BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1954 (Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Plays Chart

No. Song-Artist-Peak Month
  1 SHAKE,RATTLE & ROLL-JOE TURNER-JUNE 1714
  2 HONEY LOVE-DRIFTERS-July 1356
  3 WORK WITH ME, ANNIE-MIDNIGHTERS-July 1352
  4 THINGS THAT I USED TO DO-GUITAR SLIM-January 1222
  5 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE-ROY HAMILTON-May 1158
  6 OH WHAT A DREAM-RUTH BROWN-September 1042
  7 HURTS ME TO MY HEART-FAYE ADAMS-November 986
  8 SAVING MY LOVE FOR YOU-Johnny Ace-March 978
  9 LOVEY DOVEY-Clovers-April 894
 10 SEXY WAYS-Midnighters-September 828
 11 I'll Be True-Faye Adams-February 808
 12 Such A Night-Drifters-April 742
 13 Annie Had A Baby-Midnighters-October 738
 14 Sh-boom-Chords-August 724
 15 I Didn't Want To Do It-Spiders-May 708
 16 You Upset Me Baby-B.b. King-December 682
 17 Just Make Love To Me-Muddy Waters-July 658
 18 You're So Fine-Little Walter-January 642
 19 I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man-Muddy Waters-April 636
 20 Gee-Crows-May 564
 21 Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight-Spaniels-July 512
 22 I'm Ready-Muddy Waters-November 434
 23 Rags To Riches-Billy Ward & The Dominoes-January 428
 24 It Should've Been Me-Ray Charles-May 416
 25 I Don't Hurt Anymore-Dinah Washington-November 364
 26 Tv Mama-Joe Turner-February 334
 27 Something's Wrong-Fats Domino-January 330
 28 I Understand Just How You Feel-Four Tunes-June 320
 29 If I Loved You-Roy Hamilton-August 314
 30 Ebb Tide-Roy Hamilton-October 284
 31 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash-Clovers-September 280
 32 I Had A Notion-Joe Morris-January 276
 33 Darling Dear-Counts-March 228
 34 Little Mama-Clovers-April 226
 35 I'm Slippin' In-Spiders-August 182
 36 Last Night-Little Walter-December 176
 37 You're Still My Baby-Chuck Willis-February 142
 38 Good, Good Whiskey-Amos Milburn-February 140
 39 When My Heart Beats Like A Hammer-B.b. King-September 134
 40 I Feel So Bad-Chuck Willis-August 130
 41 Never Let Me Go-Johnny Ace-October 130
 42 You Better Watch Yourself-Little Walter-October 130
 43 Well All Right-Joe Turner-November 128
 44 Please Forgive Me-Johnny Ace-July 96
 45 I Do-5 Royales-February 94
 46 Lucille-Drifters-April 90
 47 You're The One-Spiders-July 86
 48 Oop-shoop-Shirley Gunter & The Teens-October 84
 49 Oh, Baby-Little Walter-May 46
 50 Take Me Back-Linda Hayes-January 42