1954 in country music

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

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List of years in country music (table)
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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

DateSingle nameArtistWks. No.1Notes
January 19 Bimbo Jim Reeves 3 [2]
February 20 Slowly Webb Pierce 17
February 20Wake 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 3Even ThoWebb Pierce2
July 31One By One Red Foley and Kitty Wells 1
November 6 More and More Webb Pierce10 [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

USSingleArtist
8As Far as I'm Concerned Red Foley and Betty Foley [5]
2Back Up Buddy Carl Smith
15Backward, Turn Backward Pee Wee King
9Beware of "It" Johnnie & Jack
9 Bimbo Pee Wee King
10Breakin' the Rules Hank Thompson
14Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You) Marty Robbins
4 Changing Partners Pee Wee King
9Cheatin's a Sin Kitty Wells
12Christmas Can't Be Far Away Eddy Arnold
3Courtin' in the Rain T. Texas Tyler
4Cry, Cry, Darling Jimmy C. Newman
7Dog-Gone It, Baby, I'm in LoveCarl Smith
4Don't Drop It Terry Fell
9A Fooler, A FakerHank Thompson
4Go, Boy, GoCarl Smith
8Good Deal, Lucille Al Terry
3 Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight Johnnie & Jack
7Hep Cat BabyEddy Arnold
14 Hernando's Hideaway Homer and Jethro
15Honey, I Need YouJohnnie & Jack
12 Honey Love The Carlisles
9 Honky-Tonk Girl Hank Thompson
9Hootchy Kootchy Henry (From Hawaii) Mitchell Torok
3I Love You Ginny Wright and Jim Reeves
2 I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) Ray Price
12I'm a Stranger in My HomeKitty Wells and Red Foley
3I'm Walking the Dog Webb Pierce
3If You Don't Somebody Else Will Jimmy & Johnny
8If You Don't Somebody Else WillRay Price
7 Jilted Red Foley
4Looking Back to See Goldie Hill and Justin Tubb
8Looking Back to See The Browns
13Much Too Young to DieRay Price
7My EverythingEddy Arnold
15NeverMarilyn Myers and Wesley Tuttle
3The New Green LightHank Thompson
9 Out Behind the Barn Little Jimmy Dickens
8Place for Girls Like You Faron Young
12Pretty WordsMarty Robbins
5 Release Me Jimmy Heap and Perk Williams
6Release MeRay Price
8Release MeKitty Wells
9River of No Return Tennessee Ernie Ford
4 Rose-Marie Slim Whitman
8Run 'Em Off Lefty Frizzell
2 Secret Love Slim Whitman
15Shake-a-LegThe Carlisles
14She Done Give Her Heart to Me Sonny James
4Singing HillsSlim Whitman
4Sparking Brown EyesWebb Pierce and The Wilburn Brothers
5Tain't Nice (To Talk Like That)The Carlisles
8 Thank You for Calling Billy Walker
10That Crazy Mambo Thing Hank Snow
15Then I'll Stop Loving YouJim Reeves
3This Is the Thanks I Get (For Loving You)Eddy Arnold
2 This Ole House Stuart Hamblen
14Thou Shalt Not StealKitty Wells
11Two Glasses, Joe Ernest Tubb
10We've Gone Too FarHank Thompson
4Whatcha Gonna Do Now Tommy Collins
7You All Come Arlie Duff
2You Better Not Do ThatTommy Collins
8 You Can't Have My Love Wanda Jackson with Billy Gray
4You're Not Mine AnymoreWebb Pierce

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References

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  2. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 7-8.
  3. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 9.
  4. Rolling Stone Rock Almanac," p. 9.
  5. Barry McCloud (1995) Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers, p. 290 , ISBN   0-399-52144-5

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