List of number one hits in the UK charts (1953)
This list contains all fifteen British number one hits from 1953. They were the front runners in the weekly Top 20 of the British music magazine New Musical Express .
The first full year with British charts was dominated by US artists. 7 singers from the States topped the charts in 49 weeks, two of them with two, one even with 3 number one hits. Three British interpreters, including the only band, made it to the top in the remaining weeks, with the only instrumental hit by the Italians Annunzio Mantovani , who, however, had settled in England. He was also the only non-American to finish in the top 10 for the full year. Frankie Laine was the outstanding artist of the year, not only with his three top chart riders and number 1, 2 and 6 in the annual charts. The 18 weeks that he was at the top with I Believe were not reached by any other artist in chart history.
Singles
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List of number one hits in the UK charts |
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* The data are based on the date of issue of the NME (always on Fridays)
Annual hit parade
Single hits of the year in the UK charts | 1954 → |
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1 | Frankie Laine (with Paul Weston & His Orchestra ) |
I Believe Al Stillman, Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl |
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2 | Frankie Laine (with Paul Weston & His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir ) |
Answer Me Music: Gerhard Winkler ; Original text: Fred Rauch ; English text: Carl Sigman |
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3 | Guy Mitchell (with Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus) |
Look at That Girl Bob Merrill |
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4th | Perry Como with the Ramblers |
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes Slim Willet |
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5 | Guy Mitchell (with Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus) |
She Wears Red Feathers Bob Merrill |
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6th | Frankie Laine (with Paul Weston & His Orchestra and the Norman Luboff Choir ) |
Hey Joe Boudleaux Bryant |
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7th | Mantovani & His Orchestra |
The Song from the Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) Georges Auric |
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8th | Eddie Fisher with Sally Sweetland |
I'm Walking Behind You Billy Reid |
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9 | Jo Stafford (with Paul Weston & His Orchestra ) |
You Belong to Me Chilton Price, Pee Wee King , Redd Stewart |
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10 | Al Martino (with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra ) |
Here in My Heart Bill Borrelli, Lou Levinson, Pat Genaro |
1954 → |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Al Martino with Monty Kelly & His Orchestra - Here in My Heart at Discogs
- ↑ Jo Stafford with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - You Belong to Me at Discogs
- ↑ Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & His Orchestra - Comes A-Long A-Love at Discogs
- ↑ Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra & Chorus - Outside of Heaven at Discogs
- ↑ Perry Como with The Ramblers - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes at Discogs
- ↑ Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller & his Orchestra & Chorus - She Wears Red Feathers at Discogs
- ↑ The Stargazers - Broken Wings at Discogs
- ↑ Lita Roza - (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window at Discogs
- ↑ Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra - I Believe at Discogs
- ↑ Mantovani & his Orchestra - The Song from the Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) at Discogs
- ↑ Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller & His Orchestra & Chorus - Look at That Girl at Discogs
- ↑ Frankie Laine - Hey Joe at Discogs
- ↑ David Whitfield with Stanley Black & His Orchestra - Answer Me at Discogs
- ↑ Frankie Laine - Answer Me at Discogs
- ^ The songs censored by the BBC , The Telegraph, December 17, 2007
literature
- British Hit Singles & Albums , 18th Edition, Guinness World Records Limited 2005, ISBN 978-1-90499-400-8
Web links
- Official Charts: All The Number 1 Singles
- Chart Surfer: Number 1 - Hits UK 1953
- everyhit: Top Hits of 1953
See also: 1953 number one hits in Australia , Germany, and the United States .