Best UK #1 single retrospective: 1954

Cafe Society
1

Time for the second poll in this series. We haven’t gotten an awful lot of votes so far, mainly I suspect because few people are familiar with these songs, but we’re starting to advance towards the rock & roll era. 11 songs topped the charts in Britain this year.

What’s your favorite?

Previous polls; 1952-1953

Best US #1 singles: 1955-56 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s All-time

Best of the Rest of the Top 40: 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s All-Time (Tiebreaker)

#1s vs. the Rest

2

Yay, I know some of these this year. Went for George Clooney’s Aunt Rosemary.

3

Reluctantly vote for Johnny Ray’s Such A Night though it cannot compare to the same song by Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters.

4

I’ll maybe give these a listen because none I am familiar with, except the artists listed.

Things will get better in subsequent polls.

5

Well the stand out for this year has to be Secret Love - Doris Day, this was an academy award winner, and deservedly so.