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| ⇦ 1953 | 1955 ⇨ |
The Best Music of 1954
Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1954. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1954, check out this list.
| Albums (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Ben Webster | The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster | ☆ |
| Benny Goodman | B.G. in Hi-Fi | ☆ |
| Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker | ☆ |
| Chet Baker | Chet Baker Sings | ☆ |
| Dinah Washington | After Hours with Miss "D" | ☆ |
| Ella Fitzgerald | Songs in a Mellow Mood | ☆ |
| Frank Sinatra | Songs for Young Lovers | ☆ |
| Jackie Gleason | Music, Martinis, and Memories | ☆ |
| Lester Young | Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio | ☆ |
| Louis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy | ☆ |
| Nat "King" Cole | Unforgettable | ☆ |
| Sarah Vaughan | Images | ☆ |
| Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan | ☆ |
| The Art Blakey Quintet | A Night at Birdland Vol. 1 | ☆ |
| The Dave Brubeck Quartet | Jazz Goes to College | ☆ |
| Toshiko Akiyoshi | Toshiko's Piano | ☆ |
| Yma Sumac | Mambo! | ☆ |
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia | |
| Big Joe Turner | Shake, Rattle & Roll | ☆ |
| Big Joe Turner | Well All Right | ☆ |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock | ☆ |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | Shake, Rattle And Roll | ☆ |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | Dim, Dim The Lights | ☆ |
| Chuck Willis | I Feel Bad | ☆ |
| Dinah Washington | Teach Me Tonight | ☆ |
| Elmore James | Standing at the Crossroads | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | That's All Right | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Blue Moon of Kentucky | ☆ |
| Elvis Presley | Good Rockin' Tonight | ☆ |
| Fats Domino | Little School Girl | ☆ |
| Fats Domino | Thinking of You | ☆ |
| Flatt & Scruggs | Flint Hill Special | ☆ |
| Hank Ballard And The Midnighters | Work With Me, Annie | ☆ |
| Hank Ballard and The Midnighters | Sexy Ways | ☆ |
| Hank Snow | I Don't Hurt Anymore | ☆ |
| Johnny Ace | Pledging My Love | ☆ |
| Judy Garland | The Man That Got Away | ☆ |
| Lightnin' Hopkins | Early Morning Boogie | ☆ |
| Little Walter | Mellow Down Easy | ☆ |
| Little Walter | You Better Watch Yourself | ☆ |
| Lonnie Donegan | Rock Island Line | ☆ |
| Miles Davis | Four | ☆ |
| Miles Davis | Solar | ☆ |
| Muddy Waters | Hoochie Coochie Man | ☆ |
| Muddy Waters | I Just Want to Make Love to You | ☆ |
| Nat King Cole | Smile | ☆ |
| Perry Como | (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays | ☆ |
| Ray Charles | I've Got A Woman | ☆ |
| Rosemary Clooney | Mambo Italiano | ☆ |
| Ruth Brown | Mambo Baby | ☆ |
| Ruth Brown | Oh What a Dream | ☆ |
| Ruth Brown | Oh What A Dream | ☆ |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | That Old Black Magic | ☆ |
| The Chordettes | Mr. Sandman | ☆ |
| The Chords | Sh-Boom | ☆ |
| The Clovers | Blue Velvet | ☆ |
| The Crew Cuts | Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) | ☆ |
| The Crew-Cuts | Sh-Boom | ☆ |
| The Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter | Honey Love | ☆ |
| The Midnighters | Annie Had a Baby | ☆ |
| The Moonglows | Sincerely | ☆ |
| The Penguins | Earth Angel | ☆ |
| The Robins | Riot In Cell Block Number 9 | ☆ |
| The Spaniels | Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite | ☆ |
| ⇦ 1953 | 1955 ⇨ |