1954 HITS ARCHIVE: Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen (a #1 record)

Little Things Mean A Lot (Stutz-Lindeman) by Kitty Kallen, orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis By some calculations this was the most popular single of 1954, spending 26 weeks on the Billboard charts...9 of them at #1. Though it was Kallen’s first major hit as a solo artist, she had previously sung on three big band era chart-toppers: “Besame Mucho” (Jimmy Dorsey) and “It’s Been A Long Long Time” & “I’m Beginning To See The Light” (both Harry James). Her follow-up hit to “Little Things Mean A Lot” was “In The Chapel In The Moonlight” (also posted) THE 1954 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1954 (some were recorded in 1953).