1954 singles

1950s pioneering rock 'n' roll song

song based on a theme in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, lyrics by Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner

original song written and composed by Buck Ram; first recorded by The Platters

song composed by Robert Johnson

popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in May of that year by Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra and later that same year by The Chordettes and The Four Aces

original song written and composed by Eddie Miller, Robert Yount, James Pebworth

original song written and composed by Bill Monroe

song written and composed by Jesse Stone; originally recorded by Big Joe Turner and released in 1954

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon

popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1954 for the American singer Rosemary Clooney

original song written and composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; first recorded 1954 by Willy & Ruth

1947 original song written, composed, and performed by Roy Brown

1953 song by Robert Wright and George Forrest based on music composed by Alexander Borodin

original song composed by Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, lyrics by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz

original song written and composed by Willie Dixon; blues standard

song written and composed by Stuart Hamblen, originally recorded by Stuart Hamblen and released in 1954

1961 single by Elvis Presley

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song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs, originally performed by Roy Hamilton

"Sh-Boom" ("Life Could Be a Dream") is a doo-wop song by the R&B vocal group the Chords. It was written by James Keyes, Claude Feaster, Carl Feaster, Floyd F. McRae, and William Edwards, members of the Chords, and was released in 1954. It is sometimes considered the first doo-wop or rock and roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts), as it was a top-10 hit that year for both the Chords (who first recorded the song) and the Crew-Cuts. In 2004, it was ranked No. 215 on Rolling Stones "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".

original song composed by Jule Styne, lyrics by Sammy Cahn; from the 1954 film "Three Coins in the Fountain"

song originally recorded by Clyde McPhatter and The Drifters

is an Indian song written by Kavi Pradeep.

original song written and composed by Lee Lange and Tulio Trapani

single by Lowell Fulson

song performed by Fats Domino

original song composed by Sammy Fain, words by Paul Francis Webster; from the 1953 movie "Calamity Jane"

1954 song written by Charles Singleton and Rose Marie McCoy

single by Muddy Waters