1954 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1954.

List of years in country music (table)

Events

No dates

Presley was one of several artists who make their earliest recordings for Sun Records. Late in the year, Johnny Cash records two songs he wrote, "Wide Open Road" and "You're My Baby."

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single name Artist Wks. No.1 Notes
January 19 Bimbo Jim Reeves 3 [2]
February 20 Slowly Webb Pierce 17
February 20 Wake Up, Irene Hank Thompson and His Brazo Valley Boys 2
May 15 I Really Don't Want to Know Eddy Arnold 1
June 12 (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely Johnnie & Jack 2 [A]
June 19 I Don't Hurt Anymore Hank Snow (The Singing Ranger) and His Rainbow Ranch Boys 20 [1]
July 3 Even Tho Webb Pierce 2
July 31 One By One Red Foley and Kitty Wells 1
November 6 More and More Webb Pierce 10 [2]
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played in Juke Boxes," "Most Played by Jockeys" and "Best Sellers in Stores" charts.

Other major hits

US Single Artist
8 As Far as I'm Concerned Red Foley and Betty Foley
2 Back Up Buddy Carl Smith
15 Backward, Turn Backward Pee Wee King
9 Beware of "It" Johnnie & Jack
9 Bimbo Pee Wee King
10 Breakin' the Rules Hank Thompson
14 Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You) Marty Robbins
4 Changing Partners Pee Wee King
9 Cheatin's a Sin Kitty Wells
12 Christmas Can't Be Far Away Eddy Arnold
3 Courtin' in the Rain T. Texas Tyler
4 Cry, Cry, Darling Jimmy C. Newman
7 Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm in Love Carl Smith
4 Don't Drop It Terry Fell
9 A Fooler, A Faker Hank Thompson
4 Go, Boy, Go Carl Smith
8 Good Deal, Lucille Al Terry
3 Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight Johnnie & Jack
7 Hep Cat Baby Eddy Arnold
14 Hernando's Hideaway Homer and Jethro
15 Honey, I Need You Johnnie & Jack
12 Honey Love The Carlisles
9 Honky-Tonk Girl Hank Thompson
9 Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) Mitchell Torok
3 I Love You Ginny Wright and Jim Reeves
2 I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) Ray Price
12 I'm a Stranger in My Home Kitty Wells and Red Foley
3 I'm Walking the Dog Webb Pierce
3 If You Don't Somebody Else Will Jimmy & Johnny
8 If You Don't Somebody Else Will Ray Price
7 Jilted Red Foley
4 Looking Back to See Goldie Hill and Justin Tubb
8 Looking Back to See The Browns
13 Much Too Young to Die Ray Price
7 My Everything Eddy Arnold
15 Never Marilyn Myers and Wesley Tuttle
3 The New Green Light Hank Thompson
9 Out Behind the Barn Little Jimmy Dickens
8 Place for Girls Like You Faron Young
12 Pretty Words Marty Robbins
5 Release Me Jimmy Heap and Perk Williams
6 Release Me Ray Price
8 Release Me Kitty Wells
9 River of No Return Tennessee Ernie Ford
4 Rose-Marie Slim Whitman
8 Run 'Em Off Lefty Frizzell
2 Secret Love Slim Whitman
15 Shake-a-Leg The Carlisles
14 She Done Give Her Heart to Me Sonny James
4 Singing Hills Slim Whitman
4 Sparking Brown Eyes Webb Pierce and The Wilburn Brothers
5 Tain't Nice (To Talk Like That) The Carlisles
8 Thank You for Calling Billy Walker
10 That Crazy Mambo Thing Hank Snow
15 Then I'll Stop Loving You Jim Reeves
3 This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You) Eddy Arnold
2 This Ole House Stuart Hamblen
14 Thou Shalt Not Steal Kitty Wells
11 Two Glasses, Joe Ernest Tubb
10 We've Gone Too Far Hank Thompson
4 Whatcha Gonna Do Now Tommy Collins
7 You All Come Arlie Duff
2 You Better Not Do That Tommy Collins
8 You Can't Have My Love Wanda Jackson with Billy Gray
4 You're Not Mine Anymore Webb Pierce

Births

Deaths

References

  1. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 6. ISBN 0-02-081320-1
  2. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 7-8.
  3. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 9.
  4. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac," p. 9.

Further reading

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