List of albums on the Billboard charts (1953)

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This list contains musicians, album titles, date of entry into the charts, length of stay in the charts and highest position (abbreviated HP ). The presetting is made alphabetically according to the artist. It can also be sorted by title, chart entry, length of stay and position.

The list of Billboard albums (1953) is a complete list of the albums that were placed in the 1953 calendar year . The top 10 determined over the year consisted of the sales figures of 1,400 stores throughout the United States. This year a total of 41 albums were placed. With this year the album charts were for the last time divided into 33 ⅓ and 45 min −1 according to playback speed .

With the issue of August 29, 1953, the Billboard album charts were set to the end of December 1953 and replaced by weekly changing surveys of the leading record labels Capitol Records , Columbia Records , Decca Records and RCA Records .

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Interpreter title Chart entry Weeks BP Genre
style 		info
Isabel Bigley , Bill Hayes , Joan McCracken & the Original CastFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Me and Juliet
RCA Victor LOC-1012 		Jul 4, 1953 (33 1/3) 8th 2 Stage & Screen
Musical 		Original recording of the Broadway musical Me and Juliet (1953) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II .
Jul 11, 1953 (45) 7th 3
Frankie Carle at the Piano with RhythmFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Frankie Carle Plays Honky Tonk Piano
RCA Victor WP-327 		Jan 10, 1953 (45) 4th 8th Jazz
ragtime, honky tonk
Rosemary Clooney with Harry James & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Hollywood's Best - Eight Academy Award-Winning Songs
Columbia CL-6224 		01/03/1953 (33 1/3) 5 3 Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
Vocal, Big Band 		Includes versions of It Might as Well Be Spring from Love Fair (1945), Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz (1939) and When You Wish upon a Star from Pinocchio (1940).
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 5 7th
Bing Crosby Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Merry Christmas
Decca DL-5019 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 2 2 Jazz, pop
vocal
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 2 3
Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir & Paul Weston & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Columbia CL-6248 		05/02/1953 (33 1/3) 14th 4th Pop, stage & screen
musical, vocal, soundtrack 		Soundtrack for the Warner Bros. film adaptation Marjorie married? (1953) by David Butler based on the novel Penrod by Booth Tarkington .
May 2, 1953 (45) 16 3
Percy Faith & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Music from Hollywood
Columbia CL-6255 		Jul 25, 1953 (33 1/3) 5 2 pop
Aug 1, 1953 (45) 4th 6th
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Christmas with Eddie Fisher
RCA Victor LPM-3065 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 1 5 Pop
vocal
Jan 3, 1953 (45) 2 1
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Eddie Fisher Sings
RCA Victor WP-3025 		Jan 10, 1953 (45) 2 10 Pop
vocal
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg I'm in the Mood for Love
RCA Victor LPM-3058 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 8th 3 Pop
vocal, chorale, easy listening
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 15th 1
The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg The Four Aces
Decca DL-5429 		Jan 31, 1953 (33 1/3) 2 10 Pop, Folk, World & Country
Vocal
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 10 5
Jane Froman with George Greeley & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg With a Song in My Heart
Capitol L-309 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 3 7th Pop, Stage & Screen
Soundtrack, Vocal 		Soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox film adaptation With a Song in the Heart (1952) by Walter Lang , which is based on the biography of Jane Froman. The music of Alfred Newman in 1953 in the category of Best Original Score (Musical) with the Oscar awarded.
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 7th 2
Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the TrumpetFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Lover's Rhapsody
Capitol H-366 		07/11/1953 (33 1/3) 3 9 Jazz
space-age, easy listening
Jun 27, 1952 (45) 5 7th
Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Music for Lovers Only
Capitol H-352 		Jan 17, 1953 (33 1/3) 32 1 Jazz
Easy Listening
Feb 21, 1953 (45) 27 1
Arthur Godfrey & his Friends with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show
Columbia CL-521 		03/28/1953 (33 1/3) 15th 2 Pop, Stage & Screen
Soundtrack
Mar 28, 1953 (45) 15th 1
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Trio & QuartetFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg 1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2
Columbia SL-180 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 16 1 Jazz
big band
Jan 10, 1953 (45) 7th 4th
Kathryn Grayson , Ava Gardner & Howard Keel with the MGM Studio OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "Show Boat"
MGM E-559 		01/10/1953 (33 1/3) 2 8th Stage & Screen
Soundtrack, Musical 		Soundtrack to the MGM film version Mississippi Melody (1951) by George Sidney . The music by Adolph Deutsch and Conrad Salinger received an Oscar nomination in 1952 in the category Best Film Music (Musical) .
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 9 7th
Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Danny Kaye Sings Selections from the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production "Hans Christian Andersen"
Decca DL-5433 		Jan 17, 1953 (33 1/3) 32 1 Stage & Screen, Children's, Folk, World & Country
Soundtrack, Musical 		Soundtrack to the Samuel Goldwyn film adaptation Hans Christian Andersen and the Dancer (1952) by Charles Vidor . Walter Scharf's music received an Oscar nomination in 1953 in the category Best Film Music (Musical) .
Jan 31, 1953 (45) 30th 1
Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary with Johnny Green & The MGM Studio OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Flag of France.svg Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "An American in Paris"
MGM E-93 		01/10/1953 (33 1/3) 3 8th Jazz, Stage & Screen
Easy Listening, Score, Soundtrack 		Soundtrack to the MGM film An American in Paris (1951) by Vincente Minnelli . The music of Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin won an Oscar in 1952 in the category Best Film Music (Musical) .
Feb 14, 1953 (45) 1 9
Stan Kenton & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm
Capitol H-383 		05/02/1953 (33 1/3) 3 8th Jazz
big band
May 23, 1953 (45) 5 8th
Eartha Kitt with Henri René & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt
RCA Victor LPM-3062 		08/08/1953 (33 1/3) 3 6th Jazz, Pop
Easy Listening, Big Band, Vocal
Aug 1, 1953 (45) 4th 2
Mario Lanza with Constantine Callinicos & the RCA Victor OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Mario Lanza Sings from MGM's "Because You're Mine"
RCA Victor LDM-7015 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 12 2 Classical
Stage & Screen, Operetta, Soundtrack 		Soundtrack to the MGM film My Heart Sings Just For You (1952) by Alexander Hall . The title song by Nikolaus Brodszky and Sammy Cahn received an Oscar nomination in 1953 in the category Best Movie .
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 9 2
Mario Lanza with the Jeff Alexander Choir & Ray Sinatra & the RCA Victor OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs
RCA Victor LM-155 		01/03/1953 (33 1/3) 1 5 Pop, Folk, World & Country
Religious, Vocal
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 2 4th
* Liberace Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Liberace at the Piano
Columbia CL-6217 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 33 5 Classical, Stage & Screen
Musical
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 30th 4th
* Liberace Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Liberace by Candlelight
Columbia CL-6251 		Jul 18, 1953 (33 1/3) 6th 7th Pop, Classical
Instrumental, Easy Listening
Jul 11, 1953 (45) 7th 3
* Lilo , Peter Cookson , Hans Conried & the Original Broadway CastFlag of France.svg Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Cole Porter's Can-Can
Capitol S-452 		07/11/1953 (33 1/3) 7th 3 Stage & Screen
Musical 		Original recording of the Broadway musical Can-Can (1953) by Cole Porter .
Jul 18, 1953 (45) 4th 8th
* Mantovani & his OrchestraFlag of Italy.svg The Music of Victor Herbert
London LL-746 		May 16, 1953 (33 1/3) 14th 1 Jazz, pop
swing
May 23, 1953 (45) 11 4th
Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker with Archie Bleyer & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Sweethearts
Columbia CL-6241 		02/28/1953 (33 1/3) 16 3 Pop
Ballad
Feb 28, 1953 (45) 17th 2
Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with the Original Broadway CastFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Flag of Italy.svg South Pacific
Columbia ML-4180 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 8th 3 Stage & Screen
Musical 		Original recording of the Broadway musical South Pacific (1949) by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Dec 27, 1952 (45) 1 9
Billy May & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Bacchanalia!
Capitol H-374 		03/14/1953 (33 1/3) 3 5 Jazz
big band, swing, easy listening
Mar 14, 1953 (45) 8th 5
Billy May & his Orchestra Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Big Band Bash!
Capitol L-329 		02/28/1953 (33 1/3) 1 9 Jazz
big band, swing, easy listening
Mar 14, 1953 (45) 1 8th
The Melachrino Strings Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Music for Dining - Moods in Music
RCA Victor LPM-1000 		03/28/1953 (33 1/3) 7th 7th Pop, Classical
Romantic
Jul 18, 1953 (45) 3 8th
The Melachrino Strings Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Music for Reading - Moods in Music
RCA Victor LPM-1002 		08/01/1953 (33 1/3) 2 10 Pop, Classical
Easy Listening, Light Music
Ethel Merman feat. Dick Haymes , Eileen Wilson & Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Flag of Argentina.svg Songs from Call Me Madam
Decca DL-5304 		04/25/1953 (33 1/3) 13 4th Stage & Screen
Musical 		Recordings from the Broadway musical Call Me Madam (1950) by Irving Berlin .
Apr 25, 1953 (45) 11 5
Alfred Newman & the 20th Century-Fox Studio OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Stars and Stripes Forever - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical
MGM E-176 / MGM K-176 		Jan 17, 1953 (33 1/3) 24 2 Brass & Military, Stage & Screen
Soundtrack 		Soundtrack for the 20th Century Fox film adaptation of Love, Timpani and Trumpets (1952) by Henry Koster .
Jan 10, 1953 (45) 25th 1
Les Paul & Mary Ford Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Bye bye blues!
Capitol H-356 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 16 2 Jazz, blues
Jan 3, 1953 (45) 16 2
Les Paul & Mary Ford Flag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg The Hit Makers!
Capitol H-416 / Capitol EBF-416 		Jun 27, 1953 (33 1/3) 1 10 Jazz, rock, pop,
pop-rock, vocal, swing
Jun 27, 1953 (45) 1 10
Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe with Lionel Newman & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical
MGM E-208 / MGM X-208 		Aug 15, 1953 (33 1/3) 2 7th Stage & Screen
Soundtrack, Musical 		Soundtrack to the 20th Century Fox film adaptation Blondes Preferred (1953) by Howard Hawks .
Aug 15, 1953 (45) 2 5
Rosalind Russell & the Original Cast with Lehman Engel & his Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Wonderful Town
Decca A-937 / Decca DL-9010 		May 30, 1953 (33 1/3) 6th 5 Pop, Stage & Screen
Musical, Vocal 		Original recording of the Broadway musical Wonderful Town (1953) by Leonard Bernstein .
Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg The Kay Starr Style
Capitol H-363 / Capitol CBF-363 		02/14/1953 (33 1/3) 16 3 Jazz
Easy Listening
Feb 21, 1953 (45) 19th 2
Danny Thomas with Frank De Vol & his OrchestraFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Song Hits from Warner Bros. New Production of "The Jazz Singer"
RCA Victor LPM-3118 / RCA Victor EPB-3118 		04/04/1953 (33 1/3) 5 10 Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
Musical 		Recordings from the Warner Bros. film adaptation of The Jazz Singer (1952) by Michael Curtiz . The soundtrack by Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner received a nomination for the best film music (musical) at the 1953 Academy Awards .
Apr 4, 1953 (45) 4th 7th
Lana Turner , Fernando Lamas & the Original Cast with Jay Blackton & the MGM Studio Orchestra & ChorusFlag of the United States (1912-1959) .svg Flag of Argentina.svg The Merry Widow - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the MGM Technicolor Musical
MGM E-157 / MGM K-157 		12/27/1952 (33 1/3) 3 7th Stage & Screen
Musical, soundtrack 		Soundtrack to the MGM film The Merry Widow (1952) by Curtis Bernhardt based on the operetta of the same name by Franz Lehár from 1905.
Jan 17, 1953 (45) 4th 7th

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Discogs (Isabel Bigley, Bill Hayes, Joan McCracken & the Original Cast - Me and Juliet)
  2. ↑ Discogs (Rosemary Clooney with Harry James & his Orchestra - Hollywood's Best - Eight Academy Award-Winning Songs)
  3. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby - Merry Christmas)
  4. ↑ Discogs (Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir & Paul Weston & his Orchestra - By the Light of the Silvery Moon)
  5. ↑ Is Marjorie getting married? (IMDb)
  6. ↑ Discogs (Percy Faith & his Orchestra - Music from Hollywood)
  7. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus - Christmas with Eddie Fisher)
  8. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus - I'm in the Mood for Love)
  9. ↑ Discogs (The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts - The Four Aces)
  10. ↑ Discogs (Jane Froman with George Greeley & his Orchestra - With a Song in My Heart)
  11. ↑ With a song in my heart (IMDb)
  12. ↑ Discogs (Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet - Lover's Rhapsody)
  13. ↑ Discogs (Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet - Music for Lovers Only)
  14. ↑ Discogs (Arthur Godfrey & his Friends with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra & Chorus - Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show)
  15. ↑ Discogs (Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Trio & Quartet - 1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2)
  16. ↑ Discogs (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner & Howard Keel with the MGM Studio Orchestra - Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "Show Boat")
  17. ↑ Mississippi Melody (IMDb)
  18. ↑ Discogs (Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus - Danny Kaye Sings Selections from the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production "Hans Christian Andersen")
  19. ↑ Hans Christian Andersen and the dancer (IMDb)
  20. ↑ Discogs (Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary with Johnny Green & the MGM Studio Orchestra - Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "An American in Paris")
  21. ↑ An American in Paris (IMDb)
  22. ↑ Discogs (Stan Kenton & his Orchestra - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm)
  23. ↑ Discogs (Eartha Kitt with Henri René & his Orchestra - RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt)
  24. ↑ Discogs (Mario Lanza with Constantine Callinicos & the RCA Victor Orchestra - Mario Lanza Sings from MGM's "Because You're Mine")
  25. ↑ My heart sings only for you (IMDb)
  26. ↑ Discogs (Mario Lanza with The Jeff Alexander Choir & Ray Sinatra & the RCA Victor Orchestra - Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs)
  27. ↑ Discogs (Liberace - Liberace at the Piano)
  28. ↑ Discogs (Liberace - Liberace by Candlelight)
  29. ↑ Discogs (Lilo, Peter Cookson, Hans Conried & the Original Broadway Cast - Cole Porter's Can-Can)
  30. ↑ Discogs (Mantovani & his Orchestra - The Music of Victor Herbert)
  31. ↑ Discogs (Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra - Sweethearts)
  32. ↑ Discogs (Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with the Original Broadway Cast - South Pacific)
  33. ↑ Discogs (Billy May & his Orchestra - Bacchanalia!)
  34. ↑ Discogs (Billy May & his Orchestra - Big Band Bash!)
  35. ↑ Discogs (The Melachrino Strings - Music for Dining - Moods in Music)
  36. ↑ Discogs (The Melachrino Strings - Music for Reading - Moods in Music)
  37. ↑ Discogs (Ethel Merman feat. Dick Haymes, Eileen Wilson & Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus - Songs from Call Me Madam)
  38. ↑ Discogs (Alfred Newman & The 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra - Stars and Stripes Forever - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical)
  39. ↑ Love, timpani and trumpets (IMDb)
  40. ↑ Discogs (Les Paul & Mary Ford - Bye Bye Blues!)
  41. ↑ Discogs (Les Paul & Mary Ford - The Hit Makers!)
  42. ↑ Discogs (Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe with Lionel Newman & his Orchestra - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical)
  43. ↑ Blondes preferred (IMDb)
  44. ↑ Discogs (Rosalind Russell & the Original Cast with Lehman Engel & his Orchestra & Chorus - Wonderful Town)
  45. ↑ Discogs (Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & his Orchestra - The Kay Starr Style)
  46. ↑ Discogs (Danny Thomas with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra - Song Hits from Warner Bros. New Production of "The Jazz Singer")
  47. ↑ The Jazz Singer (IMDb)
  48. ↑ Discogs (Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas & the Original Cast with Jay Blackton & his Orchestra & Chorus - The Merry Widow - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the MGM Technicolor Musical)
  49. ↑ The Merry Widow (IMDb)