2 - Sep 1954 (14 weeks), Flanders 2 - Dec 1954 (4 months), 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, RYM 37 of 1954, UKMIX 360
15	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, US Billboard 4 - May 1954 (13 weeks), US 1940s 7 - Jun 1954 (10 weeks), RYM 35 of 1954, Brazil 78 of 1955, UKMIX 78
16	David Whitfield & Mantovani	Cara Mia	1954	UK 1 - Jun 1954 (25 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1954, 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
17	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, DZE 6 of 1954, UK 8 - May 1954 (1 week), US BB 17 of 1954, POP 17 of 1954, RYM 64 of 1954
18	Bill Haley & his Comets	Shake, Rattle & Roll	1954	US 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), RYM 8 of 1954, DDD 11 of 1954, France (50s) 16 of 1954, nuTsie 79 of 1950s
19	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 BB 10 of 1954, POP 18 of 1954
20	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 BB 2 of 1954, US CashBox 2 - Feb 1954 (27 weeks), POP 2 of 1954, UK 12 - Jul 1954 (1 week), RYM 28 of 1954
21	The Penguins	Earth Angel	1954	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), US CashBox 2 - Jan 1955 (19 weeks), US BB 3 of 1955, DDD 3 of 1954, POP 3 of 1955, RYM 4 of 1954, US Billboard 8 - Dec 1954 (15 weeks), nuTsie 18 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 151, RIAA 237, Acclaimed 282 (1954), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
22	Obernkirchen Children's Choir	Happy Wanderer	1954	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
23	Joan Weber	Let Me Go Lover	1954	US Billboard 1 - Dec 1954 (16 weeks), US CashBox 1 - Dec 1954 (18 weeks), Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Apr 1955, US 1940s 2 - Dec 1954 (4 weeks), UK 16 - Feb 1955 (1 week), POP 18 of 1955
24	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, RYM 139 of 1954
25	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 BB 7 of 1954, US Billboard 10 - Jan 1954 (11 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Jan 1954 (9 weeks), POP 13 of 1954
26	Elvis Presley	That's All Right	1954	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), RYM 1 of 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, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
27	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), RYM 25 of 1954, nuTsie 33 of 1950s, Rolling Stone 215, Acclaimed 601 (1954)
28	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
29	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), Brazil 68 of 1955, RYM 86 of 1953
30	Dean Martin	Sway	1954	Australia 1 for 1 week - Nov 1954, UK 6 - Oct 1954 (7 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	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
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	Luis Mariano	C'est Magnifique	1954	Flanders 1 - Mar 1955 (6 months), France (50s) 13 of 1954
34	The Stargazers	I See the Moon	1954	UK 1 - Feb 1954 (15 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks - Mar 1954, UKMIX 230
35	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	1954	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1954), DDD 2 of 1954, RYM 5 of 1954, nuTsie 13 of 1950s, US Billboard 22 - Aug 1954 (2 weeks), RIAA 99, Acclaimed 118 (1954), Rolling Stone 126, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
36	The Fontane Sisters	Heart of Stone	1954	US Billboard 1 - Dec 1954 (20 weeks), US CashBox 2 - Dec 1954 (21 weeks), US 1940s 10 - Dec 1954 (2 weeks), US BB 13 of 1955, POP 13 of 1955, Brazil 77 of 1955
37	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)
38	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
39	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), Your Hit Parade 21 of 1954
40	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)
41	Ray Charles	I've Got a Woman	1954	Grammy Hall of Fame in 1990 (1954), RYM 7 of 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)
42	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
43	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
44	Johnnie Ray	Such a Night	1954	UK 1 - Apr 1954 (18 weeks), US CashBox 18 - Mar 1954 (7 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Apr 1954 (1 week), UKMIX 126, RYM 126 of 1954
45	Vera Lynn	My Son, My Son	1954	UK 1 - Oct 1954 (14 weeks), US CashBox 22 - Nov 1954 (7 weeks), US Billboard 28 - Nov 1954 (1 week), RYM 127 of 1954, UKMIX 325
46	Frankie Laine	My Friend	1954	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 1 week - Oct 1954, UK 3 - Aug 1954 (15 weeks), UKMIX 391
47	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)
48	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), Your Hit Parade 17 of 1954
49	Dick Farney & Lucio Alves	Tereza da Praia	1954	Brazil 1 of 1954
50	Golgowski-Quartett	Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang	1954	Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1954
51	Werner Dies	Schuster Bleib Bei Deinen Leisten	1954	Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Nov 1954
52	Vico Torriani	Granada	1954	Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Jan 1954
53	Friedel Hensch	Heideroslein	1954	Germany 1 for 12 weeks - Jun 1954
54	Hans-Arno Simon	Wodka-Fox	1954	Germany 1 for 8 weeks - Sep 1954
55	Lys Assia	Schwedenmadel	1954	Germany 1 for 4 weeks - May 1954
56	Die Zehn Whiskys	Wir Wir Wir Haben Ein Klavier	1954	Germany 1 for 8 weeks - Mar 1954
57	Ellie Russell	Mambo Italiano	1954	Flanders 1 - Dec 1954 (4 months)
58	Francis Lemarque	Le Petit Cordonnier	1954	France (50s) 1 of 1954
59	Hans-Arno Simon	Annelise	1954	Germany 1 for 4 weeks - Feb 1954
60	Renato Rascel	Te voglio bene (tanto tanto)	1954	Italy 1 of 1954
61	Gloria Lasso	Etranger Au Paradis	1954	France (50s) 3 of 1954, Flanders 7 - Feb 1956 (5 months)
62	Dickie Valentine	Mister Sandman	1954	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks - Jan 1955, UK 5 - Dec 1954 (12 weeks), RYM 136 of 1954
63	Petula Clark	The Little Shoemaker	1954	Australia 1 for 2 weeks - Oct 1954, UK 7 - Jun 1954 (10 weeks), RYM 47 of 1954
64	Dickie Valentine	Finger of Suspicion	1954	UK 1 - Dec 1954 (15 weeks), US CashBox 21 - Feb 1955 (9 weeks), UKMIX 355
65	Winifred Atwell	Let's Have Another Party	1954	UK 1 - Nov 1954 (8 weeks), RYM 146 of 1954, UKMIX 966
66	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), RYM 74 of 1953, Brazil 91 of 1955
67	Spaniels	Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight	1954	US BB 4 of 1954, POP 4 of 1954, DDD 7 of 1954, US Billboard 24 - Jun 1954 (4 weeks), RYM 36 of 1954, nuTsie 60 of 1950s
68	Leslie Caron & Mel Ferrer	Hi Lili, Hi Lo	1954	Italy 16 of 1954, US Billboard 30 - May 1953 (1 week), Brazil 73 of 1954
69	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)
70	Alma Cogan	Little Things Mean a Lot	1954	Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks - Jul 1954, UK 11 - Aug 1954 (5 weeks)
71	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, RYM 104 of 1954
72	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
73	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)
74	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
75	Andy Griffith	What It Was, Was Football	1954	US Billboard 9 - Jan 1954 (6 weeks), US 1940s 9 - Jan 1954 (6 weeks), RYM 16 of 1954, US BB 20 of 1954, US CashBox 22 - Jan 1954 (7 weeks), POP 25 of 1954
76	Jean Wetzel	Le Grisbi	1954	Italy 11 of 1954, France (50s) 15 of 1954
77	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)
78	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
79	Elvis Presley	Blue Moon of Kentucky	1954	RYM 1 of 1954, Scrobulate 11 of rockabilly, DDD 21 of 1954, Acclaimed 694 (1954)
80	Al Martino	The Story of Tina	1954	Flanders 5 - Feb 1955 (1 month), UK 10 - Oct 1954 (8 weeks)
81	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
82	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
83	Muddy Waters	Hoochie Coochie Man	1954	Scrobulate 3 of blues, RYM 10 of 1954, DDD 19 of 1954, Rolling Stone 225, Acclaimed 248 (1954), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
84	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 BB 13 of 1954, POP 16 of 1954
85	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)
86	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
87	Ze & Zilda	Saca-Rolha	1954	Brazil 2 of 1954
88	Mouloudji	Un Jour, Tu Verras...	1954	France (50s) 2 of 1954
89	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)
90	Ronnie Hilton	I Still Believe	1954	UK 3 - Nov 1954 (14 weeks), RYM 23 of 1954, UKMIX 794
91	Billy Eckstine	No One But You	1954	UK 3 - Nov 1954 (17 weeks), RYM 101 of 1954, UKMIX 395
92	David Whitfield	Santo Natale	1954	UK 2 - Nov 1954 (10 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Nov 1954 (4 weeks), RYM 122 of 1954
93	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
94	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)
95	Billie Anthony & Eric Jupp	This Ole House	1954	UK 4 - Oct 1954 (16 weeks), RYM 97 of 1954, UKMIX 545
96	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Work with Me Annie	1954	DDD 10 of 1954, US Billboard 22 - Jun 1954 (3 weeks), RYM 40 of 1954, nuTsie 78 of 1950s, Acclaimed 1237 (1954), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
97	Elvis Presley	Good Rockin' Tonight	1954	RYM 3 of 1954, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 2005), DDD 14 of 1954, Scrobulate 43 of rockabilly
98	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)
99	Bill Haley & his Comets	Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)	1954	RYM 2 of 1954, Italy 16 of 1956
100	Nat King Cole	Make Her Mine	1954	UK 11 - Oct 1954 (2 weeks), US Billboard 19 - Jul 1954 (6 weeks), US CashBox 23 - Jun 1954 (12 weeks), RYM 99 of 1954

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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

renate

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.