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