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1954 in music

Who ruled 1954? Frankie Laine was Artist of the Year on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1954, the biggest songs and the top artists.

UK Singles Chart

Frankie Laine portrait

Artist of the Year 1954

Frankie Laine

10 crowns · 25 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 158

Top artists of 1954
#ArtistEra PowerCrownsTop-five weeks
1Frankie Laine1581025
2David Whitfield133318
3Doris Day1201427
4Perry Como78913
5Obernkirchen Children's Choir77014
6Kitty Kallen73014
7Guy Mitchell70610
8Winifred Atwell66610
9Al Martino6406
10Mantovani6302
Every #1 song of 195412 songs reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart
First week at #1SongArtistWeeks at #1
Jan 1, 1954Answer MeFrankie Laine1
Jan 8, 1954Oh Mein PapaEddie Calvert9
Mar 12, 1954I See the MoonStargazers6
Apr 16, 1954Secret LoveDoris Day9
Apr 30, 1954Such a NightJohnnie Ray1
Jul 2, 1954Cara MiaDavid Whitfield & Mantovani10
Sep 10, 1954Little Things Mean a LotKitty Kallen1
Sep 17, 1954Three Coins in the FountainFrank Sinatra3
Oct 8, 1954Hold My HandDon Cornell5
Nov 5, 1954My Son My SonVera Lynn2
Nov 26, 1954This Ole HouseRosemary Clooney1
Dec 3, 1954Let's Have Another PartyWinifred Atwell5

Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works