Top Country Songs of 1953 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1952 <-1953-> 1954
Top songs: #1: A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard - #2: Tennessee Wig Walk by Bonnie Lou - #3: Crying in the Chapel by Darrell Glenn - #4: Gambler's Guitar by Rusty Draper - #5: Crying in the Chapel by Rex Allen
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#1
09/1953

A Dear John Letter
Jean Shepard

194 pts
4
US
1
ctry


with Ferlin Husky
written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen & Lewis Talley
Tennessee Wig Walk
#2
09/1953

Tennessee Wig Walk
Bonnie Lou

from Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk   Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk
173 pts


6
ctry
4
UK
[King 1237]
written by Larry Coleman & Norman Gimbel
Crying in the Chapel
#3
07/1953

Crying in the Chapel
Darrell Glenn

158 pts
6
US
4
ctry


[Valley 105]
written by Artie Glenn
#4
07/1953

Gambler's Guitar
Rusty Draper

155 pts
6
US
6
ctry


[Mercury 70167]
written by Jim Lowe
Crying in the Chapel
#5
08/1953

Crying in the Chapel
Rex Allen

134 pts
8
US
4
ctry


[Decca 9-28758]
written by Artie Glenn
#6
08/1953

I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
The Davis Sisters

90 pts
18
US
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-5345]
written by Cecil Null
#7
05/1953

(How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window
Homer and Jethro

89 pts
17
US
2
ctry


written by Bob Merrill
#8
03/1953

Mexican Joe
Jim Reeves

from Bimbo   
26 pts


1
ctry


as Jim Reeves & The Circle O Ranch Boys
[Abbott 116]
written by Mitchell Torok
#9
07/1953

Hey Joe!
Carl Smith

26 pts


1
ctry


written by Boudleaux Bryant
#10
01/1953

No Help Wanted
The Carlisles

26 pts


1
ctry


written by Bill Carlisle
#11
08/1953

Caribbean
Mitchell Torok

26 pts


1
ctry


[Abbott 140]
written by Mitchell Torok
Your Cheatin' Heart
#12
1953

Your Cheatin' Heart
Hank Williams

26 pts


1
ctry


US B Side to Kaw-Liga [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #213]
[MGM 11416]
written by Hank Williams
#13
1953

There Stands the Glass
Webb Pierce

26 pts


1
ctry


[Decca 28834]
written by Audrey Greisham, Mary Jean Shurtz & Russ Hull
#14
1953

Take These Chains from My Heart
Hank Williams

from Ramblin' Man   
26 pts


1
ctry


written by Fred Rose & Hy Heath
#15
1953

Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson

from Songs of the Brazos Valley   
26 pts


1
ctry


[Capitol 2445]
written by Hank Thompson
#16
1953

Midnight
Red Foley

26 pts


1
ctry


written by Boudleaux Bryant & Chet Atkins
#17
1953

Let Me Be the One
Hank Locklin

26 pts


1
ctry


[Four Star 1641]
written by Paul Blevins, Joe Hobson & W. S. Stevenson
Kaw-Liga
#18
1953

Kaw-Liga
Hank Williams

from The Memorial Album   
26 pts


1
ctry


[MGM 11416]
written by Hank Williams & Fred Rose
#19
1953

It's Been So Long
Webb Pierce

26 pts


1
ctry


[Decca 28725]
written by Autry Grisham
#20
1953

I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes
Goldie Hill

26 pts


1
ctry


written by Tommy Hill [songwriter] & Slim Willet
#21
1953

Eddy's Song
Eddy Arnold

26 pts


1
ctry


written by Charlie Grean & Cy Coben
#22
1953

Goin' Steady
Faron Young

from This Is Faron Young   
22 pts


2
ctry


written by Faron Young
Trademark
#23
07/1953

Trademark
Carl Smith

22 pts


2
ctry


[Columbia 21119]
written by Porter Wagoner & Gary Walker
#24
07/1953

Is Zat You, Myrtle
The Carlisles

22 pts


2
ctry


written by Bill Carlisle, Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin
#25
1953

Spanish Fire Ball
Hank Snow

19 pts


3
ctry


written by Dan Welch
#26
1953

(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such as I
Hank Snow

19 pts


3
ctry


written by Bill Trader
#27
04/1953

Knothole
The Carlisles

19 pts


3
ctry


[Mercury 70109]
written by Bill Carlisle & Virginia Suber
#28
02/1953

The Death of Hank Williams
Jack Cardwell

19 pts


3
ctry


[King 1172]
written by Jack Cardwell
#29
1953

The Last Waltz
Webb Pierce

18 pts


4
ctry


[Decca 28594]
written by Webb Pierce & Myrna Freeman
#30
1953

The Gal Who Invented Kissin'
Hank Snow

18 pts


4
ctry


written by Charles Orr & Earl Griswold
#31
1953

That's Me Without You
Webb Pierce

18 pts


4
ctry


[Decca 28534]
written by J. D. Miller
#32
1953

Orchids Mean Goodbye
Carl Smith

18 pts


4
ctry


written by Boudleaux Bryant & Mark Webb
#33
1953

I'll Go On Alone
Webb Pierce

18 pts


4
ctry


[Decca 28534]
written by Marty Robbins
#34
1953

I Won't Be Home No More
Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'   
18 pts


4
ctry


[MGM 11533]
written by Hank Williams
How's the World Treating You
#35
1953

How's the World Treating You
Eddy Arnold

18 pts


4
ctry


[RCA 47-5305]
written by Chet Atkins & Boudleaux Bryant
#36
1953

Free Home Demonstration
Eddy Arnold

18 pts


4
ctry


[RCA 47-5305]
written by Cy Coben & Charles Grean
#37
1953

Forgive Me John
Jean Shepard

18 pts


4
ctry


with Ferlin Husky
written by Fuzzy Owen, Jean Shepard & Lewis Talley
#38
10/1953

Mama, Come Get Your Baby Boy
Eddy Arnold

18 pts


4
ctry


[RCA 47-5415]
written by Leon Merrit & Alvin Alton
#39
07/1953

That's All Right
Autry Inman

18 pts


4
ctry


[Decca 28629]
written by Autry Inman
#40
06/1953

Too Young to Tango
Sunshine Ruby

18 pts


4
ctry


[RCA Victor 5250]
written by Sheb Wooley
#41
1953

I Haven't Got the Heart
Webb Pierce

16 pts


5
ctry


[Decca 28594]
written by Webb Pierce & Hattie Winston
#42
1953

I Couldn't Keep from Crying
Marty Robbins

16 pts


5
ctry


[Columbia 21075]
written by Marty Robbins
#43
1953

Bumming Around
Jimmie Dean

16 pts


5
ctry


written by Pete Graves
#44
04/1953

Bumming Around
T. Texas Tyler

16 pts


5
ctry


written by Pete Graves
#45
11/1953

Tain't Nice (To Talk Like That)
The Carlisles

16 pts


5
ctry


as Bill Carlisle and the Carlisles
written by Bill Carlisle
#46
06/1953

I Can't Wait (For the Sun to Go Down)
Faron Young

16 pts


5
ctry


[Capitol 2461]
written by Chet Atkins, Martha Carson & Sid Kessel
#47
1953

When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon
Hank Snow

15 pts


6
ctry


[RCA 47-5490]
written by Sheb Wooley
#48
1953

Shake a Hand
Red Foley

15 pts


6
ctry


[Decca 28839]
written by Joe Morris
#49
1953

Paying for That Backstreet Affair
Kitty Wells

15 pts


6
ctry


written by Billy Wallace & Jimmy Rule
#50
03/1953

Hot Toddy
Red Foley

15 pts


6
ctry


[Decca 9-28587]
written by Ralph Flanagan & Herb Hendler
#51
07/1953

Do I Like It?
Carl Smith

14 pts


6
ctry


[Columbia 21119]
written by Cy Coben
#52
1953

Weary Blues from Waitin'
Hank Williams

13 pts


7
ctry


[MGM 11574]
written by Hank Williams
#53
1953

Satisfaction Guaranteed
Carl Smith

13 pts


7
ctry


[Columbia 21166]
written by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise & Ben Weisman
#54
1953

No Help Wanted #2
Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

13 pts


7
ctry


written by Bill Carlisle
#55
1953

Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone
Carl Smith

13 pts


7
ctry


written by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant
#56
12/1953

You All Come
Arlie Duff

13 pts


7
ctry


written by Arlie Duff
#57
05/1953

Seven Lonely Days
Bonnie Lou

from Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk   Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk
13 pts


7
ctry


[King 1192]
written by Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman & Marshall Brown
#58
01/1953

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'   
13 pts


7
ctry


[MGM K11366]
written by Fred Rose & Hank Williams
#59
03/1953

Till I Waltz Again with You
Tommy Sosebee

13 pts


7
ctry


[Coral 9-60916]
written by Sid Prosen
#60
09/1953

Dear Joan
Jack Cardwell

13 pts


7
ctry


[King 1269]
written by Jack Cardwell
#61
1953

Yesterday's Girl
Hank Thompson

from Songs of the Brazos Valley   
12 pts


8
ctry


[Capitol 2553]
written by Hank Thompson & Billy Gray
#62
11/1953

North Wind
Slim Whitman

12 pts


8
ctry


[Imperial 8208]
written by Rod Morris
#63
06/1953

Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker
Tennessee Ernie Ford

12 pts


8
ctry


[Capitol 2443]
written by Howard Stamford & Danny Mitchum
#64
09/1953

Hey Joe
Kitty Wells

12 pts


8
ctry


[Decca 9-28797]
written by Boudleaux Bryant
#65
01/1953

Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Red Foley

12 pts


8
ctry


[Decca 9-28460]
written by Winston L. Moore
#66
05/1953

Slaves of a Hopeless Love Affair
Red Foley

12 pts


8
ctry


[Decca 9-28567]
written by Billy Wallace
#67
05/1953

(Honey, Baby, Hurry!) Bring Your Sweet Self Back to Me
Lefty Frizzell

12 pts


8
ctry


[Columbia 21084]
written by Lefty Frizzell
#68
1953

No Help Wanted
Hank Thompson

11 pts


9
ctry


[Capitol 2377]
written by Bill Carlisle
#69
1953

Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship
Hank Snow

11 pts


9
ctry


[RCA 47-5155]
written by Clarence E. Snow & Johnny Masters
#70
1953

Don't Throw Your Life Away
Webb Pierce

11 pts


9
ctry


[Decca 28725]
written by Billy Wallace & Webb Pierce
#71
12/1953

Divorce Granted
Ernest Tubb

11 pts


9
ctry


[Decca 28869]
written by Charles Tebbetts & David Washington
#72
01/1953

That's the Kind of Love I'm Looking For
Carl Smith

11 pts


9
ctry


[Columbia 21051]
written by Johnnie Masters
#73
02/1953

That's Me Without You
Sonny James

11 pts


9
ctry


[Capitol 2259]
written by J. D. Miller
#74
08/1953

Marriage of Mexican Joe
Carolyn Bradshaw

10 pts


10
ctry


[Abbott 141]
written by Mitchell Torok
#75
12/1953

I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew
Betty Cody

10 pts


10
ctry


[RCA 47-5462]
written by Cecil Null
#76
10/1953

For Now and Always
Hank Snow

10 pts


10
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-5380]
written by Leon Payne
#77
03/1953

(I Just Had a Date) A Lover's Quarrel
George Morgan

10 pts


10
ctry


[Columbia 21070]
written by Vic McAlpin & Newt Richardson

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