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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 can be found here.

#	Artist	Song Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Doris Day	Secret Love	1954	UK 1 - Apr 1954, US 1940s 1 - Jan 1954, US 1 for 3 weeks Feb 1954, US CashBox 1 - Nov 1953, Oscar in 1953, US BB 11 of 1954, POP 11 of 1954, RYM 12 of 1953, Italy 54 of 1954
2	Rosemary Clooney	Hey There	1954	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1954, US 1 for 6 weeks Sep 1954, US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 4 weeks May 1956, UK 4 - Sep 1955, US BB 18 of 1954, POP 21 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954, DDD 66 of 1954
3	The Chordettes	Mr Sandman	1954	US 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 - Oct 1954, Peel list 1 of 1953, US BB 5 of 1954, POP 7 of 1954, RYM 9 of 1954, UK 11 - Dec 1954, DDD 45 of 1954, RIAA 252, Acclaimed 1006
4	Kitty Kallen	Little Things Mean a Lot	1954	UK 1 - Jul 1954, US 1940s 1 - Apr 1954, US 1 for 9 weeks Jun 1954, US CashBox 1 - Apr 1954, US BB 15 of 1954, POP 15 of 1954, RYM 145 of 1954
5	Four Aces	Three Coins in the Fountain	1954	US CashBox 1 - May 1954, Oscar in 1954, US 1940s 2 - May 1954, Peel list 3 of 1954, UK 5 - Jul 1954, US BB 8 of 1954, POP 8 of 1954, RYM 50 of 1954
6	Rosemary Clooney	This Ole House	1954	UK 1 - Oct 1954, US 1940s 1 - Aug 1954, US 1 for 1 weeks Nov 1954, US CashBox 3 - Jul 1954, US BB 12 of 1954, POP 12 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954
7	Perry Como	Wanted	1954	US 1940s 1 - Mar 1954, US 1 for 8 weeks Apr 1954, US CashBox 1 - Feb 1954, UK 4 - Jun 1954, US BB 14 of 1954, POP 14 of 1954, RYM 140 of 1954
8	Eddie Fisher	Oh My Papa (O Mein Papa)	1954	US 1940s 1 - Dec 1953, US 1 for 8 weeks Jan 1953, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1953, UK 9 - Jan 1954, US BB 9 of 1954, POP 22 of 1954, RYM 123 of 1954
9	Eddie Fisher	I Need You Now	1954	US 1940s 1 - Sep 1954, US 1 for 3 weeks Nov 1954, US CashBox 1 - Aug 1954, UK 13 - Oct 1954, US BB 16 of 1954, POP 19 of 1954, RYM 124 of 1954
10	The Penguins	Earth Angel	1954	US CashBox 2 - Jan 1955, US BB 3 of 1955, DDD 3 of 1954, POP 3 of 1955, RYM 4 of 1954, US BB 8 - Dec 1954, Rolling Stone 151, RIAA 237, Acclaimed 282
11	Bill Haley & His Comets	Shake, Rattle & Roll	1954	US BB 1 of 1954, POP 1 of 1954, UK 4 - Dec 1954, US CashBox 6 - Aug 1954, US 1940s 7 - Sep 1954, RYM 8 of 1954, DDD 11 of 1954
12	Jo Stafford	Make Love to Me	1954	US 1940s 1 - Feb 1954, US 1 for 3 weeks Mar 1954, US CashBox 2 - Jan 1954, UK 8 - May 1954, US BB 17 of 1954, POP 17 of 1954, RYM 64 of 1954
13	The Crew-Cuts	Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)	1954	US 1940s 1 - Jul 1954, US 1 for 7 weeks Aug 1954, US BB 3 of 1954, POP 3 of 1954, UK 12 - Oct 1954, RYM 22 of 1954
14	Frank Sinatra	Young At Heart	1954	US 1940s 2 - Feb 1954, US BB 2 of 1954, US CashBox 2 - Feb 1954, POP 2 of 1954, UK 12 - Jul 1954, RYM 28 of 1954
15	Joan Weber	Let Me Go Lover	1954	US BB 1 - Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 - Dec 1954, US 1940s 2 - Dec 1954, UK 16 - Feb 1955, POP 18 of 1955
16	Rosemary Clooney	Mambo Italiano	1954	UK 1 - Dec 1954, Italy 4 of 1956, US BB 6 of 1954, POP 6 of 1954, US CashBox 9 - Nov 1954, US 1940s 10 - Nov 1954
17	Frank Sinatra	Three Coins in the Fountain	1954	UK 1 - Jul 1954, US CashBox 1 - Jun 1954, US 1940s 7 - Jun 1954, RYM 35 of 1954
18	The Ames Brothers	Naughty Lady of Shady Lane	1954	US BB 3 - Nov 1954, US CashBox 3 - Nov 1954, UK 6 - Feb 1955, US 1940s 6 - Nov 1954, US BB 10 of 1954, POP 18 of 1954
19	Elvis Presley	That's All Right	1954	RYM 1 of 1954, UK 3 - Jul 2004, DDD 5 of 1954, Acclaimed 78, Rolling Stone 112
20	Tony Martin	Stranger in Paradise	1954	US CashBox 1 - Jan 1954, UK 6 - Apr 1955, US BB 7 of 1954, US 1940s 10 - Jan 1954, POP 13 of 1954
21	Perry Como	Papa Loves Mambo	1954	US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954, US 1940s 4 - Oct 1954, RYM 15 of 1954, UK 16 - Dec 1954, US BB 19 of 1954, POP 23 of 1954
22	Frank Chacksfield	Ebb Tide	1954	US 1940s 2 - Sep 1953, US CashBox 2 - Aug 1953, UK 9 - Feb 1954, Italy 26 of 1954, RYM 150 of 1954
23	Don Cornell	Hold My Hand	1954	UK 1 - Sep 1954, US 1940s 5 - Sep 1954, US CashBox 6 - Aug 1954, RYM 144 of 1954
24	Nat King Cole	Smile	1954	UK 2 - Sep 1954, Italy 8 of 1956, US CashBox 10 - Sep 1954, US 1940s 14 - Oct 1954, RYM 37 of 1954
25	The Fontane Sisters	Heart of Stone	1954	US BB 1 - Dec 1954, US 1940s 10 - Dec 1954, US BB 13 of 1955, POP 13 of 1955
26	Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	1954	DDD 2 of 1954, RYM 5 of 1954, RIAA 99, Acclaimed 118, Rolling Stone 126
27	David Whitfield & Mantovani	Cara Mia	1954	UK 1 - Jun 1954, US 1940s 10 - Sep 1954, US CashBox 12 - Aug 1954, RYM 125 of 1954
28	Elvis Presley	Blue Moon of Kentucky	1954	RYM 1 of 1954, Scrobulate 11 of rockabilly, DDD 21 of 1954, Acclaimed 694
29	Sammy Davis Jr	Hey There	1954	US CashBox 1 - Aug 1954, US 1940s 16 - Aug 1954, UK 19 - Oct 1955, RYM 170 of 1955
30	Doris Day	If I Give My Heart to You	1954	US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954, UK 4 - Oct 1954, US 1940s 4 - Sep 1954, RYM 139 of 1954
31	Muddy Waters	Hoochie Coochie Man	1954	Scrobulate 3 of blues, RYM 10 of 1954, DDD 19 of 1954, Rolling Stone 225, Acclaimed 248
32	Ray Charles	I've Got a Woman	1954	RYM 7 of 1954, DDD 8 of 1954, Scrobulate 25 of rhythm & blues, Rolling Stone 235, Acclaimed 552
33	Spaniels	Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight	1954	US BB 4 of 1954, POP 4 of 1954, DDD 7 of 1954, RYM 36 of 1954
34	Johnnie Ray	Such a Night	1954	UK 1 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 18 - Mar 1954, RYM 126 of 1954
35	Elvis Presley	I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine	1954	RYM 3 of 1954, UK 23 - Dec 1956, US CashBox 50 - Oct 1956, DDD 89 of 1954
36	The Hilltoppers	Till Then	1954	US CashBox 7 - Jan 1954, US 1940s 10 - Jan 1954, US BB 13 of 1954, POP 16 of 1954
37	Chords	Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream)	1954	DDD 4 of 1954, US 1940s 9 - Jul 1954, Rolling Stone 215, Acclaimed 601
38	Andy Griffith	What It Was Was Football	1954	US 1940s 9 - Jan 1954, RYM 16 of 1954, US BB 20 of 1954, POP 25 of 1954
39	Bill Haley & His Comets	Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)	1954	US BB 11 - Nov 1954, US CashBox 11 - Nov 1954, US 1940s 15 - Nov 1954, DDD 67 of 1954
40	Dean Martin	Sway	1954	UK 6 - Oct 1954, US 1940s 15 - Jul 1954, Scrobulate 54 of swing, RYM 119 of 1954
41	De Castro Sisters	Teach Me Tonight	1954	US 1940s 3 - Oct 1954, US CashBox 3 - Oct 1954, UK 20 - Feb 1955
42	Four Lads	Skokiaan	1954	US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954, US 1940s 7 - Sep 1954, RYM 39 of 1954
43	Five Keys	Ling, Ting, Tong	1954	US CashBox 24 - Dec 1954, US BB 28 - Dec 1954, DDD 31 of 1954, RYM 49 of 1954
44	Jaye P Morgan	That's All I Want From You	1954	US BB 3 - Nov 1954, US CashBox 6 - Nov 1954, US 1940s 16 - Dec 1954
45	Dickie Valentine	Finger of Suspicion	1954	UK 1 - Dec 1954, US CashBox 21 - Feb 1955
46	Patti Page	Cross Over the Bridge	1954	US 1940s 3 - Feb 1954, US CashBox 5 - Feb 1954, RYM 104 of 1954
47	Chords	Sh-Boom	1954	US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954, RYM 25 of 1954
48	Vera Lynn	My Son My Son	1954	UK 1 - Oct 1954, RYM 127 of 1954
49	Winifred Atwell	Let's Have Another Party	1954	UK 1 - Nov 1954, RYM 146 of 1954
50	The Gaylords	The Little Shoemaker	1954	US 1940s 2 - Jul 1954, US CashBox 2 - Jun 1954
51	Archie Bleyer	Hernando's Hideaway	1954	US 1940s 2 - May 1954, US CashBox 2 - May 1954
52	Elvis Presley	Good Rockin' Tonight	1954	RYM 3 of 1954, DDD 14 of 1954, Scrobulate 43 of rockabilly
53	Bing Crosby	Changing Partners	1954	US CashBox 4 - Feb 1954, UK 9 - Mar 1954, US 1940s 17 - Jan 1954
54	Sarah Vaughan	Make Yourself Comfortable	1954	US BB 6 - Nov 1954, US CashBox 8 - Nov 1954, US 1940s 11 - Nov 1954
55	Jose Ferrer	Woman (Uh - Huh)	1954	US CashBox 6 - Feb 1954, UK 7 - Feb 1954, US 1940s 18 - Jan 1954
56	Ralph Marterie	Skokiaan	1954	US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954, US 1940s 3 - Aug 1954
57	Nat King Cole	Answer Me, My Love	1954	US 1940s 6 - Mar 1954, US CashBox 7 - Jan 1954, RYM 86 of 1953
58	Frankie Laine	Granada	1954	UK 9 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 11 - Dec 1953, Italy 19 of 1954
59	The Crew-Cuts	Crazy 'Bout You Baby	1954	US 1940s 8 - May 1954, US CashBox 11 - May 1954, RYM 100 of 1954
60	Vaughn Monroe	They were doin' the mambo	1954	US CashBox 8 - Jul 1954, US 1940s 12 - Aug 1954, RYM 74 of 1953
61	Charms	Heart of Stone	1954	US BB 15 - Nov 1954, DDD 16 of 1954, US 1940s 17 - Dec 1954
62	Tony Bennett	There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight	1954	US 1940s 11 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 12 - Mar 1954, RYM 109 of 1954
63	The Drifters	Honey Love	1954	RYM 13 of 1954, DDD 17 of 1954, US CashBox 21 - Sep 1954
64	Nat King Cole	Make Her Mine	1954	UK 11 - Oct 1954, US CashBox 23 - Jun 1954, RYM 99 of 1954
65	Tony Bennett	Cinnamon Sinner	1954	US CashBox 16 - Jul 1954, US 1940s 19 - Aug 1954, RYM 77 of 1954
66	Hank Ballard & The Midnighters	Work with Me Annie	1954	DDD 10 of 1954, RYM 40 of 1954, Acclaimed 1237
67	Marilyn Monroe	River of No Return	1954	Italy 22 of 1956, US CashBox 28 - Jun 1954, RYM 30 of 1954
68	Hugo Winterhalter	The Little Shoemaker	1954	US CashBox 2 - Jun 1954, US 1940s 9 - Jul 1954
69	Ruth Brown	Oh What a Dream	1954	US CashBox 22 - Aug 1954, DDD 27 of 1954, RYM 57 of 1954
70	Denise Lor	If I Give My Heart to You	1954	US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954, US 1940s 13 - Sep 1954
71	Bill Haley & His Comets	Thirteen Women (And Only One Man in Town)	1954	RYM 2 of 1954, Italy 16 of 1956
72	Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band	Skokiaan	1954	US CashBox 2 - Aug 1954, US 1940s 17 - Sep 1954
73	Connie Boswell	If I Give My Heart to You	1954	US CashBox 2 - Sep 1954, US 1940s 20 - Oct 1954
74	Lowell Fulson	Reconsider Baby	1954	DDD 37 of 1954, RYM 45 of 1954, Acclaimed 1824
75	Obernkirchen Children's Choir	Happy Wanderer	1954	UK 2 - Jan 1954, RYM 51 of 1954
76	David Whitfield	Santo Natale	1954	UK 2 - Nov 1954, RYM 122 of 1954
77	Four Aces	Mr Sandman	1954	US CashBox 1 - Dec 1954
78	The Chordettes	Mister Sandman	1954	US 1940s 1 - Nov 1954
79	The Stargazers	I See the Moon	1954	UK 1 - Feb 1954
80	Renato Rascel	Te voglio bene (tanto tanto)	1954	Italy 1 of 1954
81	The Crew-Cuts	Sh-Boom	1954	US CashBox 1 - Jul 1954
82	The Gaylords	From The Vine Came The Grape	1954	US CashBox 3 - Jan 1954, US 1940s 8 - Feb 1954
83	Henri Rene	Happy Wanderer	1954	US CashBox 3 - Apr 1954, US 1940s 8 - May 1954
84	Kay Starr	If You Love Me (Really Love Me)	1954	US 1940s 4 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 5 - Apr 1954
85	The Hilltoppers	From The Vine Came The Grape	1954	US CashBox 3 - Feb 1954, US 1940s 12 - Feb 1954
86	Les Baxter & His Orchestra	The High & The Mighty	1954	US CashBox 4 - Jul 1954, US 1940s 6 - Aug 1954
87	Kitty Kallen	In the Chapel in the Moonlight	1954	US 1940s 5 - Jul 1954, US CashBox 5 - Jul 1954
88	Archie Bleyer	Naughty Lady of Shady Lane	1954	US CashBox 3 - Dec 1954, US BB 17 - Dec 1954
89	Frankie Laine	The Kid's Last Fight	1954	UK 3 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 17 - Mar 1954
90	Ronnie Hilton	I Still Believe	1954	UK 3 - Nov 1954, RYM 23 of 1954
91	Billy Cotton & His Band	Friends & Neighbours	1954	UK 3 - May 1954, US CashBox 37 - Jul 1954
92	Billy Eckstine	No One But You	1954	UK 3 - Nov 1954, RYM 101 of 1954
93	Tony Martin	Here	1954	US CashBox 5 - Mar 1954, US 1940s 7 - Mar 1954
94	Eddie Fisher	A Girl, a Girl (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella)	1954	US CashBox 6 - Mar 1954, US 1940s 7 - Mar 1954
95	De John Sisters	(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More	1954	US BB 6 - Dec 1954, US CashBox 7 - Dec 1954
96	Eddie Fisher	Count Your Blessings	1954	US 1940s 6 - Nov 1954, US CashBox 7 - Oct 1954
97	The Ames Brothers	The Man With The Banjo	1954	US 1940s 7 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 8 - Mar 1954
98	Kay Starr	The Man Upstairs	1954	US 1940s 7 - Apr 1954, US CashBox 8 - Apr 1954
99	The Four Tunes	I Understand (Just How You Feel)	1954	US CashBox 7 - May 1954, US 1940s 8 - May 1954
100	The Penguins	Hey Senorita	1954	RYM 4 of 1954, DDD 71 of 1954