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Kitty Kallen had two songs in the year-end top 30, including "Little Things Mean a Lot", the number one song of 1954. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top 30 popular songs of 1954 according to retail sales. [1]
In 1954, the following four charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country. Most Played by Jockeys – ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys and radio stations.
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
Songs by total number of weeks at number-one. The following songs were featured in top of the chart for the highest total number of weeks during the 1950–1958. 13. "Goodnight Irene". Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers. 11. "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog".
Chart history. "Oh What a Dream" was a long-running number one for Ruth Brown. Clyde McPhatter led the Drifters on two songs which were R&B number ones in 1954. B.B. King (pictured in 1985) ended the year at number one on the juke box chart. The Drifters feat. Clyde McPhatter. The Drifters feat. Clyde McPhatter.
This is a list of songs that have peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the magazine's national singles charts that preceded it. Introduced in 1958, the Hot 100 is the pre-eminent singles chart in the United States, currently monitoring the most popular singles in terms of popular radio play, single purchases and online streaming.
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 ...
Webb Pierce had three of the only four number ones on the best sellers chart in 1954 and also took a fourth song to number one on the jockeys chart.. In 1954 Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most Played in Juke Boxes, National Best Sellers (renamed Best Sellers in Stores with the February 20 issue of the magazine ...