100 Greatest Songs From 1954
Criteria: These songs from 1954 were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Rock Around The Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets
2. Shake, Rattle And Roll
Joe Turner / Bill Haley & His Comets
3. Earth Angel
Penguins
4. Sh-Boom
Chords
5. That's All Right
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
6. Pledging My Love
Johnny Ace
7. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
Spaniels
8. I've Got A Woman
Ray Charles
9. White Christmas
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
10. Work With Me Annie
Royals / Midnighters
11. Sincerely
Moonglows
12. Tweedlee Dee
Lavern Baker
13. Good Rocking Tonight
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
14. Just Make Love To Me
Muddy Waters
15. Hearts Of Stone
Charms / Jewels
16. Honey Love
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
17. Lovey Dovey
Clovers
18. Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters
19. Rock Island Line
Lonnie Donegan
20. The Wind
Diablos
21. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
22. Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash
Clovers
23. Such A Night
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
24. Annie Had A Baby
Midnighters
25. Gloria
Cadillacs
Bill Haley & His Comets
2. Shake, Rattle And Roll
Joe Turner / Bill Haley & His Comets
3. Earth Angel
Penguins
4. Sh-Boom
Chords
5. That's All Right
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
6. Pledging My Love
Johnny Ace
7. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite
Spaniels
8. I've Got A Woman
Ray Charles
9. White Christmas
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
10. Work With Me Annie
Royals / Midnighters
11. Sincerely
Moonglows
12. Tweedlee Dee
Lavern Baker
13. Good Rocking Tonight
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
14. Just Make Love To Me
Muddy Waters
15. Hearts Of Stone
Charms / Jewels
16. Honey Love
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
17. Lovey Dovey
Clovers
18. Hoochie Coochie Man
Muddy Waters
19. Rock Island Line
Lonnie Donegan
20. The Wind
Diablos
21. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
22. Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash
Clovers
23. Such A Night
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
24. Annie Had A Baby
Midnighters
25. Gloria
Cadillacs
26. Cherry Pie
Marvin & Johnny
27. Oh, What A Dream
Ruth Brown
28. You'll Never Walk Alone
Roy Hamilton
29. You Upset Me Baby
B.B. King
30. Riot In Cell Block # 9
Robins
31. Ling Ting Tong
Five Keys / Charms
32. Sexy Ways
Midnighters
33. Everyday I Have The Blues
B.B. King
34. Evil Is Goin' On
Howlin' Wolf
35. Tick Tock
Marvin & Johnny
36. I'm Ready
Muddy Waters
37. Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson
38. You Don't Have To Go
Jimmy Reed
39. Bip Bam
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
40. Ko Ko Mo
Gene & Eunice
41. I Feel So Bad
Chuck Willis
42. It Should've Been Me
Ray Charles
43. Jockomo
Sugarboy
44. You Better Watch Yourself
Little Walter
45. Mister Sandman
Chordettes
46. Never Let Me Go
Johnny Ace
47. I'm Slippin' In
Spiders
48. Whole Lotta Lovin'
B.B. King
49. You Done Me Wrong
Fats Domino
50. Oop Shoop
Shirley Gunter & Queens
51. Well All Right
Joe Turner
52. Buick 59
Medallions
53. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Perez Prado
54. Last Night
Little Walter
55. My Memories Of You
Harptones
56. Little Mama
Clovers
57. Mary Lee
Rainbows
58. Please Forgive Me
Johnny Ace
59. Don't You Know
Ray Charles
60. Poison Ivy
Willie Mabon
61. The Letter
Medallions
62. Framed
Robins
63. Mambo Baby
Ruth Brown
64. In The Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce
65. Smoke From Your Cigarette
Mellows
66. Teach Me Tonight
Dinah Washington
67. Hey There
Rosemary Clooney
68. Dim, Dim The Lights
Bill Haley & His Comets
69. Hurts Me To My Heart
Faye Adams
70. Come Back
Ray Charles
71. Where Did You Stay
Fats Domino
72. Hey Senorita
Penguins
73. Darling Dear
Counts
74. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter
J.B. Lenore
75. I've Got My Eyes On You
Clovers
Marvin & Johnny
27. Oh, What A Dream
Ruth Brown
28. You'll Never Walk Alone
Roy Hamilton
29. You Upset Me Baby
B.B. King
30. Riot In Cell Block # 9
Robins
31. Ling Ting Tong
Five Keys / Charms
32. Sexy Ways
Midnighters
33. Everyday I Have The Blues
B.B. King
34. Evil Is Goin' On
Howlin' Wolf
35. Tick Tock
Marvin & Johnny
36. I'm Ready
Muddy Waters
37. Reconsider Baby
Lowell Fulson
38. You Don't Have To Go
Jimmy Reed
39. Bip Bam
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
40. Ko Ko Mo
Gene & Eunice
41. I Feel So Bad
Chuck Willis
42. It Should've Been Me
Ray Charles
43. Jockomo
Sugarboy
44. You Better Watch Yourself
Little Walter
45. Mister Sandman
Chordettes
46. Never Let Me Go
Johnny Ace
47. I'm Slippin' In
Spiders
48. Whole Lotta Lovin'
B.B. King
49. You Done Me Wrong
Fats Domino
50. Oop Shoop
Shirley Gunter & Queens
51. Well All Right
Joe Turner
52. Buick 59
Medallions
53. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
Perez Prado
54. Last Night
Little Walter
55. My Memories Of You
Harptones
56. Little Mama
Clovers
57. Mary Lee
Rainbows
58. Please Forgive Me
Johnny Ace
59. Don't You Know
Ray Charles
60. Poison Ivy
Willie Mabon
61. The Letter
Medallions
62. Framed
Robins
63. Mambo Baby
Ruth Brown
64. In The Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce
65. Smoke From Your Cigarette
Mellows
66. Teach Me Tonight
Dinah Washington
67. Hey There
Rosemary Clooney
68. Dim, Dim The Lights
Bill Haley & His Comets
69. Hurts Me To My Heart
Faye Adams
70. Come Back
Ray Charles
71. Where Did You Stay
Fats Domino
72. Hey Senorita
Penguins
73. Darling Dear
Counts
74. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter
J.B. Lenore
75. I've Got My Eyes On You
Clovers
76. Little School Girl
Fats Domino
77. I Love You Madly
Charlie & Ray
78. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
Orioles
79. Lucille
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
80. Tipitina
Professor Longhair
81. I Don't Hurt Anymore
Hank Snow / Dinah Washington
82. Jam Up
Tommy Ridgley
83. Baby Let's Play House
Arthur Gunter
84. Jump Children
Flamingos
85. Bye Bye Young Men
Ruth Brown
86. Sneakin' Around
B.B. King
87. I Was Wrong
Moonglows
88. Blue Monday
Smiley Lewis
89. All Night Long
Joe Houston
90. I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
91. Any Day Now
Buddy & Ella Johnson
92. The Bells of St. Mary's
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
93. Adios, My Desert Love
Diablos
94. God Only Knows
Capris
95. Secret Love
Moonglows
96. Space Guitar
Young John Watson
97. No Place To Go
Howlin' Wolf
98. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer
B.B. King
99. My Lovin' Baby
El Dorados
100. Two Hearts
Charms
Fats Domino
77. I Love You Madly
Charlie & Ray
78. In The Chapel In The Moonlight
Orioles
79. Lucille
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
80. Tipitina
Professor Longhair
81. I Don't Hurt Anymore
Hank Snow / Dinah Washington
82. Jam Up
Tommy Ridgley
83. Baby Let's Play House
Arthur Gunter
84. Jump Children
Flamingos
85. Bye Bye Young Men
Ruth Brown
86. Sneakin' Around
B.B. King
87. I Was Wrong
Moonglows
88. Blue Monday
Smiley Lewis
89. All Night Long
Joe Houston
90. I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine
Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill
91. Any Day Now
Buddy & Ella Johnson
92. The Bells of St. Mary's
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
93. Adios, My Desert Love
Diablos
94. God Only Knows
Capris
95. Secret Love
Moonglows
96. Space Guitar
Young John Watson
97. No Place To Go
Howlin' Wolf
98. When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer
B.B. King
99. My Lovin' Baby
El Dorados
100. Two Hearts
Charms
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Shim Sham Shimmy
Champion Jack Dupree
102. Sick And Tired
Lula Reed
103. Wish Me Well
Memphis Slim
104. Love Contest
Ruth Brown
105. Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')
Cheers / Charms
106. Don't Stop Dan
Checkers
107. Ookey Ook
Penguins
108. Warm Your Heart
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
109. I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy
Lamplighters
110. Please Remember My Heart
Solitaires
111. Down The Road
Smiley Lewis
112. Baby I Need You
El Dorados
113. Standing At The Crossroads
Elmore James
114. Ebb Tide
Roy Hamilton
115. I Do
"5" Royales
116. Annie's Aunt Fannie
Midnighters
117. Thinking Of You
Fats Domino
118. Don't Drop It
Wilbert Harrison
119. I Wonder Why
Cadillacs
120. Big Heavy
Cozy Eggleston
Champion Jack Dupree
102. Sick And Tired
Lula Reed
103. Wish Me Well
Memphis Slim
104. Love Contest
Ruth Brown
105. Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')
Cheers / Charms
106. Don't Stop Dan
Checkers
107. Ookey Ook
Penguins
108. Warm Your Heart
Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter
109. I Used To Cry Mercy, Mercy
Lamplighters
110. Please Remember My Heart
Solitaires
111. Down The Road
Smiley Lewis
112. Baby I Need You
El Dorados
113. Standing At The Crossroads
Elmore James
114. Ebb Tide
Roy Hamilton
115. I Do
"5" Royales
116. Annie's Aunt Fannie
Midnighters
117. Thinking Of You
Fats Domino
118. Don't Drop It
Wilbert Harrison
119. I Wonder Why
Cadillacs
120. Big Heavy
Cozy Eggleston
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1954
An unheralded great record from 1954
Bruce's choice:
* Let's Make Up
Spaniels
Adam's choice:
* Maybe You'll Be There
Orioles
Brett's choice:
* It's Hard To Be Good Without You
Louis Jordan
Lew's choice:
* You've Been Gone So Long
Johnny Ace
Bruce's choice:
* Let's Make Up
Spaniels
Adam's choice:
* Maybe You'll Be There
Orioles
Brett's choice:
* It's Hard To Be Good Without You
Louis Jordan
Lew's choice:
* You've Been Gone So Long
Johnny Ace
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Edited By: Bruce
Last Updated: 2009-07-20