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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1954.
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the set of charts available for 1954.[14]
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Chordettes | "Mr. Sandman" | 1954 | US | 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 | US | 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" | 1954 | US | 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 | US | 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 | 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 |
These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1954.
| First week | Number of weeks | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2, 1954 | 8 | "Oh! My Pa-Pa" | Eddie Fisher |
| February 27, 1954 | 2 | "Secret Love" | Doris Day |
| March 13, 1954 | 1 | "Make Love to Me" | Jo Stafford |
| March 20, 1954 | 1 | "Secret Love" | Doris Day |
| March 27, 1954 | 2 | "Make Love to Me" | Jo Stafford |
| April 10, 1954 | 8 | "Wanted" | Perry Como |
| June 5, 1954 | 9 | "Little Things Mean a Lot" | Kitty Kallen |
| August 7, 1954 | 7 | "Sh-Boom" | The Crew-Cuts |
| September 25, 1954 | 6 | "Hey There" | Rosemary Clooney |
| November 6, 1954 | 1 | "This Ole House" | Rosemary Clooney |
| November 13, 1954 | 3 | "I Need You Now" | Eddie Fisher |
| December 4, 1954 | 7 | "Mr. Sandman" | The Chordettes |
