BILLBOARD (USA) MAGAZINE’S TOP R&B SINGLES FOR 1954
(Most Played Juke Box Rhythm & Blues Plays Charts)
(Magazine’s Chart)*
No.-Song-Artist-Month Peaked on charts 1 HONEY LOVE-DRIFTERS-AUGUST 2 WORK WITH ME,ANNIE-HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS-June 3 SHAKE,RATTLE & ROLL-Joe Turner-June 4 WHAT A DREAM-RUTH BROWN-September 5 SH-BOOM-CHORDS-July 6 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE-ROY HAMILTON-April 7 HURTS ME TO MY HEART-FAYE ADAMS-October 8 THINGS THAT I USED TO DO-Guitar Slim-February 9 SEXY WAYS-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-August 10 ANNIE HAD A BABY-Hank Ballard & The Midnighters-October 11 Lovey Dovey-Clovers-April 12 Just Make Love To Me-Muddy Waters-July 13 Such A Night-Clyde McPhatter-April 14 Gee-Crows-April 15 Goodnite,Sweetheart,Goodnite-Spaniels-June 16 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash-Clovers-September 17 I Didn't Want To Do It-Spiders-March 18 I'll Be True-Faye Adams-February 19 I Understand Just How You Feel-Four Tunes-July 20 Ebb Tide-Roy Hamilton-October 21 Saving My Love For You-Johnny Ace-February 22 You Upset Me Baby-B.B. King-December 23 If I Loved You-Roy Hamilton-June 24 Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter-January 25 I'm Your Hootchy Kootchy Man-Muddy Waters-April 26 I'm Ready-Muddy Waters-November 27 Marie-Four Tunes 28 I Don't Hurt Anymore-Dinah Washington-October 29 You're So Fine-Little Walter-January 30 10 You Better Watch Yourself-Little Walter-October *As published in the December 25,1954 issue of Billboard Magazine.