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" The Song from Moulin Rouge" by Percy Faith (pictured) featuring Felicia Sanders was the number one song of 1953.
Perry Como had three songs on the year-end top 30.
Joni James had three songs on the year-end top 30.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1953 by retail sales. [1]

No. Title Artist(s)
1 " The Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith featuring Felicia Sanders
2 " Vaya con Dios" Les Paul and Mary Ford
3 " (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" Patti Page
4 " I'm Walking Behind You" Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter
5 " You, You, You" Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter
6 " Till I Waltz Again with You" Teresa Brewer with Jack Pleis
7 " April in Portugal" Les Baxter
8 " No Other Love" Perry Como with Henri René
9 " Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como
10 " I Believe" Frankie Laine with Paul Weston
11 " Oh" Pee Wee Hunt
12 " Ebb Tide" Frank Chacksfield
13 " Pretend" Nat King Cole with Nelson Riddle
14 " Ruby" Richard Hayman
15 " St. George and the Dragonet" Stan Freberg
16 " P.S. I Love You" The Hilltoppers
17 " Tell Me You're Mine" The Gaylords
18 " Eh, Cumpari!" Julius La Rosa
19 " Rags to Riches" Tony Bennett with Percy Faith
20 " Anna" Silvana Mangano
21 " Say You're Mine Again" Perry Como
22 " Dragnet" Ray Anthony
23 " Tell Me a Story" Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine
24 " Crying in the Chapel" June Valli
25 " Why Don't You Believe Me?" Joni James with Lew Douglas
26 " Your Cheatin' Heart"
27 " Limelight (Terry's Theme)" Frank Chacksfield
28 " With These Hands" Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter
29 " C'est si bon" Eartha Kitt with Henri René
30 " Have You Heard?" Joni James with the Jack Halloran Choir and Lew Douglas

See also

References

  1. ^ "1953's Top Popular Records according to Retail Sales" (PDF). The Billboard. 65 (51): 29. December 19, 1953.