1954 in music


This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1954.

Specific locations

The following singles achieved the highest in the set of charts available for 1954.
#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries
1The ChordettesMr. Sandman1954US Billboard 1 – Oct 1954, US 1940s 1 – Nov 1954, US 1 for 4 weeks – Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 – Oct 1954, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks – Jan 1955, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Apr 1955, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, Peel list 1 of 1954, US BB 5 of 1954, DZE 5 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1954, POP 7 of 1954, RYM 9 of 1954, UK 11 – Dec 1954, Brazil 27 of 1955, DDD 45 of 1954, RIAA 252, Acclaimed 1006
2Doris DaySecret Love1954UK 1 – Apr 1954, US Billboard 1 – Jan 1954, US 1940s 1 – Jan 1954, US 1 for 3 weeks – Feb 1954, US CashBox 1 – Nov 1953, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks – May 1954, Oscar in 1953, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, UKMIX 7, DZE 8 of 1954, US BB 11 of 1954, POP 11 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1954, RYM 12 of 1953, Brazil 17 of 1954, Italy 54 of 1954
3The Crew-CutsSh-Boom1954US Billboard 1 – Jul 1954, US 1940s 1 – Jul 1954, US 1 for 7 weeks – Aug 1954, US CashBox 1 – Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Dec 1954, DZE 1 of 1954, US BB 3 of 1954, Flanders 3 – Dec 1954, POP 3 of 1954, UK 12 – Oct 1954, Brazil 13 of 1954, France 20 of 1954, RYM 22 of 1954, Italy 95 of 1955
4Kitty KallenLittle Things Mean a Lot1954UK 1 – Jul 1954, US Billboard 1 – Apr 1954, US 1940s 1 – Apr 1954, US 1 for 9 weeks – Jun 1954, US CashBox 1 – Apr 1954, Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks – Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 5 weeks – Oct 1954, DZE 2 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1954, US BB 15 of 1954, POP 15 of 1954, UKMIX 28, RYM 145 of 1954
5Rosemary ClooneyHey There1954US Billboard 1 – Jul 1954, US 1940s 1 – Jul 1954, US 1 for 6 weeks – Sep 1954, US CashBox 1 – Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Feb 1957, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, UK 4 – Oct 1955, DZE 7 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1954, US BB 18 of 1954, POP 21 of 1954, Brazil 31 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954, DDD 66 of 1954

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1954.

Top hits on record

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Premieres

[Musical theater]

January–April