Billboard Top R&B Records of 1954 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top rhythm and blues records based on record sales and juke box plays.
Retailyear-end Juke boxyear-end Title Artist(s) Label1 2 "Work with Me, Annie" The Midnighters Federal2 1 "Honey Love" The Drifters Atlantic3 4 "Oh What a Dream" Ruth Brown Atlantic4 6 "You'll Never Walk Alone" Roy Hamilton Epic5 3 "Shake, Rattle and Roll" Big Joe Turner Atlantic6 8 "The Things That I Used to Do" Guitar Slim Specialty7 7 "It Hurts Me to My Heart" Faye Adams Herald 8 10 "Annie Had a Baby" The Midnighters Federal9 11 "Lovey Dovey" The Clovers Atlantic10 9 "Sexy Ways" The Midnighters Federal11 24 "Money, Honey" The Drifters Atlantic12 5 "Sh-Boom" The Chords Cat13 17 "I Didn't Want to Do It" The Spiders Imperial14 NR "I'll Be There" Faye Adams Herald15 NR "Honey Hush" Big Joe Turner Atlantic16 12 "Just Make Love to Me" Muddy Waters Chess17 NR "Little Mama" The Clovers Atlantic18 13 "Such a Night The Drifters Atlantic19 NR "You're Still My Baby" Chuck Willis Okeh20 15 "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" The Spaniels Vee Jay21 20 "Ebb Tide" Roy Hamilton Epic22 28 "I Don't Hurt Anymore" Dinah Washington Mercury23 21 "Saving My Love for You" Johnny Ace Duke24 NR "Mambo Baby" Ruth Brown Atlantic25 NR "Hearts of Stone" The Charms Deluxe26 NR "I've Got My Eyes on You" The Clovers Atlantic27 29 "You're So Fine" Little Walter Checker28 14 "Gee" The Crows Rama29 NR "I'm Just Your Fool" Buddy Johnson Mercury30 23 "If I Loved You" Roy Hamilton EpicNR 16 "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" The Clovers AtlanticNR 18 "I'll Be True" Faye Adams HeraldNR 19 "I Understand (Just How You Feel)" The Four Tunes JubileeNR 22 "You Upset Me, Baby" B.B. King RPMNR 25 "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" Muddy Waters ChessNR 26 "I'm Ready" Muddy Waters ChessNR 27 "Marie" The Four Tunes JubileeNR 30 "You Better Watch Yourself" Little Walter Checker
See also List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1954 Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1954 1954 in music
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