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List of Billboard number-one singles of 1954

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This is a list of number-one songs in the United States during the year 1954 according to Billboard magazine. Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. 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.
  • Most Played in Jukeboxes – ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States.
  • Honor Roll of Hits – a composite ten-position song chart which combined data from the three charts above along with three other component charts.{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ph8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA34 |title=Billboard Honor Roll of Hits Represents Culmination of Disk's Life on the Charts |magazine=The Billboard |publisher=The Billboard Publishing Company |date=24 April 1954 |accessdate=April 23, 2015 |page=34 |issn=0006-2510 |volume=66|number=17}}{{cite magazine|date=24 March 1945|title=The Billboard Music Popularity Contest: Honor Roll of Hits – The Nation's 10 Top Tunes |url={{Google books |phEEAAAAMBAJ |page=16 |plainurl=yes }}|magazine=The Billboard |page=16 |access-date=4 August 2020}} It served as The Billboard{{'}}s lead chart until the introduction of the Hot 100 in 1958 and would remain in print until 1963.{{cite web |url=https://www.recordresearch.com/billboard_chart_collections/dvd_honor_roll_of_hits_charts.php |title=DVD-rom: Honor Roll of Hits Charts |website=Joel Whitburn's Record Research |accessdate=April 23, 2015}}

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! Issue date !! Best Sellers in Stores !! Most Played by Jockeys !! Most Played in Jukeboxes !! Honor Roll of Hits !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

January 2rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"Rags to Riches"
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his Orchestra		rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Rags to Riches"
Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|"Rags to Riches"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 2 January 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |0hoEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA14 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=14, 22 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
January 9rowspan=9 style="text-align: center;"|"Oh, Mein Papa (Oh, My Papa)"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 9 January 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-01-09.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=16, 26 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
January 16rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 16 January 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |lB4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA22 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=22, 30 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
January 23style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 23 January 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |tx4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA20 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=20, 28 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
January 30rowspan=6 style="text-align: center;"|"Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa)"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 30 January 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |xB4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA28 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=28, 36 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
February 6style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 6 February 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |vR4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA24 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 32 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
February 13style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 13 February 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |yx4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA42 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=42, 50 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
February 20style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 20 February 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-02-20.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=27–28 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
February 27rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"Secret Love"
Doris Day with Orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 27 February 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |ChsEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA29 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=29, 31 |access-date=27 July 2023}}
March 6rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Secret Love"
Doris Day with Orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 6 March 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |zh4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA72 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=72, 80 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
March 13style="text-align: center;"|"Make Love to Me!"
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra		rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Make Love to Me!"
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra		rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"Secret Love"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 13 March 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-03-13.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 28 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
March 20style="text-align: center;"|"Secret Love"
Doris Day with Orchestra conducted by Ray Heindorf		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 20 March 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |KB8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA24 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 28 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
March 27rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"Make Love to Me!"
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra		rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"|"Make Love to Me"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 27 March 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |ER8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA18 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=18, 22 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
April 3rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"|"Make Love to Me!"
Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 3 April 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |Mh8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA18 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=18, 20 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
April 10rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Wanted"
Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 10 April 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |TEUEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA30 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=30, 32 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
April 17rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Wanted"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 17 April 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |Rh8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA20 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=18, 20 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
April 24rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Wanted"
Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 24 April 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |Ph8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA32 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=32, 38 |access-date=28 July 2023}}
May 1rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Wanted"
Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 1 May 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |TR8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA22 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=22, 24 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
May 8style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 8 May 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |YB8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA18 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=18, 20 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
May 15style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 15 May 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |Wx8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PT20 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 26 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
May 22style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 22 May 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/BB-1954-05-22.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=48, 50 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
May 29style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 29 May 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |bx8EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA46 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=46, 50 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
June 5rowspan=9 style="text-align: center;"|"Little Things Mean a Lot"
Kitty Kallen with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 5 June 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |5h4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA30 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=30, 32 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
June 12rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Little Things Mean a Lot"
Kitty Kallen with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis		rowspan=9 style="text-align: center;"|"Little Things Mean a Lot"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 12 June 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-06-12.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=32, 36 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
June 19style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 19 June 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |4h4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA26 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=26, 30 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
June 26rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Little Things Mean a Lot"
Kitty Kallen with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 26 June 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |oB4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA18 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=18, 22 |access-date=29 July 2023}}
July 3style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 3 July 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |nx4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA14 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=14, 16 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
July 10style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 10 July 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |EBsEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA22 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=22, 24 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
July 17style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 17 July 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |9RoEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA46 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=46, 48 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
July 24style="text-align: center;"|"Three Coins in the Fountain"
The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts with Chorus and Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 24 July 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |rB4EAAAAMBAJ |page=PA16 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=16, 20 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
July 31rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"|"Little Things Mean a Lot"
Kitty Kallen with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 31 July 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |zxoEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA26 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=26, 30 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
August 7rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Sh-Boom"
The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra		rowspan=9 style="text-align: center;"|"Sh-Boom"
The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 7 August 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |2SAEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA26 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=26, 30 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
August 14rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Sh-Boom"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 14 August 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-08-14.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=22, 26 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
August 21rowspan=8 style="text-align: center;"|"Sh-Boom"
The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll and His Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 21 August 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |iyEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA30 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=30, 34 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
August 28style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 28 August 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |liEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA66 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=66, 68 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
September 4style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 4 September 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-09-04.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=20, 22 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
September 11style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 11 September 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |xiEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA32 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=32, 38 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
September 18style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 18 September 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |4yAEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA24 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 26 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
September 25rowspan=6 style="text-align: center;"|"Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 18 September 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |oiEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA44 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=44, 48 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
October 2rowspan=7 style="text-align: center;"|"Hey, There"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 2 October 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url={{Google books |vyEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA28 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=28, 32 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
October 9rowspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|"Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 9 October 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-10-09.pdf |magazine=The Billboard |pages=50, 52 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
October 16rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Hey There"
Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 16 October 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |oSEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA28 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=28, 30 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
October 23style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 23 October 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |nyEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA24 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 28 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
October 30style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 30 October 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |nSEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA30 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=30, 32 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
November 6style="text-align: center;"|"This Ole House"
Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 6 November 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |myEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA34 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=34, 36 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
November 13rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"|"I Need You Now"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra		rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"I Need You Now"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra		rowspan=3 style="text-align: center;"|"This Ole House"
Rosemary Clooney with Buddy Cole and his Orchestra		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 13 November 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |LCEEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA60 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=60, 64 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
November 20rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"I Need You Now"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 20 November 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |1RoEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA28 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=28, 32 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
November 27rowspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|"Mr. Sandman"
The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 27 November 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |LiMEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA28 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=28, 32 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
December 4rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Mr. Sandman"
The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer		rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"I Need You Now"
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra		rowspan=4 style="text-align: center;"|"Mr. Sandman"style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 4 December 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |LCMEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA34 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=34, 36 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
December 11style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 11 December 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |KiMEAAAAMBAJ |page=PA30 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=30, 34 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
December 18rowspan=2 style="text-align: center;"|"Mr. Sandman"
The Chordettes with Orchestra Conducted by Archie Bleyer		style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date= 18 December 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url= {{Google books |IiMEAAAAMBAJ |page=PT24 |plainurl=yes}} |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 26 |access-date=30 July 2023}}
December 25style="text-align: center;"|{{cite magazine |date=25 December 1954 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1954/Billboard%201954-12-25.pdf |access-date=30 July 2023 |magazine=The Billboard |pages=24, 30}}

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