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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 Songs of 1954

1954

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1.

Secret Love by Doris Day

from Calamity Jane

428

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1953]
[Columbia 40108]
written by Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster

2.

Little Things Mean a Lot by Kitty Kallen

427

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Decca 29037]
written by Edith Lindeman & Carl Stutz

3.

This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney

425

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Columbia 40266]
written by Stuart Hamblen

4.

Hold My Hand by Don Cornell

396

2
US

✫1
UK

[Coral 61206]
written by Jack Lawrence & Richard Myers

5.

Hey There by Rosemary Clooney

359

✫1
US

4
UK

[Columbia 40266]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

6.

Wanted by Perry Como

359

✫1
US

4
UK

[RCA 47-5647]
written by Jack Fulton & Lois Steele

7.

Three Coins in the Fountain by Frank Sinatra

356

4
US

✫1
UK

[Academy Award for Best Original Song 1954]
[Capitol 2816]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn

8.

Three Coins in the Fountain by The Four Aces

346

✫1
US

5
UK

[Decca 29123]
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn

9.

I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) by The Four Knights

316

2
US

5
UK

written by Pat Ballard

10.

Make Love to Me! by Jo Stafford

314

✫1
US

8
UK

[Columbia 40143]
written by Bill Norvas, Alan Copeland, Leon Roppolo (as Leon Rappolo), Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, George Brunies, Mel Stitzel & Walter Melrose

11.

Mambo Italiano by Rosemary Clooney

302

9
US

✫1
UK

as Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen
[Columbia 40361]
written by Bob Merrill

12.

If I Give My Heart to You by Doris Day

300

3
US

4
UK

as Doris Day with the Mellomen
[Columbia 40300]
written by Jimmy Brewster, Jimmie Crane & Al Jacobs

13.

Cara Mia by David Whitfield and Mantovani and His Orchestra and Chorus

297

10
US

✫1
UK

written by Mantovani (as Tulio Trapani) & Bunny Lewis (as Lee Lange)

14.

Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes

296

✫1
US

11
UK

written by Pat Ballard

15.

Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) by The Crew-Cuts

292

✫1
US

12
UK

written by Jimmy Keyes (as James Keyes), Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd "Buddy" McRae (as Floyd F. McRae) & James W. Edwards

16.

I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher

288

✫1
US

13
UK

[RCA 47-5830]
written by Al Jacobs & Jimmie Crane

17.

Let Me Go, Lover by Joan Weber

278

✫1
US

16
UK

[Columbia 40366]
written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise (as part of Al Hill), Kathleen Twomey (as part of Al Hill) & Ben Weisman (as part of Al Hill)

18.

The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane by The Ames Brothers

275

3
US

6
UK

written by Sid Tepper & Roy Bennett (as Roy C. Bennett)

19.

Smile by Nat King Cole

265

10
US

2
UK

[Capitol 2897]
written by Charlie Chaplin, John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons

20.

Young at Heart by Frank Sinatra

262

2
US

12
UK

[Capitol 2703]
written by Johnny Richards & Carolyn Leigh

21.

Such a Night by Johnnie Ray

261

19
US

✫1
UK

[Columbia 40200]
written by Lincoln Chase

22.

Shake, Rattle & Roll by Bill Haley & His Comets

254

7
US

4
UK

written by Jesse Stone (as Charles E. Calhoun)

23.

Mister Sandman by The Four Aces

247

3
US

9
UK

[Decca 29344]
written by Pat Ballard

24.

Teach Me Tonight by The DeCastro Sisters

237

2
US

20
UK

written by Gene De Paul & Sammy Cahn

25.

Santo Natale (Merry Christmas) by David Whitfield

233

19
US

2
UK

[Christmas]
written by Al Hoffman, Belle Nardone & Dick Manning

26.

Rose Marie by Slim Whitman

from Favorites

225

4
country

✫1
UK

[Imperial 8236]
written by Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II

27.

Hearts of Stone by The Fontane Sisters

219

✫1
US

[Dot 15265]
written by Rudy Jackson

28.

Let Me Go, Lover! by Teresa Brewer

212

6
US

9
UK

with The Lancers
written by Jenny Lou Carson, Fred Wise (as part of Al Hill), Kathleen Twomey (as part of Al Hill) & Ben Weisman (as part of Al Hill)

29.

Papa Loves Mambo by Perry Como

210

4
US

16
UK

backing vocals by the Ray Charles Chorus
[RCA 47-5857]
written by Al Hoffman, Dick Manning & Bix Reichner

30.

I See the Moon by The Stargazers [British vocal group]

208

✫1
UK

written by Meredith Willson

31.

Let's Have Another Party by Winifred Atwell

207

✫1
UK

written by various

32.

The Finger of Suspicion by Dickie Valentine

207

✫1
UK

with The Stargazers
written by Paul Mann & Al Lewis

33.

My Son My Son by Vera Lynn

206

✫1
UK

with Frank Weir, His saxaphone, His Orchestra & Chorus
written by Bob Howard, Gordon Rees (as Gordon Melville Rees) & Eddie Calvert

34.

The Kid's Last Fight by Frankie Laine

201

20
US

3
UK

[Columbia 40178]
written by Bob Merrill

35.

Melody of Love by Billy Vaughn

189

2
US

[Dot 15247]
written by Hans Engelmann & Tom Glazer

36.

Cross Over the Bridge by Patti Page

189

2
US

[Mercury 70302]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss

37.

The Little Shoemaker by The Gaylords

189

2
US

as The Gaylords, Three Friends and a Stranger
[Mercury 70403]
written by Rudi Revil, Geoffrey Parsons (as Geoffrey Claremont Parsons), Francis Lemarque (as Nathan Korb) & John Turner

38.

Hernando's Hideaway by Archie Bleyer

188

2
US

[Cadence 1241]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

39.

Sway (Quien Sera) by Dean Martin

183

15
US

6
UK

[Capitol 2818]
written by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz & Norman Gimbel

40.

Happy Wanderer (Der Frohliche Wanderer) by Obernkirchen Children's Choir

178

2
UK

written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller

41.

Blowing Wild by Frankie Laine

178

2
UK

written by Dimitri Tiomkin & Paul Francis Webster

42.

Woman (Uh-Huh) by José Ferrer

168

16
US

7
UK

[Columbia 40144]
written by Dick Gleason

43.

Sh-Boom by The Chords [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

44.

Skokiaan by Ralph Marterie

159

3
US

[Mercury 70432]
written by August Msarurgwa (as August Musarurwa)

45.

That's All I Want from You by Jaye P. Morgan

159

3
US

[RCA 47-5896]
written by Fritz Rotter (as M. Rotha)

46.

The Happy Wanderer by Frank Weir & His Saxophone, Chorus & Orchestra

150

4
US

written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller

47.

If You Love Me (Really Love Me) by Kay Starr

150

4
US

[Capitol 2769]
written by Marguerite Monnot & Geoffrey Parsons

48.

No One but You by Billy Eckstine

150

3
UK

[MGM 11712]
written by Jack Lawrence & Nicholas Brodszky

49.

My Friend by Frankie Laine

150

3
UK

written by Ervin Drake & Jimmy Shirl

50.

If I Give My Heart to You by Joan Regan

150

3
UK

written by Jimmy Brewster, Jimmie Crane & Al Jacobs

51.

Idle Gossip by Perry Como

150

3
UK

written by Floyd Huddleston & Joseph Meyer

52.

I Still Believe by Ronnie Hilton

150

3
UK

[RCA 47-5921]
written by Billy Reid

53.

Heartbeat by Ruby Murray

150

3
UK

written by Jerry Stevens

54.

Friends and Neighbours by Billy Cotton & His Band

150

3
UK

written by Malcolm Lockyer & Marvin Scott

55.

Don't Laugh at Me by Norman Wisdom

150

3
UK

written by June Tremayne & Norman Wisdom

56.

In the Chapel in the Moonlight by Kitty Kallen

150

4
US

hit for Shep Fields in 1936
[Decca 29130]
written by Billy Hill

57.

The High and the Mighty by Les Baxter

150

4
US

[Capitol 2845]
written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin

58.

Grenada by Frankie Laine

147

17
US

9
UK

written by Agustín Lara (as Augustin Lara) & Dorothy Dodd

59.

Hernando's Hideaway by Johnnie Ray

146

14
US

11
UK

[Columbia 40224]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

60.

Wanted by Al Martino

140

4
UK

written by Jack Fulton & Lois Steele

61.

This Ole House by Billie Anthony with Eric Jupp and His Orchestra

140

4
UK

written by Stuart Hamblen

62.

Bell Bottom Blues by Alma Cogan

140

4
UK

written by Leon Carr & Hal David

63.

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

139

6
US

7
R&B

[Jubilee 5132]
written by Pat Best

64.

Here by Tony Martin

136

5
US

[RCA 47-5665]
written by Dorcas Cochran & Harold Grant

65.

Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) by Eddie Fisher

136

5
US

written by Irving Berlin

66.

Sh-Boom (Life Could Be a Dream) by Stan Freberg

132

14
US

15
UK

with The Toads featuring Jessie White
written by Jimmy Keyes (as James Keyes), Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd "Buddy" McRae (as Floyd F. McRae) & James W. Edwards

67.

Make Her Mine by Nat King Cole

132

19
US

11
UK

[Capitol 2803]
written by Chester Conn & Sammy Gallop

68.

The Book by David Whitfield with Stanley Black and His Orchestra

127

5
UK

written by Hans Gottwald & Paddy Roberts

69.

Someone Else's Roses by Joan Regan

127

5
UK

[London 1401]
written by Milton Carson

70.

Mister Sandman by Dickie Valentine

127

5
UK

written by Pat Ballard

71.

Rain, Rain, Rain by Frankie Laine

127

30
US

8
UK

as Frankie Laine & The Four Lads
written by Jay McConlogue

72.

Answer Me, My Love by Nat King Cole

125

6
US

[Capitol 2687]
written by Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch & Carl Sigman

73.

The Man with the Banjo by The Ames Brothers

125

6
US

[RCA 47-5644]
written by Robert Mellin & Fritz S. Reichel

74.

Make Yourself Comfortable by Sarah Vaughan

125

6
US

[Mercury 70469]
written by Bob Merrill

75.

The High and the Mighty by Victor Young and His Singing Strings

124

6
US

written by Ned Washington & Dimitri Tiomkin

76.

I'm a Fool to Care by Les Paul & Mary Ford

124

6
US

[Capitol 2839]
written by Ted Daffan

77.

A Girl, a Girl (Zoom-Ba Di Alli Nella) by Eddie Fisher

124

6
US

written by Al Bandini, Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss

78.

(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More by The De John Sisters

124

6
US

written by Leo J. De John, Julie De John & Dux De John

79.

Jilted by Teresa Brewer

124

6
US

[Coral 61152]
written by Robert Colby & Dick Manning

80.

Let's Get Together No. 1 by Big Ben Banjo Band

116

6
UK

written by various

81.

I Can't Tell a Waltz from a Tango by Alma Cogan

116

6
UK

written by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning

82.

Hey There by Sammy Davis Jr.

116

16
US

19
UK

[Decca 29199]
written by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross

83.

The Man Upstairs by Kay Starr

113

7
US

[Capitol 2769]
written by Hal Stanley, Russ Morgan & Henry Manners

84.

They Were Doin' the Mambo by Vaughn Monroe

113

7
US

[RCA 47-5767]
written by Don Raye

85.

Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight by The McGuire Sisters

113

7
US

written by Calvin Carter & James "Pookie" Hudson

86.

'Till We Two Are One by Georgie Shaw

113

7
US

written by Larry Martin, Billy Martin [songwriter] & Tom Glazer

87.

There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight by Tony Bennett

113

7
US

[Columbia 40169]
written by Hank Williams

88.

Skokiaan (South African Song) by The Four Lads

113

7
US

written by August Msarurgwa (as August Musarurwa)

89.

From the Vine Came the Grape by The Gaylords

113

7
US

[Mercury 70296]
written by Leonard Whitcup & Paul Cunningham

90.

Darktown Strutters' Ball (Italian Style) by Lou Monte

113

7
US

written by Shelton Brooks

91.

The Little Shoemaker by Petula Clark

105

7
UK

written by Rudi Revil, Geoffrey Parsons (as Geoffrey Claremont Parsons), Francis Lemarque (as Nathan Korb) & John Turner

92.

The Black Hills of Dakota by Doris Day

105

7
UK

written by Paul Francis Webster & Sammy Fain

93.

Skin Deep by Duke Ellington

105

7
UK

written by Louis Bellson

94.

Man (Uh-Huh) by Rosemary Clooney

105

7
UK

[Columbia 40144]
written by Dick Gleason & Eddy McKean

95.

Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea by Max Bygraves

105

7
UK

written by Al Hoffman & Dick Manning

96.

Bimbo by Ruby Wright [American singer]

105

7
UK

written by Glenn O'Dell, Rod Morris & Pee Wee King

97.

(The Gang That Sang) Heart of My Heart by Max Bygraves

105

7
UK

written by Ben Ryan

98.

Am I a Toy or a Treasure? by Kay Starr

104

22
US

17
UK

[Capitol 2887]
written by Arthur Altman, Irving Taylor & Lou Singer (as Louis Singer)

99.

Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby by The Crew-Cuts

103

8
US

written by Pat Barrett & Rudi Maugeri

100.

The Happy Wanderer (Val-De-Ri, Val-De-Ra) by Henri René and His Musette Orchestra

103

8
US

as Henri René's Musette & Chorus
written by Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller

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