1954 in music

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Flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya in 1954

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

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in the set of charts available for 1954.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

# Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
1 The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman" 1954 US US Billboard 1 – Oct 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Nov 1954 (8 weeks), US 1 for 4 weeks – Dec 1954, US CashBox 1 – Oct 1954 (23 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 6 weeks – Jan 1955, Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Apr 1955, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1954), Peel list 1 of 1954, US BB 5 of 1954, DZE 5 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1954, POP 7 of 1954, RYM 9 of 1954, UK 11 – Dec 1954 (8 weeks), Brazil 27 of 1955, DDD 45 of 1954, RIAA 252, Acclaimed 1006 (1954)
2 Doris Day "Secret Love" 1954 US UK 1 – Apr 1954 (29 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Jan 1954 (22 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Jan 1954 (20 weeks), US 1 for 3 weeks – Feb 1954, US CashBox 1 – Nov 1953 (30 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 7 weeks – May 1954, Oscar in 1953 (film 'Calamity Jane'), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1953), UKMIX 7, DZE 8 of 1954, US BB 11 of 1954, POP 11 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 12 of 1954, RYM 12 of 1953, Brazil 17 of 1954, Italy 54 of 1954
3 The Crew-Cuts "Sh-Boom" 1954 US US Billboard 1 – Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Jul 1954 (20 weeks), US 1 for 7 weeks – Aug 1954, US CashBox 1 – Jul 1954 (24 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Dec 1954, DZE 1 of 1954, US BB 3 of 1954, Flanders 3 – Dec 1954 (3 months), POP 3 of 1954, UK 12 – Oct 1954 (9 weeks), Brazil 13 of 1954, France (50s) 20 of 1954, RYM 22 of 1954, Italy 95 of 1955
4 Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean a Lot" 1954 US UK 1 – Jul 1954 (23 weeks), US Billboard 1 – Apr 1954 (26 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Apr 1954 (25 weeks), US 1 for 9 weeks – Jun 1954, US CashBox 1 – Apr 1954 (28 weeks), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 12 weeks – Jul 1954, Australia 1 for 5 weeks – Oct 1954, DZE 2 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 9 of 1954, US BB 15 of 1954, POP 15 of 1954, UKMIX 28, RYM 145 of 1954
5 Rosemary Clooney "Hey There" 1954 US US Billboard 1 – Jul 1954 (27 weeks), US 1940s 1 – Jul 1954 (23 weeks), US 1 for 6 weeks – Sep 1954, US CashBox 1 – Jul 1954 (31 weeks), Australia 1 for 4 weeks – Feb 1957, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1954), UK 4 – Oct 1955 (11 weeks), DZE 7 of 1954, Your Hit Parade 14 of 1954, US BB 18 of 1954, POP 21 of 1954, Brazil 31 of 1954, RYM 34 of 1954, DDD 66 of 1954

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1954.

First week Number of weeks Title Artist
January 2, 1954 8 "Oh! My Pa-Pa" Eddie Fisher
February 27, 1954 2 "Secret Love" Doris Day
March 13, 1954 1 "Make Love to Me" Jo Stafford
March 20, 1954 1 "Secret Love" Doris Day
March 27, 1954 2 "Make Love to Me" Jo Stafford
April 10, 1954 8 "Wanted" Perry Como
June 5, 1954 9 "Little Things Mean a Lot" Kitty Kallen
August 7, 1954 7 "Sh-Boom" The Crew-Cuts
September 25, 1954 6 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney
November 6, 1954 1 "This Ole House" Rosemary Clooney
November 13, 1954 3 "I Need You Now" Eddie Fisher
December 4, 1954 7 "Mr. Sandman" The Chordettes

Top hits on record

A–J

L–S

T–Y

Top R&B and country hits on record

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Brian, Havergal Symphony No. 8 (1949) 1954-02-01 London London Philharmonic – Boult<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Chávez, Carlos Symphony No. 3 1954-12-09 Caracas, Venezuela Venezuela Symphony – Chávez<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Dohnányi, Ernő American Rhapsody 1954-02-21 Athens, Ohio ? – Dohnányi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Enescu, George String Quartet No. 2, Op. 22, No. 2 1954-02-07 Boston Stradivarius Quartet<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Goeyvaerts, Karel Nummer 5 1954-10-19 Cologne (Musik der Zeit)<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1">Marietta Morawska-Büngeler, Schwingende Elektronen: ine Dokumentation über das Studio für Elektronische Musik des Westdeutschen Rundfunks in Köln 1951–1986 (Cologne-Rodenkirchen: P. J. Tonger Musikverlag, 1988): 115.</ref> electronic music
Jolivet, André Symphony No. 1 1954-05-30 Haifa, Israel (ISCM Festival) [unknown orchestra and conductor] <ref>Template:IRCAM work</ref>
Korngold, Erich W. Symphony 1954-10-17 Vienna Vienna Symphony – Harold Byrns1<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Lutosławski, Witold Concerto for Orchestra 1954-11-26 Warsaw Warsaw Philharmonic – Rowicki<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Persichetti, Vincent Symphony No. 4 1954-12-17 Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Rubbra, Edmund Symphony No. 6 1954-11-17 London BBC Symphony – Sargent<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Shchedrin, Rodion Piano Concerto No. 1 1954-11-07 Moscow Shchedrin / Moscow Conservatory Symphony – Rozhdestvensky<ref>Sikorski</ref>
Shostakovich, Dmitri Festive Overture 1954-11-06 Moscow Bolshoi Orchestra – Nebolsin<ref>Chicago Symphony Orchestra</ref>
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Klavierstücke I–V 1954-08-21 Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Germany Mercenier<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Karlheinz Stockhausen Studie I + Studie II 1954-10-19 Cologne (Musik der Zeit)<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1" /> electronic music
Stravinsky, Igor In memoriam Dylan Thomas 1954-09-20 Los Angeles (Monday Evening Concerts) Robinson, Baker, Babitz, Figelski, Neikrug, Bohannon, Howard, Ulyate, Zeldin – Craft<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Anon., "New Stravinsky Work to Be Featured at First Monday Concert", Los Angeles Times (19 September 1954): D6.</ref>
Thomson, Virgil Concerto for Flute, Strings, Harp and Percussion 1954-09-17 Venice Biennale La Fenice Philharmonic – Sanzogno<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Varèse, Edgard Déserts 1954-12-02 Paris Henry / French Radio National Orchestra – Scherchen<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Vaughan Williams, Ralph Tuba Concerto 1954-06-13 London Catelinet / London Symphony – Barbirolli<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Odisseia de uma raça, symphonic poem 1954-05-30 Haifa, Israel (ISCM Festival) Israel Philharmonic – Taube<ref>Villa-Lobos, sua obra, second edition ([Rio de Janeiro]: MEC/DAC/Museu Villa-Lobos, 1972): 117.</ref>
Villa-Lobos, Heitor Rudá (Dio d'amore), symphonic poem and ballet 1954-08-30 Paris French Radio National Orchestra – Villa-Lobos<ref>Villa-Lobos, sua obra, second edition ([Rio de Janeiro]: MEC/DAC/Museu Villa-Lobos, 1972): 119.</ref>
Villa-Lobos, Heitor String Quartet No. 14 1954-08-11 Ann Arbor, US Stanley Quartet<ref>David P. Appleby, Heitor Villa-Lobos: A Bio-Bibliography, Bio-Bibliographies inMusic 9 (New York, Westport, London: Greenwood Press, 1988): 116.</ref>

Compositions

Witold Lutosławski in 1952/53; the Concerto for Orchestra launched his international career

Opera

Film

Jazz

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Musical theater

Musical films

Ethel Merman sings the title number of the 1954 film There's No Business Like Show Business.

Musical television

Births

January–April

May–December

Deaths

References

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