Billboard Hit 1953

The Billboard Annual Music-Record Poll 1953
Published on: 19th December 1953

1953'S Top Popular Records
* Anna - Silvano Mangano
     (according to Sales:20 Disk Jockeys: Juke Box:24)
* April in Portugal - Lex Baxter
     (according to Sales:7 Disk Jockeys:12 Juke Box:8)
* C'est Si Son - Ertha Kitt
     (according to Sales:29)
* Caravan - Ralph Marterie
     (according to Disk Jockeys:30)
* Crying in the Chapel - June Valli
     (according to Sales:24 Disk Jockeys:22 Juke Box:30)
* Doggie in the Window - Patti Page
     (according to Sales:3 Disk Jockeys:8 Juke Box:6)
* Don't Let the Stars Get in You Eyes - Perry Como
     (according to Sales:9 Disk Jockeys:7 Juke Box:5)
* Dragnet - Ray Anthony
     (according to Sales:22 Disk Jockeys:18)
* Ebb Tide - Frank Chacksfield
     (according to Sales:12 Disk Jockeys:9)
* Eh Cumpari - Julius La Rosa
     (according to Sales:18 Disk Jockeys:25)
* Gambler's Guitar - Rusty Draper
     (according to Juke Box:23)
* Glow Worm - Mills Brothers
     (according to Juke Box:22)
* Half A Photograph - Kay Starr
     (according to Juke Box:27)
* Have You Heard - Joni James
     (according to Sales:30 Disk Jockeys:28 Juke Box:18)
* Hot Toddy - Ralph Flanagan
     (according to Disk Jockeys:29)
* I Believe - Frankie Laine
     (according to Sales:10 Disk Jockeys:10 Juke Box:14)
* I'm Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher
     (according to Sales:4 Disk Jockeys:5 Juke Box:1)
* Keep it a Secret - Jo Stafford
     (according to Juke Box:20)
* Limelight (Terry's Theme) - Frank Chacksfield
     (according to Sales:27)
* Many Times - Eddie Fisher
     (according to Disk Jockeys:26)
* No Other Love - Perry Como
     (according to Sales:8 Disk Jockeys:6 Juke Box:17)
* Oh - Pee Wee Hunt
     (according to Sales:11 Disk Jockeys:13 Juke Box:11)
* Oh Happy Day - Don Howard
     (according to Juke Box:29)
* P. S.: I Love You - Hilltoppers
     (according to Sales:16 Disk Jockeys:15 Juke Box:19)
* Pretend - Nat (King) Cole
     (according to Sales:13 Disk Jockeys:14 Juke Box:13)
* Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett
     (according to Sales:19 Disk Jockeys:16)
* Ruby - Richard Hayman
     (according to Sales:14 Disk Jockeys:17 Juke Box:21)
* Say You're Mine Again - Pery Como
     (according to Sales:21 Disk Jockeys:27 Juke Box:12)
* Seven Lonely Days - Georgia Gibbs
     (according to Disk Jockeys:24 Juke Box:16)
* Side by Side - Kay Starr
     (according to Disk Jockeys:20 Juke Box:26)
* Song From Moulin Rouge - Percy Faith
     (according to Sales:1 Disk Jockeys:1 Juke Box:4)
* St. George and the Dragoney - Stan Freberg
     (according to Sales:15 Disk Jockeys:23)
* Tell Me A Story - Frankie Laine
     (according to Sales:23 Disk Jockeys: Juke Box:25)
* Tell Me You're Mine - Gaylords
     (according to Sales:17 Disk Jockeys:19 Juke Box:10)
* Till I Waltz Again with You - Teresa Brewer
     (according to Sales:6 Disk Jockeys:4 Juke Box:3)
* Vaya Con Cios - Les Paul & Mary Ford
     (according to Sales:2 Disk Jockeys:3 Juke Box:2)
* Why Don't You Believe Me - Joni James
     (according to Sales:25 Disk Jockeys:11 Juke Box:9)
* Wild Horses - Perry Como
     (according to Juke Box:28)
* With These Hands - Eddie Fisher
     (according to Sales:28)
* You, You, You - Ames Brothers
     (according to Sales:5 Disk Jockeys:2 Juke Box:7)
* Your Cheating Heart - Joni James
     (according to Sales:26 Disk Jockeys:21 Juke Box:15)


1953'S Top Country & Western Records
* Back Street Affair - Webb Pierce
     (according to Sales:30 Juke Box:11)
* Bumming Around - T. Texas Tyler
     (according to Sales:15 Juke Box:15)
* Carribean - Mithchell Torok
     (according to Sales:20 Juke Box:21)
* Crying in the Chapel - Darrell Glenn
     (according to Juke Box:24)
* Crying in the Chapel - Rex Allen
     (according to Sales:17 Juke Box:20)
* Dear John Letter - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Huskey
     (according to Sales:4 Juke Box:7)
* Death of Hank William - Jack Cardwell
     (according to Sales:19)
* Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - Slim Willet
     (according to Juke Box:22)
* Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes - Skeets McDonald
     (according to Juke Box:12)
* Eddy's Song - Eddy Arnold
     (according to Sales:11 Juke Box:18)
* Fool Such As I - Hank Snow
     (according to Sales:10 Juke Box:14)
* Free Home Demonstration - Eddy Arnold
     (according to Sales:28)
* Gal Who Invented Kissing - Hank Snow
     (according to Juke Box:30)
* Hey, Joe - Carl Smith
     (according to Sales:5 Juke Box:6)
* I Couldn't Keep from Crying - Marty Robbins
     (according to Juke Box:23)
* I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Davis Sisters
     (according to Sales:7 Juke Box:10)
* I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes - Goldie Hill
      (according to Juke Box:13)
* I'll Go on Alone - Webb Pierce
     (according to Sales:26)
* I'll Never Get out of This Wold Alive - Hank Williams
     (according to Sales:14 Juke Box:17)
* It's Been So Long - webb Pierce
     (according to Sales:8 Juke Box:9)
* Jambalaya - Hank Williams
     (according to Sales:18 Juke Box:15)
* Kaw-Liga - Hank Williams
     (according to Sales:1 Juke Box:3)
* Keep it A Secret - Slim Whitman
     (according to Juke Box:19)
* Last Waltz - Webb Pierce
     (according to Sales:12 Juke Box:25)
* Let Me be the One - Hank Locklin
     (according to Sales:21)
* Mexican Joe - Jim Reeves
     (according to Sales:6 Juke Box:1)
* Midnight - Red Foley
     (according to Juke Box:28)
* No Help Wanted - Carlisles
     (according to Sales:3 Juke Box:4)
* Rub-A-Dub-Dub - Hank Thompson
     (according to Sales:13 Juke Box:5)
* Seven Lonely Days - Bonnie Lou
     (according to Sales:29)
* Spanish Fire Ball - Hank Snow
     (according to Sales:25 Juke Box:27)
* Take These Chains from My Heart - Hank Williams
     (according to Sales:9 Juke Box:8)
* Tennessee Wig Walk - Bonnie Lou
     (according to Sales:27)
* That Hound Dog in the Window - Homer & Jethro
     (according to Sales:16 Juke Box:26)
* That's Me Without You - Webb Pierce
     (according to Juke Box:29)
* There Stands the Grass - Webb Pierce
     (according to Sales:23)
* This Orchid Means Goodbye - Carl Smith
     (according to Sales:24)
* Trademark - Carl Smith
     (according to Sales:22)
* Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams
     (according to Sales:2 Juke Box:2)


1953'S Top Rhythm and Blues Records
* 24 Hours - Eddie Boyd
     (according to Juke Box:25)
* Baby, Don't Do It - Five Royales
     (according to Sales:8 Juke Box:3)
* Bear Cat - Rufus Thomas
     (according to Juke Box:26)
* Bells - Dominoes
     (according to Juke Box:23)
* Clock - Johnny Ace
     (according to Sales:5 Juke Box:9)
* Crawlin' - Clovers
     (according to Sales:12 Juke Box:19)
* Cross My Heart - Johnny Ace
     (according to Sales:19 Juke Box:15)
* Crying in the Chapel - Orioles
     (according to Sales:4 Juke Box:5)
* Don't Deceive Me - Chuck Willis
     (according to Sales:20)
* Dream Girl - Jesse & Marvin
     (according to Sales:28 Juke Box:18)
* Going to the River - Fats Domino
     (according to Sales:11 Juke Box:16)
* Good Lovin' - Clovers
     (according to Sales:7 Juke Box:10)
* Help Me, Somebody - Five Royales
     (according to Sales:9 Juke Box:7)
* Hittin' on Me - Buddy Johnson
     (according to Juke Box:29)
* Honey Hush - Joe Turner
     (according to Sales:21 Juke Box:20)
* Hound Dog - Willie Mac Thornton
     (according to Sales:3 Juke Box:4)
* I Don't Know - Willie Mabon
     (according to Sales:6 Juke Box:1)
* I Found Out - Du Droppers
     (according to Sales:30)
* I Wanna Know - Du Dropper
     (according to Sales:14 Juke Box:24)
* I'm Gone - Shirley & Lee
     (according to Juke Box:30)
* I'm Mad - Willie Mabon
     (according to Sales:15 Juke Box:11)
* Let Me Go Home, Whiskey - Amos Milburn
     (according to Sales:13 Juke Box:28)
* (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
     (according to Sales:1 Juke Box:2)
* Mercy, Mr. Percy - Varetta Dillard
     (according to Sales:27)
* Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter
     (according to Sales:29)
* One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer - Amos Milburn
     (according to Sales:25)
* Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino
     (according to Sales:23 Juke Box:14)
* Please Love Me - B. B. King
     (according to Sales:10 Juke Box:6)
* Red Top - King Pleasure
     (according to Sales:18 Juke Box:17)
* Sad Hours - Little Walter
      (according to Juke Box:22)
* Shake A Hand - Faye Adams
     (according to Sales:2 Juke Box:8)
* Soft - Tiny Bradshaw
     (according to Sales:17 Juke Box:12)
* Too Much Lovin' - Five Royales
     (according to Sales:16 Juke Box:27)
* Wild, Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown
     (according to Sales:24)
* Woke Up This Morning - B. B. King
     (according to Sales:26 Juke Box:21)
* Yes, I Know - Linda Hayes
     (according to Sales:22 Juke Box:13)

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