We’re going to count down the top ten of the year 1954…in pop, country, and R&B. Nothing special about that year, just a random pick; but it was the year that Marilyn Monroe married Joltin’ Joe D. It was the year the Army-McCarthy hearings convened. The words “under God” were added to the Pledge of Allegiance. It was also a year of firsts: That’s Alright, Mama, Elvis’ first big hit, was released on Sun Records, the first Burger King opened, and the first transistor radio was developed and announced by high-tech’s Texas Instruments. The DOW Jones average closed at an all-time high of (a whopping) 382.74. Tune in for the countdown. 65 years in the rear-view on Sonoma County Community Radio.
| No. | Artist | Title | Album | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Sinatra | Young At Heart | The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [Disc 1] |  |
| 2 | The Midnighters | Annie Had a Baby | Rhythm 'N' Blues: Early Doo Wop 1943-55, vol. 2 | |
| 3 | Archie Bleyer | Hernando's Hideaway | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 4 | Johnnie & Jack | (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely | Golden Age of Country Volume 4: Honky-Tonk Man [Disc 2] | |
| 5 | The Midnighters | Sexy Ways | Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll Disc 1 | |
| 6 | Doris Day | Secret Love | The Best Of Doris Day | |
| 7 | Jim Reeves | Bimbo | Classic Country Hits 'Your Cheatin Heart' Disc 1 | |
| 8 | Guitar Slim | The Things That I Used To Do | Living The Blues: Blues Masters | |
| 9 | The Four Aces | Three Coins In The Fountain | A Proper Introduction To The Four Aces – Heart And Soul | |
| 10 | Webb Pierce | Even Tho | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 11 | Faye Adams | Hurts Me to My Heart | Keeper of My Heart | |
| 12 | Four Knights | I Get So Lonely (When I Dream About You) | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 13 | Hank Snow | It Don't Hurt Anymore | The Essential Hank Snow | |
| 14 | Roy Hamilton | You'll Never Walk Alone | Anthology 1 | |
| 15 | Eddie Fisher | Oh! My Papa | Your Hit Parade #1 Hits Of The '50s | |
| 16 | Eddy Arnold | I Don't Really Want to Know (Remake) | The Essential Eddy Arnold | |
| 17 | The Chords | Sh-Boom | Doo Wop Box Disc 1 | |
| 18 | Jo Stafford | Make Love To Me | Your Hit Parade – 1954 | |
| 19 | Webb Pierce | More And More | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 20 | Ruth Brown | Oh What A Dream | Miss Rhythm Greatest Hits And More Disc 2 | |
| 21 | The Crew Cuts | Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 2) | |
| 22 | Kitty Wells | One By One (w/Red Foley) | Singles | |
| 23 | Big Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle and Roll | Big Joe Rocks | |
| 24 | Rosemary Clooney | Hey There | Magic Moments – The Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 1) | |
| 25 | Webb Pierce | Slowly | All Hits! [Disc 1] | |
| 26 | Hank Ballard & The Midnighters | Work With Me Annie | The Roots Of Frank Zappa | |
| 27 | Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra/Perry Como | Wanted | The Very Best of Perry Como | |
| 28 | Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys | Wake Up Irene | Vintage Collections | |
| 29 | The Drifters With Clyde McPhatter | Honey Love (Single/LP Version) | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters | |
| 30 | Kitty Kallen | Little Things Mean A Lot | Magic Moments: Best Of 50's Pop (Disc 3) | |
| 31 | Stuart Hamblen | This Ole House | Classic Country | |
| 32 | Rosemary Clooney | This Ole House | 16 Most Requested Songs (K) | |
| 33 | The Crows | Gee | Doo Wop Box Disc 1 | |
| 34 | Bill Haley & His Comets | Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere) (Single Version) | Rock Around The Clock | |
| 35 | The Four Tunes | I Understand (Just How You Feel) | Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 9 | |