Top Hits UK 1954 

 Top Hits UK 1954

1954_01_-_Oh_Mein_Papa_-_Eddie_Calvert.mp3 1954_01_-_Oh_Mein_Papa_-_Eddie_Calvert.mp3
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 Popular British solo trumpeter.  Was first No 1 recorded at Abbey Road studios.

 8th January 1954
for 9 weeks


1954_03_-_Secret_Love_-_Doris_Day.mp3 1954_03_-_Secret_Love_-_Doris_Day.mp3
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 Major US recording and film star.   Oscar-winning song from her film "Calamity Jane".

 16th April 1954
for 9 weeks

1954_05_-_Cara_Mia_-_David_Whitfield.mp3 1954_05_-_Cara_Mia_-_David_Whitfield.mp3
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 Million-seller backed by Mantovani Orchestra.  He remained popular for the rest of the decade.

 2nd July 1954
for 10 weeks

 First No 1 in UK for the singing legend, who had been a star since the 1930s.

 17th September 1954
for 3 weeks

1954_09_-_My_Son_My_Son_-_Vera_Lynn.mp3 1954_09_-_My_Son_My_Son_-_Vera_Lynn.mp3
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 Major British singing star since the 1930s, and known as the "Forces Sweetheart" during World War 2.

 5th November 1954
for 2 weeks

 They were still radio stars, but all their releases since "Broken Wings" had failed to chart.

 12th March 1954
for 6 weeks

1954_04_-_Such_A_Night_-_Johnnie_Ray.mp3 1954_04_-_Such_A_Night_-_Johnnie_Ray.mp3
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 US super star and early teenage heart-throb famous for his emotional stage act.

 30th April 1954

 US band vocalist from the 1940s who became the first One-hit Wonder in the UK.

 10th September 1954

1954_08_-_Hold_My_Hand_-_Don_Cornell.mp3 1954_08_-_Hold_My_Hand_-_Don_Cornell.mp3
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 US band vocalist from the 1940s. Never a major star in the UK, but still performing in 1999!

 8th October 1954
for 4 weeks

 Popular US music and tv star.  The song was No 1 for Shakin' Stevens in 1981.

 26th November 1954

 Popular honky-tonk piano-playing star from Trinidad.

 3rd December 1954
for 5 weeks