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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top R&B Songs of 1954

1953 <-1954-> 1955

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1.
07/1954

Sh-Boom by The Chords [1950s american doo wop group]

161

5
US
2
R&B
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #215]
[Cat 45-104]
written by Jimmy Keyes (as James Keyes), Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd "Buddy" McRae (as Floyd F. McRae) & James W. Edwards
2.
05/1954

I Understand (Just How You Feel) by The Four Tunes

139

6
US
7
R&B
[Jubilee 5132]
written by Pat Best
3.
10/1954

Hearts of Stone by The Charms

97

15
US
✫1
R&B
[Deluxe 6062]
written by Rudy Jackson
4.
04/1954

Gee by The Crows

94

14
US
2
R&B
[Rama 5]
written by William Davis & Viola Watkins
5.
11/1954

Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) by Bill Haley & His Comets

92

11
US
10
R&B
[Decca 29317]
written by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixon
6.
1954

The Things That I Used to Do by Guitar Slim

75

23
US
✫1
R&B
as Guitar Slim & His Band
[Specialty 482-45]
written by Guitar Slim (as Eddie Jones)
7.
12/1954

Ling, Ting, Tong by The Five Keys

53

28
US
5
R&B
[Capitol 2945]
written by Mabel Godwin
8.
1954

You'll Never Walk Alone by Roy Hamilton

29



✫1
R&B
[Epic 9015]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
9.
1954

You Upset Me Baby by B.B. King

29



✫1
R&B
written by B.B. King, Joe Josea & Jules Taub
10.
04/1954

Work with Me Annie by The Midnighters

29



✫1
R&B
[Federal 12169]
written by Hank Ballard
11.
1954

Shake, Rattle and Roll by Joe Turner

29



✫1
R&B
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #126]
as Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
[Atlantic 1026]
written by Jesse Stone (as Charles E. Calhoun)
12.
08/1954

Oh, What a Dream by Ruth Brown

29



✫1
R&B
as Ruth Brown and Her Rhythmakers
[Atlantic 1036]
written by Chuck Willis
13.
10/1954

Mambo Baby by Ruth Brown

29



✫1
R&B
as Ruth Brown and Her Rhythmakers
[Atlantic 1044]
written by Charles Singleton & Rose Marie McCoy
14.
08/1954

Hurts Me to My Heart by Faye Adams

29



✫1
R&B
[Herald 434]
written by Charles Singleton & Rose Marie McCoy
15.
06/1954

Honey Love by The Drifters

29



✫1
R&B
featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1029]
written by Clyde McPhatter & Jerry Wexler (as Gerald Wexler)
16.
12/1954

Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) by The Penguins

29



✫1
R&B
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #151]
written by Curtis Williams, Jesse Belvin & Gaynel Hodge
17.
09/1954

Annie Had a Baby by The Midnighters

29



✫1
R&B
[Federal 12195]
written by Henry Glover & Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann)
18.
1954

You're so Fine by Little Walter and His Jukes

25



2
R&B
[Checker 786]
written by Little Walter (as Walter Jacobs)
19.
12/1954

White Christmas by The Drifters

25



2
R&B
featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney
[Christmas]
[Atlantic 1048]
written by Irving Berlin
20.
03/1954

Such a Night by The Drifters

25



2
R&B
as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
[Atlantic 45-1019]
written by Lincoln Chase
21.
07/1954

Sexy Ways by The Midnighters

25



2
R&B
[Federal 12185]
written by Hank Ballard
22.
1954

Lovey Dovey by The Clovers

25



2
R&B
[Atlantic 1022]
written by Eddie Curtis (as Memphis Edward Curtis) & Ahmet Ertegun
23.
1954

Reconsider Baby by Lowell Fulson

21



3
R&B
written by Lowell Fulson
24.
1954

I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man by Muddy Waters

21



3
R&B
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #225]
written by Willie Dixon
25.
1954

I Don't Hurt Anymore by Dinah Washington

21



3
R&B
[Mercury 70439]
written by Don Robertson & Jack Rollins
26.
1954

I Didn't Want to Do It by The Spiders

21



3
R&B
[Imperial 5265]
written by Adolph Smith
27.
1954

You're Still My Baby by Chuck Willis

20



4
R&B
written by Chuck Willis
28.
1954

Teach Me Tonight by Dinah Washington

20



4
R&B
[Mercury 70497]
written by Gene De Paul & Sammy Cahn
29.
1954

Little Mama by The Clovers

20



4
R&B
B side to Lovey Dovey
[Atlantic 1022]
written by Carmen Taylor, Willis Carroll, Ahmet Ertegun (as part of Jesmet) & Jerry Wexler (as part of Jesmet)
30.
1954

Just Make Love to Me by Muddy Waters

20



4
R&B
[Chess 1571]
written by Willie Dixon
31.
1954

If I Loved You by Roy Hamilton

20



4
R&B
[Epic 9047]
written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
32.
1954

I'm Ready by Muddy Waters

20



4
R&B
[Chess 1579]
written by Willie Dixon
33.
04/1954

It Should Have Been Me by Ray Charles

18



5
R&B
[Atlantic 1021]
written by Eddie Curtis (as Memphis Curtis)
34.
1954

Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite by The Spaniels

18



5
R&B
written by Calvin Carter & James "Pookie" Hudson
35.
1954

Good, Good Whiskey by Amos Milburn

18



5
R&B
as Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers
[Aladdin 3218]
written by Adelia Davis
36.
1954

Ebb Tide by Roy Hamilton

18



5
R&B
[Epic 9068]
written by Robert Maxwell & Carl Sigman
37.
1954

Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash by The Clovers

16



6
R&B
[Atlantic 1035]
written by Jesse Stone (as Charles Calhoun)
38.
1954

TV Mama by Joe Turner

16



6
R&B
as Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
[Atlantic 1016]
written by Joe Turner
39.
06/1954

Please Forgive Me by Johnny Ace

16



6
R&B
with The Johnny Otis Orchestra
[Duke 128]
written by Joseph August
40.
1954

Last Night by Little Walter and His Jukes

16



6
R&B
[Checker 805]
written by Little Walter (as Walter Jacobs)
41.
1954

I'm Slippin In by The Spiders

16



6
R&B
written by Dave Bartholomew
42.
1954

I'm Just Your Fool by Buddy Johnson

16



6
R&B
vocals by Ella Johnson
written by Buddy Johnson
43.
1954

I Do by The 5 Royales

16



6
R&B
written by Lowman Pauling
44.
03/1954

Darling Dear by The Counts

16



6
R&B
[Dot 1188]
written by The Counts
45.
1954

Poison Ivy by Willie Mabon and His Combo

15



7
R&B
[Chess 1580]
written by Mel London
46.
03/1954

Lucille by The Drifters

15



7
R&B
as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
US B side to Such a Night
[Atlantic 45-1019]
written by Clyde McPhatter
47.
1954

I've Got My Eyes on You by The Clovers

15



7
R&B
B side to Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
[Atlantic 1035]
written by Paul Winley
48.
11/1954

Bip Bam by The Drifters

15



7
R&B
featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1043]
written by Jesse Stone (as Charles Calhoun)
49.
1954

You're the One by The Spiders

14



8
R&B
[Imperial 5265]
written by Adolph Smith
50.
1954

You'd Better Watch Yourself by Little Walter and His Jukes

14



8
R&B
[Checker 799]
written by Little Walter (as Little Walter Jacobs)
51.
1954

Whole Lotta' Love by B.B. King

14



8
R&B
B side to You Upset Me Baby
written by Joe Josea & Maxwell Davis
52.
1954

When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer by B.B. King

14



8
R&B
written by Jules Taub & B.B. King
53.
1954

Oop Shoop by Shirley Gunter and the Queens

14



8
R&B
[Flair 1050]
written by Joe Josea
54.
1954

Oh Baby by Little Walter and His Jukes

14



8
R&B
[Checker 793]
written by Little Walter (as Walter Jacobs) & Willie Dixon
55.
1954

I Feel so Bad by Chuck Willis

14



8
R&B
[Okeh 7029]
written by Chuck Willis
56.
1954

Hurt by Roy Hamilton

14



8
R&B
[Epic 9086]
written by Jamie Crane & Al Jacobs
57.
1954

Well All Right by Joe Turner

13



9
R&B
as Joe Turner and His Blues Kings
written by Ahmet Ertegun, Jesse Stone (as Charles Calhoun), Charles Singleton, Jerry Wexler & Rose Marie McCoy
58.
1954

Tick Tock by Marvin and Johnny

13



9
R&B
[Modern 933]
written by Joe Josea
59.
10/1954

Never Let Me Go by Johnny Ace

13



9
R&B
with The Johnny Board Orchestra
[Duke 132]
written by Joe Scott (as Joseph Scott)
60.
1954

Dream by Dinah Washington

13



9
R&B
B side to I Don't Hurt Anymore
[Mercury 70439]
written by Johnny Mercer
61.
04/1954

You Done Me Wrong by Fats Domino

11



10
R&B
[Imperial 5272]
written by Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino)
62.
1954

Take Me Back by Linda Hayes

11



10
R&B
written by Linda Hayes, John Roberson & Monroe Tucker
63.
08/1954

Don't You Know by Ray Charles

11



10
R&B
[Atlantic 1037]
written by Ray Charles
64.
12/1954

Annie's Aunt Fannie by The Midnighters

11



10
R&B
[Federal 12200]
written by Syd Nathan (as Lois Mann), Hank Ballard, Ralph Bass & Sonny Woods
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