| Date | Artist / Song Title | Writer(s) | Label | Weeks at No.1 | |
| 16 | 9 January 1954 |
Oh, Mein Papa EDDIE CALVERT {The Man with the Golden Trumpet} with NORRIE PARAMOR and his Orchestra |
music and original lyrics by PAUL BURKHARD English lyrics by JOHN TURNER & GEOFFREY PARSONS |
UK Release: November 1953 Columbia DB 3337 |
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| 17 | 13 March 1954 |
I See The Moon (Over The Mountain) THE STARGAZERS with SYD DEAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA [DICK JAMES / CLIFF ADAMS / MARIE BENSON / FRED DATCHLER / DAVID CAREY] |
words and music by MEREDITH WILSON |
UK Release: November 1953 Decca Records F 10213 |
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| 18 | 17 April 1954 |
Secret Love {from the film "Calamity Jane"} DORIS DAY Orchestra Conducted by RAY HEINDORF |
lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER music by SAMMY FAIN |
UK Release: March 1954 Philips PB 230 |
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| re | 24 April 1954 |
I See The Moon (Over The Mountain) THE STARGAZERS with SYD DEAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA [DICK JAMES / CLIFF ADAMS / MARIE BENSON / FRED DATCHLER / DAVID CAREY] |
words and music by MEREDITH WILSON |
UK Release: November 1953 Decca Records F 10213 |
1 |
| 19 | 1 May 1954 |
Such A Night JOHNNIE RAY |
words and music by LINCOLN CHASE |
UK Release: March 1954 Philips P.B. 244 |
1 |
| re | 8 May 1954 |
Secret Love {from the film "Calamity Jane"} DORIS DAY Orchestra Conducted by RAY HEINDORF |
lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER music by SAMMY FAIN |
UK Release: March 1954 Philips PB 230 |
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| 20 | 3 July 1954 |
Cara Mia DAVID WHITFIELD with MANTOVANI & HIS ORCHESTRA and Chorus |
written by TULIO TRAPANI and LEE LANCE |
UK Release: June 1954 Decca F 10327 |
10 |
| 21 | 11 September 1954 |
Little Things Mean A Lot KITTY KALLEN with Orchestra directed by JACK PLEIS |
lyrics by EDITH LINDEMAN music by CARL STUTZ |
UK Release: May 1954 Brunswick 05287 |
1 |
| 22 | 18 September 1954 |
Three Coins In The Fountain FRANK SINATRA with Orchestra conducted by NELSON RIDDLE |
lyrics by SAMMY CAHN music by JULE STYNE |
UK Release: July 1954 Capitol CL 14120 |
3 |
| 23 | 9 October 1954 |
Hold My Hand DON CORNELL with Orchestra directed by JERRY CARR |
written by JACK LAWRENCE and RICHARD MYERS |
UK Release: August 1954 Vogue Coral Series Q 2013 |
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| 24 | 6 November 1954 |
My Son, My Son VERA LYNN and FRANK WEIR AND HIS SAXOPHONE with his Chorus and Orchestra |
written by GORDON MELVILLE REES, BOB HOWARD and EDDIE CALVERT |
UK Release: October 1954 Decca Records F 10372 |
2 |
| re | 20 November 1954 |
Hold My Hand DON CORNELL with Orchestra directed by JERRY CARR |
written by JACK LAWRENCE and RICHARD MYERS |
UK Release: August 1954 Vogue Coral Series Q 2013 |
1 |
| 25 | 27 November 1954 |
This Ole House ROSEMARY CLOONEY with BUDDY COLE and His Orchestra |
words and music by STUART HAMBLEN |
UK Release: September 1954 Philips PB 336 |
1 |
| 26 | 4 December 1954 |
Let's Have Another Party WINIFRED ATWELL and her "Other" piano with rhythm accompaniment |
written by NAT D. AYER / CLIFFORD GREY / JAMES W. TATE / RAY HENDERSON / MORT DIXON and others |
UK Release: November 1954 Philips PB 268 |
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These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1954.
| First week | Artist | Title | Number of weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 1954 | EDDIE FISHER | "Oh! My Pa-Pa" | 8 |
| 27 February 1954 | DORIS DAY | "Secret Love" | 2 |
| 13 March 1954 | JO STAFFORD | "Make Love to Me" | 1 |
| 20 March 1954 | DORIS DAY | "Secret Love" | 1 |
| 27 March 1954 | JO STAFFORD | "Make Love to Me" | 2 |
| 10 April 1954 | PERRY COMO | "Wanted" | 8 |
| 5 June 1954 | KITTY KALLEN | "Little Things Mean A Lot" | 9 |
| 7 August 1954 | THE CREW-CUTS | "Sh-Boom" | 7 |
| 25 September 1954 | ROSEMARY CLOONEY | "Hey There" | 6 |
| 6 November 1954 | ROSEMARY CLOONEY | "This Ole House" | 1 |
| 13 November 1954 | EDDIE FISHER | "I Need You Now" | 3 |
| 4 December 1954 | THE CHORDETTES | "Mr. Sandman" | 7 |
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the set of charts available for 1954.
| # | Artist | Title | Chart entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE CHORDETTES | "Mr. Sandman" | 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" | 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" | 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" | 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" | 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 |
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