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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Country Songs of 1953

1953

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

US
country
peak

Comment

Video

1.

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

11

8
country

[Columbia 21084]
written by Lefty Frizzell

2.

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

84

17
US

2
country

written by Bob Merrill

3.

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

10

10
country

[Columbia 21070]
written by Vic McAlpin & Newt Richardson

4.

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

18

3
country

written by Bill Trader

5.

A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard

from A Dear John Letter

184

4
US

✫1
country

with Ferlin Husky
written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen & Lewis Talley

6.

Bumming Around by Jimmie Dean

15

5
country

written by Pete Graves

7.

Bumming Around by T. Texas Tyler

15

5
country

written by Pete Graves

8.

Caribbean by Mitchell Torok

25

✫1
country

[Abbott 140]
written by Mitchell Torok

9.

Crying in the Chapel by Darrell Glenn

150

6
US

4
country

[Valley 105]
written by Artie Glenn

10.

Crying in the Chapel by Rex Allen

127

8
US

4
country

[Decca 9-28758]
written by Artie Glenn

11.

Dear Joan by Jack Cardwell

12

7
country

[King 1269]
written by Jack Cardwell

12.

Divorce Granted by Ernest Tubb

10

9
country

[Decca 28869]
written by Charles Tebbetts & David Washington

13.

Do I Like It? by Carl Smith

14

6
country

[Columbia 21119]
written by Cy Coben

14.

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

11

8
country

[Decca 9-28460]
written by Slim Willet (as Winston L. Moore)

15.

Don't Throw Your Life Away by Webb Pierce

11

9
country

[Decca 28725]
written by Billy Wallace & Webb Pierce

16.

Eddy's Song by Eddy Arnold

25

✫1
country

written by Charles Randolph Grean (as Charlie Grean) & Cy Coben

17.

For Now and Always by Hank Snow

10

10
country

[RCA Victor 47-5380]
written by Leon Payne

18.

Forgive Me John by Jean Shepard

17

4
country

with Ferlin Husky
written by Fuzzy Owen, Jean Shepard & Lewis Talley

19.

Free Home Demonstration by Eddy Arnold

17

4
country

[RCA 47-5305]
written by Cy Coben & Charles Randolph Grean (as Charles Grean)

20.

Gambler's Guitar by Rusty Draper

147

6
US

6
country

[Mercury 70167]
written by Jim Lowe

21.

Goin' Steady by Faron Young

from This Is Faron Young

21

2
country

written by Faron Young

22.

Hey Joe by Kitty Wells

11

8
country

[Decca 9-28797]
written by Boudleaux Bryant

23.

Hey Joe! by Carl Smith

25

✫1
country

written by Boudleaux Bryant

24.

Hey, Mr. Cotton Picker by Tennessee Ernie Ford

11

8
country

[Capitol 2443]
written by Howard Stamford & Danny Mitchum

25.

Honeymoon on a Rocket Ship by Hank Snow

11

9
country

[RCA 47-5155]
written by Hank Snow (as Clarence E. Snow) & Johnny Masters

26.

Hot Toddy by Red Foley

14

6
country

[Decca 9-28587]
written by Ralph Flanagan & Herb Hendler

27.

How's the World Treating You by Eddy Arnold

17

4
country

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

28.

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

15

5
country

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

29.

I Couldn't Keep from Crying by Marty Robbins

15

5
country

[Columbia 21075]
written by Marty Robbins

30.

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

85

18
US

✫1
country

[RCA Victor 47-5345]
written by Cecil Null

31.

I Found Out More Than You Ever Knew by Betty Cody

10

10
country

[RCA 47-5462]
written by Cecil Null

32.

I Haven't Got the Heart by Webb Pierce

15

5
country

[Decca 28594]
written by Webb Pierce & Hattie Winston

33.

I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes by Goldie Hill

25

✫1
country

written by Tommy Hill & Slim Willet

34.

I Won't Be Home No More by Hank Williams

from Honky Tonkin'

17

4
country

[MGM 11533]
written by Hank Williams

35.

I'll Go On Alone by Webb Pierce

17

4
country

[Decca 28534]
written by Marty Robbins

36.

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

from Honky Tonkin'

12

7
country

[MGM K11366]
written by Fred Rose & Hank Williams

37.

Is Zat You, Myrtle by The Carlisles

21

2
country

written by Bill Carlisle, Charlie Louvin & Ira Louvin

38.

It's Been So Long by Webb Pierce

25

✫1
country

[Decca 28725]
written by Autry Grisham

39.

Just Wait 'Til I Get You Alone by Carl Smith

13

7
country

written by Boudleaux Bryant & Felice Bryant

40.

Kaw-Liga by Hank Williams

from The Memorial Album

25

✫1
country

[MGM 11416]
written by Hank Williams & Fred Rose

41.

Knothole by The Carlisles

18

3
country

[Mercury 70109]
written by Bill Carlisle & Virginia Suber

42.

Let Me Be the One by Hank Locklin

25

✫1
country

[Four Star 1641]
written by Paul Blevins, Joe Hobson & W. S. Stevenson

43.

Mama, Come Get Your Baby Boy by Eddy Arnold

17

4
country

[RCA 47-5415]
written by Leon Merrit & Alvin Alton

44.

Marriage of Mexican Joe by Carolyn Bradshaw

10

10
country

[Abbott 141]
written by Mitchell Torok

45.

Mexican Joe by Jim Reeves

from Bimbo

25

✫1
country

as Jim Reeves & The Circle O Ranch Boys
[Abbott 116]
written by Mitchell Torok

46.

Midnight by Red Foley

25

✫1
country

written by Boudleaux Bryant & Chet Atkins

47.

No Help Wanted by Hank Thompson

11

9
country

[Capitol 2377]
written by Bill Carlisle

48.

No Help Wanted by The Carlisles

25

✫1
country

written by Bill Carlisle

49.

No Help Wanted #2 by Ernest Tubb & Red Foley

13

7
country

written by Bill Carlisle

50.

North Wind by Slim Whitman

11

8
country

[Imperial 8208]
written by Rod Morris

51.

Orchids Mean Goodbye by Carl Smith

17

4
country

written by Boudleaux Bryant & Mark Webb

52.

Paying for That Backstreet Affair by Kitty Wells

14

6
country

written by Billy Wallace & Jimmy Rule

53.

Rub-A-Dub-Dub by Hank Thompson

from Songs of the Brazos Valley

25

✫1
country

[Capitol 2445]
written by Hank Thompson

54.

Satisfaction Guaranteed by Carl Smith

13

7
country

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

55.

Seven Lonely Days by Bonnie Lou

from Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk

12

7
country

[King 1192]
written by Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman & Marshall Brown

56.

Shake a Hand by Red Foley

14

6
country

[Decca 28839]
written by Joe Morris

57.

Slaves of a Hopeless Love Affair by Red Foley

11

8
country

[Decca 9-28567]
written by Billy Wallace

58.

Spanish Fire Ball by Hank Snow

18

3
country

written by Dan Welch

59.

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

15

5
country

as Bill Carlisle and the Carlisles
written by Bill Carlisle

60.

Take These Chains from My Heart by Hank Williams

from Ramblin' Man

25

✫1
country

written by Fred Rose & Hy Heath

61.

Tennessee Wig Walk by Bonnie Lou

from Bonnie Lou: Doin' the Tennessee Wig Walk

164

6
country

4
UK

[King 1237]
written by Larry Coleman & Norman Gimbel

62.

That's All Right by Autry Inman

17

4
country

[Decca 28629]
written by Autry Inman

63.

That's Me without You by Webb Pierce

17

4
country

[Decca 28534]
written by J. D. "Jay" Miller (as J. D. Miller)

64.

That's Me without You by Sonny James

10

9
country

[Capitol 2259]
written by J. D. "Jay" Miller (as J. D. Miller)

65.

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

10

9
country

[Columbia 21051]
written by Johnnie Masters

66.

The Death of Hank Williams by Jack Cardwell

18

3
country

[King 1172]
written by Jack Cardwell

67.

The Gal Who Invented Kissin' by Hank Snow

17

4
country

written by Charles Orr & Earl Griswold

68.

The Last Waltz by Webb Pierce

17

4
country

[Decca 28594]
written by Webb Pierce & Myrna Freeman

69.

There Stands the Glass by Webb Pierce

25

✫1
country

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

70.

Till I Waltz Again with You by Tommy Sosebee

12

7
country

[Coral 9-60916]
written by Sid Prosen

71.

Too Young to Tango by Sunshine Ruby

17

4
country

[RCA Victor 5250]
written by Sheb Wooley

72.

Trademark by Carl Smith

21

2
country

[Columbia 21119]
written by Porter Wagoner & Gary Walker

73.

Weary Blues from Waitin' by Hank Williams

13

7
country

[MGM 11574]
written by Hank Williams

74.

When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon by Hank Snow

14

6
country

[RCA 47-5490]
written by Sheb Wooley

75.

Yesterday's Girl by Hank Thompson

from Songs of the Brazos Valley

11

8
country

[Capitol 2553]
written by Hank Thompson & Billy Gray

76.

Your Cheatin' Heart by Hank Williams

25

✫1
country

US B Side to Kaw-Liga

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #213]
[MGM 11416]
written by Hank Williams

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