

"A Day in the life"
Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 1, 1954 (Friday)
No information.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 2, 1954 (Saturday)
No information.

BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)

Best Sellers in Stores:
"Oh! My Papa" (O Mein Papa) by Eddie Fisher.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)

Best Sellers in Stores:
"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Let Me Be the One" by Hank Locklin.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Honey Hush" by Joe Turner.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (LP)

"Christmas With Arthur Godfrey" by Arthur Godfrey.
BILLBOARD POP CHART (EP)

"Music For Lovers Only" by Jackie Gleason.
BILLBOARD POP CHART
Honor Roll of Hits:
"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 3, 1954 (Sunday)
No information.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 4, 1954 (Monday)
DEMO SESSION:
The Memphis Recording Service, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee.
Engineer: Sam C. Phillips.
Assistant: Marion Keisker.
Musicians: Guitar & Vocals: Elvis Presley.
Elvis went back to the Memphis Recording Service in Memphis to pay for a second acetate. On this occasion both Marion Keisker and Sam Phillips were present. Elvis with just his guitar as accompaniment, he recorded two country ballads; "I'll Never Stand In Your Way" and "It Wouldn't Be The Same Without You". (audio)
Songs Recorded:

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 5, 1954 (Tuesday)
No information.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 6, 1954 (Wednesday)
Receipt from the Memphis Recording Service for the acetate recorded two days earlier. It was addressed to: Elvis Presley, 462 Alabama Street.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 7, 1954 (Thursday)
No information.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 8, 1954 (Friday)
Elvis celebrated his nineteenth birthday.

Elvis: "A Day in the Life" January 9, 1954 (Saturday)
No information.

BILLBOARD POP CHART (singles)

Best Sellers in Stores:
"Oh! My Papa" (O Mein Papa) by Eddie Fisher.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Rags To Riches" by Tony Bennett.
BILLBOARD C&W CHART (singles)

Best Sellers in Stores:
"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"There Stands the Glass" by Webb Pierce.
Most Played By Jockeys:
"Let Me Be the One" by Hank Locklin.
BILLBOARD R&B CHART (singles)
Best Sellers in Stores:
"Money Honey" by Clyde McPhatter.
Most Played In Jukeboxes:
"Honey Hush" by Joe Turner.