BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1954
(National Best Sellers Rhythm & Blues Record Charts) (Magazine’s Chart)*
No.-Song-Artist-Month Peaked on charts 1 WORK WITH ME,ANNIE-HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS-JUNE 2 HONEY LOVE-DRIFTERS-August 3 WHAT A DREAM-RUTH BROWN-September 4 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE-ROY HAMILTON-April 5 SHAKE,RATTLE & ROLL-JOE TURNER-June 6 THINGS THAT I USED TO DO-GUITAR SLIM-March 7 HURTS ME TO MY HEART-FAYE ADAMS-October 8 ANNIE HAD A BABY-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-October 9 LOVEY DOVEY-Clovers-April 10 SEXY WAYS-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-August 11 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter-January 12 Sh-Boom-Chords-July 13 I Didn't Want To Do It-Spiders-March 14 I'll Be True-Faye Adams-February 15 Honey Hush-Joe Turner-January 16 Just Make Love To Me-Muddy Waters-July 17 Little Mama-Clovers-May 18 Such A Night-Clyde McPhatter-April 19 You're Still My Baby-Chuck Willis-March 20 Goodnite,Sweetheart,Goodnite-Spaniels-June 21 Ebb Tide-Roy Hamilton-October 22 I Don't Hurt Anymore-Dinah Washington-October 23 Saving My Love For You-Johnny Ace-February 24 Mambo Baby-Ruth Brown-November 25 Hearts Of Stone-Charms-December 26 I've Got My Eyes On You-Clovers-August 27 You're So Fine-Little Walter-January 28 Gee-Crows-April 29 I'm Just Your Fool-Buddy Johnson-January 30 If I Loved You-Roy Hamilton-June *As published in the December 25,1954 issue of Billboard Magazine.