List of number one hits in the US (1954)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores charts (sales charts) in the United States in 1954. That year there were ten number one singles and, differently, eleven number one one hits, as the song Hey there and This Ole House by Rosemary Clooney were published on the same single, and six number one albums.

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Singles

← 1953 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1955 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 26, 1953 - January 1, 1954 1 week (6 in total) 6th Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and His Orchestra Rags to Riches Jerry Ross , Richard Adler - January 2, 1954 - February 26, 1954 8 weeks (8 in total) 8th Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus Oh My Pa-Pa Paul Burkhard , John Sexton, John Turner - February 27, 1954 - March 12, 1954 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Doris Day with Ray Heindorf and His Orchestra Secret Love Sammy Fain , Paul Francis Webster - March 13, 1954 - March 19, 1954 1 week (total 1) 1 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra Make Love to Me! Alan Copeland, New Orleans Rhythm Kings - March 20, 1954 - March 26, 1954 1 week (total 3) 3 Doris Day with Ray Heindorf and His Orchestra Secret Love Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster - March 27, 1954 - April 9, 1954 2 weeks (total 3) 3 Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra Make Love to Me! Alan Copeland, New Orleans Rhythm Kings - April 10, 1954 - May 28, 1954 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus Wanted Jack Fulton, Lois Steele - May 29, 1954 - August 6, 1954 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Kitty Kallen Little Things Mean a Lot Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman - August 7, 1954 - September 24, 1954 7 weeks (total 7) 7th The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra Sh-Boom Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae, James C. Keyes, James W. Edwards - September 25, 1954 - November 5, 1954 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra Hey There Jerry Ross, Richard Adler - November 6, 1954 - November 12, 1954 1 week (total 1) 1 Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra This Ole House Stuart Hamblen - November 13, 1954 - December 3, 1954 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus I Need You Now Al Jacobs, Jimmie Crane - December 4, 1954 - December 31, 1954 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Chordettes with Archie Bleyer and His Orchestra Mr. Sandman Pat Ballard -
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Albums

← 1953 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1955 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 26, 1953 - January 22, 1954 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Arthur Godfrey with All the Little Godfreys Christmas with Arthur Godfrey & All the Little Godfreys - January 23, 1954 - March 12, 1954 7 weeks (34 in total) 34 Jackie Gleason Music for Lovers Only - March 13, 1954 - May 21, 1954 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Original motion picture soundtrack The Glenn Miller Story - May 22, 1954 - June 11, 1954 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Plays Selections from the Film The Glenn Miller Story - June 12, 1954 - June 25, 1954 2 weeks (36 in total) 36 Jackie Gleason Music for Lovers Only - June 26, 1954 - August 20, 1954 8 weeks (total 11) 11 Glenn Miller Glenn Miller Plays Selections from the Film The Glenn Miller Story - August 21, 1954 - October 29, 1954 10 weeks (total 10) 10 Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings the Hit Songs from The Student Prince and Other Great Musical Comedies - October 30, 1954 - November 12, 1954 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Jackie Gleason Jackie Gleason Presents Music, Martinis and Memories - November 13, 1954 - December 31, 1954 7 weeks (17 in total) 17th Mario Lanza Mario Lanza Sings the Hit Songs from The Student Prince and Other Great Musical Comedies -
← 1953				→ 1955 →

Annual hit parades

← 1953 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1955 →
Singles position# Albums Little Things Mean a Lot Kitty Kallen Carl Stutz, Edith Lindeman 1 ... Wanted Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus Jack Fulton, Lois Steele 2 ... Hey There Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra Jerry Ross , Richard Adler 3 ... Sh-Boom The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra Carl Feaster, Floyd McRae, James C. Keyes, James W. Edwards 4th ... Make Love to Me! Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra Alan Copeland, New Orleans Rhythm Kings 5 ... Oh My Pa-Pa Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus Paul Burkhard , John Sexton, John Turner 6th ... (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely The Four Knights with Orchestra Pat Ballard 7th ... Three Coins in the Fountain The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts Jule Styne , Sammy Cahn 8th ... Secret Love Doris Day with Ray Heindorf and His Orchestra Sammy Fain , Paul Francis Webster 9 ... Hernando's Hideaway Archie Bleyer & His Orchestra & Chorus with Maria Alba Richard Adler, Jerry Ross 10 ...
← 1953				→ 1955 →

Web links

• List of number one hits in the United States (1950–1959)
• Billboard Google Books 1940-1964
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2011 (Free Archive)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Tony Bennett with Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Rags to Riches)
2. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus - Oh My Pa-Pa)
3. ↑ Discogs (Doris Day with Ray Heindorf and His Orchestra - Secret Love)
4. ↑ Discogs (Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra - Make Love to Me!)
5. ↑ Discogs (Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus - Wanted)
6. ↑ Discogs (Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean a Lot)
7. ↑ Discogs (The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra - Sh-Boom)
8. ↑ Discogs (Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra - Hey There)
9. ↑ Discogs (Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and His Orchestra - This Ole House)
10. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus - I Need You Now)
11. ↑ Discogs (The Chordettes with Archie Bleyer and His Orchestra - Mr. Sandman)
12. ↑ Discogs (Arthur Godfrey & The Little Godfreys - Christmas with Arthur Godfrey & All The Little Godfreys)
13. ↑ Discogs (Jackie Gleason - Music for Lovers Only)
14. ↑ Discogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Glenn Miller Story)
15. ↑ Discogs (Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller Plays Selections from the Film The Glenn Miller Story )
16. ↑ Discogs (Mario Lanza - Mario Lanza Sings the Hit Songs from The Student Prince and Other Great Musical Comedies)
17. ↑ Discogs Jackie Gleason - Jackie Gleason Presents Music, Martinis And Memories

See also: 1954 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany and the United Kingdom .