Top R&B Songs of 1954 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1953 <-1954-> 1955
Top songs: #1: Sh-Boom by The Chords [American doo wop group] - #2: I Understand (Just How You Feel) by The Four Tunes - #3: Hearts of Stone by The Charms - #4: Gee by The Crows - #5: Dim, Dim the Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) by Bill Haley & His Comets
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Sh-Boom
#1
07/1954

Sh-Boom
The Chords [American doo wop group]

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

I Understand (Just How You Feel)
The Four Tunes

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

Hearts of Stone
The Charms

103 pts
15
US
1
R&B
[Deluxe 6062]
written by Rudy Jackson
Gee
#4
04/1954

Gee
The Crows

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

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

98 pts
11
US
10
R&B
[Decca 29317]
written by Beverly Ross & Julius Dixon
The Things That I Used to Do
#6
1954

The Things That I Used to Do
Guitar Slim

79 pts
23
US
1
R&B
as Guitar Slim & His Band
[Specialty 482-45]
written by Eddie Jones
#7
12/1954

Ling, Ting, Tong
The Five Keys

56 pts
28
US
5
R&B
[Capitol 2945]
written by Mabel Godwin
You'll Never Walk Alone
#8
1954

You'll Never Walk Alone
Roy Hamilton

31 pts


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

You Upset Me Baby
B.B. King

31 pts


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

Work with Me Annie
The Midnighters

31 pts


1
R&B
[Federal 12169]
written by Hank Ballard
Shake, Rattle and Roll
#11
1954

Shake, Rattle and Roll
Joe Turner

31 pts


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

Oh, What a Dream
Ruth Brown

31 pts


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

Mambo Baby
Ruth Brown

31 pts


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
Faye Adams

31 pts


1
R&B
[Herald 434]
written by Charles Singleton & Rose Marie McCoy
Honey Love
#15
06/1954

Honey Love
The Drifters

31 pts


1
R&B
featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1029]
written by Clyde McPhatter & Gerald Wexler
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
#16
12/1954

Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
The Penguins

31 pts


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

Annie Had a Baby
The Midnighters

31 pts


1
R&B
[Federal 12195]
written by Henry Glover & Lois Mann
#18
1954

You're so Fine
Little Walter and His Jukes

27 pts


2
R&B
[Checker 786]
written by Walter Jacobs
White Christmas
#19
12/1954

White Christmas
The Drifters

27 pts


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

Such a Night
The Drifters

27 pts


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

Sexy Ways
The Midnighters

27 pts


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

Lovey Dovey
The Clovers

27 pts


2
R&B
[Atlantic 1022]
written by Memphis Edward Curtis & Ahmet Ertegun
Reconsider Baby
#23
1954

Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson

22 pts


3
R&B
written by Lowell Fulson
I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man
#24
1954

I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man
Muddy Waters

22 pts


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

I Don't Hurt Anymore
Dinah Washington

22 pts


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

I Didn't Want to Do It
The Spiders

22 pts


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

You're Still My Baby
Chuck Willis

21 pts


4
R&B
written by Chuck Willis
#28
1954

Teach Me Tonight
Dinah Washington

21 pts


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

Little Mama
The Clovers

21 pts


4
R&B
B side to Lovey Dovey
[Atlantic 1022]
written by Carmen Taylor, Willis Carroll, Ahmet Ertegun & Jerry Wexler
#30
1954

Just Make Love to Me
Muddy Waters

21 pts


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

If I Loved You
Roy Hamilton

21 pts


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

I'm Ready
Muddy Waters

21 pts


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

It Should Have Been Me
Ray Charles

19 pts


5
R&B
[Atlantic 1021]
written by Memphis Curtis
#34
1954

Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite
The Spaniels

19 pts


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

Good, Good Whiskey
Amos Milburn

19 pts


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

Ebb Tide
Roy Hamilton

19 pts


5
R&B
[Epic 9068]
written by Robert Maxwell & Carl Sigman
Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
#37
1954

Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
The Clovers

17 pts


6
R&B
[Atlantic 1035]
written by Charles Calhoun
#38
1954

TV Mama
Joe Turner

17 pts


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

Please Forgive Me
Johnny Ace

17 pts


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

Last Night
Little Walter and His Jukes

17 pts


6
R&B
[Checker 805]
written by Walter Jacobs
#41
1954

I'm Slippin In
The Spiders

17 pts


6
R&B
written by Dave Bartholomew
I'm Just Your Fool
#42
1954

I'm Just Your Fool
Buddy Johnson

17 pts


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

I Do
The 5 Royales

17 pts


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

Darling Dear
The Counts

17 pts


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

Poison Ivy
Willie Mabon and His Combo

16 pts


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

Lucille
The Drifters

16 pts


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
The Clovers

16 pts


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

Bip Bam
The Drifters

16 pts


7
R&B
featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1043]
written by Charles Calhoun
#49
1954

You're the One
The Spiders

14 pts


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

You'd Better Watch Yourself
Little Walter and His Jukes

14 pts


8
R&B
[Checker 799]
written by Little Walter Jacobs
#51
1954

Whole Lotta' Love
B.B. King

14 pts


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
B.B. King

14 pts


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

Oop Shoop
Shirley Gunter and the Queens

14 pts


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

Oh Baby
Little Walter and His Jukes

14 pts


8
R&B
[Checker 793]
written by Walter Jacobs & Willie Dixon
I Feel so Bad
#55
1954

I Feel so Bad
Chuck Willis

14 pts


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

Hurt
Roy Hamilton

14 pts


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

Well All Right
Joe Turner

13 pts


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

Tick Tock
Marvin and Johnny

13 pts


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

Never Let Me Go
Johnny Ace

13 pts


9
R&B
with The Johnny Board Orchestra
[Duke 132]
written by Joseph Scott
#60
1954

Dream
Dinah Washington

13 pts


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

You Done Me Wrong
Fats Domino

12 pts


10
R&B
[Imperial 5272]
written by Antoine Domino
#62
1954

Take Me Back
Linda Hayes

12 pts


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

Don't You Know
Ray Charles

12 pts


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

Annie's Aunt Fannie
The Midnighters

12 pts


10
R&B
[Federal 12200]
written by Lois Mann, Hank Ballard, Ralph Bass & Sonny Woods

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