We have enjoyed great results on the two previous two volumes of our ongoing BRITISH HIT PARADE series. This 4CD set is the third in our yearly series and comprises every record that entered the UK chart from January 9th 1954 to December 18th 1954 in chronological order of entry with the exception of multiple versions of the same song where we have separated the different versions for ease of listening. 1954 was the year that saw the first signs of the Rock N Roll revolution. This album highlights the huge changes in music that were afoot with the entry into the charts of the first Americans to wake up the Industry. Later in the year, December, to be precise, the first true rock'n'roll record entered the chart ' Bill Haley and The Comets ' "Shake Rattle And Roll". Evidence of the coming of Rock and Roll is apparent in several other tracks though, especially "Sh-Boom" by The Crewcuts and "Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes and Dickie Valentine. The track by Al Jolson impersonator, Norman Brooks who had his sole chart hit in 1954 with "A Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie" has its first appearance on CD. With the chart of October 2nd the listing is expanded to 20 places, thereby introducing a new phrase into everyday English ' The Top Twenty! The package comes with a 36 page fully illustrated booklet featuring the history of each and every track.
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Frankie Laine - Blowing Wild
- Ken Mackintosh - The Creep
- Eddie Fisher - Oh Mein Papa
- Obernkitchen Children's Choir - The Happy Wanderer
- Dean Martin - That's Amore
- Frankie Vaughan - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
- Bonnie Lou - Tennessee Wig Walk
- Jose Ferrer,Rosemary Clooney - Woman (Uh-Huh)
- Jose Ferrer,Rosemary Clooney - Man (Uh-Huh)
- Frank Chacksfield - Ebb Tide
- Ted Heath - Skin Deep
- Norman Wisdom - Don't Laugh At Me
- Guy Mitchell - Cuff Of My Shirt
- David Whitfield - The Book
- The Stargazer - I See The Moon
- Guy Mitchell - Sippin' Soda
- Duke Ellington - Skin Deep
- Glen Miller - Moonlight Serenade
- Kay Starr - Changing Partners
- Alma Cogan - Bell Bottom Blues
- Bing Crosby - Changing Partners
Disc 2:
- Doris Day - Secret Love
- Frankie Laine - Granada
- Johnny Ray - Such A Night
- The Stargazer - The Happy Wanderer
- Frankie Laine - The Kid's Last Fight
- Nat King Cole - Tenderly
- Ruby Wright - Bimbo
- Guy Mitchell - Dime & A Dollar
- Billy Cotton & His Band - Friends & Neighbours
- Jo Stafford - Make Love To Me
- Joan Regan - Someone Else's Roses
- Max Bygraves - (The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart
- The Four Knights - Oh Baby Mine, I Get So Lonely
- Perry Como - Wanted
- Petula Clark - The Little Shoemaker
- David Whitfield,Mantovani - Cara Mia
- Perry Como - Idle Gossip
- Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot
- Al Martino - Wanted
- Frank Sinatra - Young At Heart
- Frank Sinatra - Three Coins In The Fountain
Disc 3:
- Winifred Atwell - The Story Of Three Lovers
- Frankie Laine - My Friend
- Doris Day - Black Hills Of Dakota
- Alma Cogan - Little Things That Mean A Lot
- Don Cornell - Hold My Hand
- Nat King Cole - Smile
- The Four Aces - Three Coins In The Fountain
- Max Bygraves - Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea
- Anthony Steel & The Radio Revellers - West Of Zanzibar
- Ronnie Harris - The Story Of Tina
- Dean Martin - Sway
- Doris Day,The Mellowmen - If I Give My Heart To You
- The Crew Cuts - Sh Boom
- Joan Regan - If I Give My Heart To You
- Al Martino - The Story Of Tina
- Nat King Cole - Make Her Mine
- Frankie Laine - There Must Be A Reason
- Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
- Vera Lynn - My Son My Son
- Kay Starr - Am I A Toy Or A Treasure
- Dean Martin - How Do You Speak To An Angel
Disc 4:
- Frankie Laine & The Four Lads - Rain Rain Rain
- Eddie Fisher - I Need You Now
- Billy Anthony,Eric Jupp - This Ole House
- Joan Regan & The Johnson Brothers - Wait For Me Darling
- Dickie Valentine - Endless
- David Whitfield - Santo Natale
- Billy Eckstine - No One But You
- Norman Brooks - A Sky Blue Shirt & A Rainbow Tie
- Stan Freberg,The Toads - Sh Boom
- Winifred Atwell - Let's Have Another Party
- Ronnie Hilton - I Still Believe
- Ruby Murray - Heartbeat
- Alma Cogan - I Can't Tell A Waltz From A Tango
- Big Ben Banjo Band - Let's Get Together No.1
- Perry Como - Papa Loves Mambo
- Ronnie Hilton - Veni Vidi Vici
- Dickie Valentine - Finger Of Suspicion
- Bill Haley & The Comets - Shake Rattle & Roll
- The Chordettes - Mr. Sandman
- Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano
- Charlie Kunz - Piano Medley No. 114
- Dickie Valentine - Mr. Sandman
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