⇦ 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!	☆

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Songs (?)		Wikipedia
Big Joe Turner	Shake, Rattle & Roll	☆
Big Joe Turner	Well All Right	☆
Big Mama Thornton	I Smell a Rat	☆
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	☆
Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys	Get Up John	☆
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	☆
Kitty Kallen	Little Things Mean a Lot	☆
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 ⇨