Top Artists of 1953 - Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

US & UK hit charts

1952 <-

1953

-> 1954

	Artist	Points	Songs
1.	Eddie Fisher	1817	01/1953 • Even Now • 127 pts 01/1953 • Everything I Have Is Yours • 107 pts 02/1953 • Downhearted • 322 pts 03/1953 • How Do You Speak to an Angel? • 77 pts 05/1953 • I'm Walking Behind You • 479 pts 07/1953 • With These Hands • 127 pts 10/1953 • Many Times • 169 pts 12/1953 • Oh! My Pa-Pa (O Mein Papa) • 345 pts
2.	Frankie Laine	1488	01/1953 • I'm Just a Poor Bachelor • 78 pts 02/1953 • I Believe • 452 pts 03/1953 • The Girl in the Wood • 87 pts 05/1953 • Your Cheatin' Heart • 64 pts 08/1953 • Hey Joe! • 373 pts 09/1953 • Where the Wind Blows • 200 pts 10/1953 • Answer Me • 235 pts
3.	Guy Mitchell	1088	01/1953 • She Wears Red Feathers • 295 pts 04/1953 • Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie • 200 pts 08/1953 • Look at That Girl • 234 pts 11/1953 • Chicka Boom • 158 pts 12/1953 • Cloud Lucky Seven • 200 pts
4.	Perry Como	921	02/1953 • Wild Horses • 140 pts 03/1953 • I Confess • 66 pts 04/1953 • Say You're Mine Again • 179 pts 06/1953 • My One and Only Heart • 91 pts 06/1953 • No Other Love • 247 pts 10/1953 • Pa-Paya Mama • 91 pts 10/1953 • You Alone (Solo Tu) • 107 pts
5.	Patti Page	882	01/1953 • (How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window? • 346 pts 03/1953 • My Jealous Eyes • 66 pts 05/1953 • Oo What You Do to Me • 71 pts 07/1953 • Butterflies • 98 pts 11/1953 • Changing Partners • 180 pts
6.	Kay Starr	864	01/1953 • Side by Side • 297 pts 06/1953 • Half a Photograph • 127 pts 06/1953 • Allez-Vous-En • 91 pts 12/1953 • Changing Partners • 285 pts
7.	Joni James	832	01/1953 • Have You Heard • 169 pts 01/1953 • Wishing Run • 66 pts 02/1953 • Your Cheatin' Heart • 212 pts 05/1953 • Almost Always • 107 pts 05/1953 • Is It Any Wonder • 71 pts 08/1953 • My Love, My Love • 116 pts 08/1953 • You're Fooling Someone • 91 pts
8.	Nat King Cole	804	02/1953 • Pretend • 426 pts 07/1953 • Return to Paradise • 75 pts 08/1953 • A Fool Was I • 66 pts 09/1953 • Mother Nature and Father Time • 118 pts
9.	Les Paul & Mary Ford	773	01/1953 • Bye Bye Blues • 153 pts 03/1953 • I'm Sitting on Top of the World • 98 pts 06/1953 • Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) • 365 pts 07/1953 • Johnny (Is the Boy for Me) • 75 pts 11/1953 • Don'cha Hear Them Bells • 82 pts
10.	Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra	756	04/1953 • Little Red Monkey • 91 pts 05/1953 • Terry's Theme from Limelight • 353 pts 08/1953 • Ebb Tide • 312 pts
11.	Dean Martin	603	09/1953 • Kiss • 143 pts 11/1953 • That's Amore • 413 pts • from Dean Martin Sings
12.	The Hilltoppers	592	01/1953 • Must I Cry Again • 75 pts 06/1953 • I'd Rather Die Young (Than Grow Old Without You) • 116 pts 06/1953 • P.S. I Love You • 169 pts 10/1953 • Love Walked In • 116 pts 10/1953 • To Be Alone • 116 pts
13.	Mantovani and His Orchestra	548	05/1953 • The Moulin Rouge Theme (Where Is Your Heart) • 116 pts 05/1953 • The Song from Moulin Rouge • 232 pts 10/1953 • Swedish Rhapsody • 200 pts
14.	Tony Bennett	517	09/1953 • Rags to Riches • 247 pts 11/1953 • Stranger in Paradise • 212 pts
15.	Winifred Atwell	434	05/1953 • Coronation Rag • 143 pts 09/1953 • Flirtation Waltz • 91 pts 12/1953 • Let's Have a Party • 200 pts
16.	Stan Freberg	434	10/1953 • St. George & the Dragonet • 246 pts 10/1953 • Little Blue Riding Hood • 107 pts 12/1953 • Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 & 2) • 82 pts
17.	Les Baxter	421	04/1953 • April in Portugal • 213 pts 05/1953 • Ruby • 127 pts 10/1953 • I Love Paris • 82 pts
18.	Teresa Brewer	416	04/1953 • Dancin' & Someone (Longin' for You) • 66 pts • from 'Till I Waltz Again with You 10/1953 • Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) • 212 pts 12/1953 • Baby Baby Baby • 86 pts
19.	Ray Anthony and His Orchestra	405	08/1953 • Dragnet • 330 pts 12/1953 • O Mein Papa (Oh! My Papa) • 75 pts
20.	Julius La Rosa	381	02/1953 • Anywhere I Wander • 168 pts 09/1953 • Eh, Cumpari • 212 pts
21.	Eddie Calvert	375	12/1953 • Oh, Mein Papa (Oh! My Papa) • 375 pts
22.	The Four Aces	373	06/1953 • Organ Grinder's Swing • 66 pts 12/1953 • Stranger in Paradise • 179 pts 12/1953 • The Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart • 127 pts
23.	Vic Damone	365	02/1953 • Sugar • 82 pts 05/1953 • April in Portugal • 98 pts 08/1953 • Eternally (The Song from Limelight) • 86 pts 10/1953 • Ebb Tide • 98 pts
24.	Ralph Marterie	362	01/1953 • Pretend • 140 pts 03/1953 • Caravan • 140 pts 06/1953 • Crazy, Man, Crazy • 82 pts
25.	Richard Hayman	348	04/1953 • Ruby • 180 pts 05/1953 • April in Portugal • 87 pts 06/1953 • Terry's Theme (From Limelight) • 82 pts
26.	Frank Sinatra	343	05/1953 • I'm Walking Behind You • 127 pts 07/1953 • I've Got the World on a String • 77 pts 09/1953 • From Here to Eternity • 75 pts
27.	David Whitfield	331	10/1953 • The Bridge of Sighs • 99 pts 10/1953 • Answer Me • 232 pts
28.	Ted Heath Orchestra	317	01/1953 • Vanessa • 87 pts 07/1953 • Hot Toddy • 131 pts 10/1953 • Dragnet • 99 pts
29.	Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine	312	03/1953 • Tell Me a Story • 312 pts
30.	Percy Faith and His Orchestra	309	04/1953 • The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) • 247 pts
31.	Doris Day and Johnnie Ray	307	04/1953 • Ma Says Pa Says • 82 pts 06/1953 • Candy Lips • 66 pts 07/1953 • Let's Walk That-a-Way • 158 pts
32.	Dickie Valentine	299	02/1953 • Broken Wings • 82 pts 03/1953 • All the Time and Everywhere • 99 pts 06/1953 • In a Golden Coach • 118 pts
33.	Nat King Cole and Billy May and His Orchestra	289	04/1953 • Can't I • 218 pts 11/1953 • Lover, Come Back to Me! • 71 pts
34.	Eartha Kitt	284	07/1953 • C'est si bon (It's So Good) • 116 pts 12/1953 • Santa Baby • 168 pts
35.	Harry James and His Orchestra	269	04/1953 • Velvet Moon • 212 pts
36.	Al Martino	259	01/1953 • Now • 169 pts 07/1953 • Rachel • 91 pts
37.	Billy Cotton & His Band	256	05/1953 • In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold) • 169 pts 12/1953 • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus • 87 pts
38.	Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra	255	01/1953 • Hot Toddy • 127 pts
39.	Rusty Draper	253	02/1953 • No Help Wanted • 98 pts 07/1953 • Gambler's Guitar • 155 pts
40.	The Ames Brothers	247	06/1953 • You You You • 247 pts
41.	Leroy Anderson & His Pops Concert Orchestra	246	1953 • The Typewriter • 246 pts
42.	Johnnie Ray	246	04/1953 • Somebody Stole My Gal • 246 pts
43.	June Hutton	235	05/1953 • Say You're Mine Again • 186 pts
44.	The Stargazers [British vocal group]	232	02/1953 • Broken Wings • 232 pts
45.	Lita Roza	232	03/1953 • (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window • 232 pts
46.	Jean Shepard	212	09/1953 • A Dear John Letter • 194 pts
47.	Rudy Vallée	212	04/1953 • As Time Goes By • 212 pts
48.	Diana Decker	200	10/1953 • Poppa Piccolino • 200 pts
49.	Jimmy Young	194	01/1953 • Faith Can Move Mountains • 87 pts 08/1953 • Eternally • 107 pts
50.	Sunny Gale	192	01/1953 • Teardrops on My Pillow • 86 pts