BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S (DISC JOCKEY PLAYS CHART:BARRY KOWAL) TOP SINGLES OF 1953
No. Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 YOU,YOU,YOU-AMES BROTHERS,HUGO WINTERHALTER ORCHESTRA-SEPTEMBER 1578 2 VAYA CON DIOS (MAY GOD BE WITH YOU)-LES PAUL & MARY FORD-August 1406 3 RAGS TO RICHES-TONY BENNETT, PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA-November 1224 4 THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (WHERE IS YOUR HEART)-PERCY FAITH ORCHESTRA,FELICIA SANDERS-May 1190 5 NO OTHER LOVE-PERRY COMO, HENRI RENE ORCHESTRA-August 1142 6 TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-TERESA BREWER, JACK PLEIS ORCHESTRA-February 1140 7 I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU-EDDIE FISHER, HUGO WINTERHALTER ORCHESTRA, SALLY SWEETLAND-July 1136 8 DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES-Perry Como, Ramblers-January 1042 9 EBB TIDE-Frank Chacksfield Orchestra-November 1036 10 THE DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-March 982 11 Oh!-Pee Wee Hunt Orchestra-September 950 12 I Believe-Frankie Laine, Paul Weston Orchestra-April 928 13 April In Portugal-Les Baxter Orchestra-May 904 14 P.s. I Love You-Hilltoppers-August 880 15 Ricochet (Rick-o-shay)-Teresa Brewer, Jack Pleis Orchestra-November 872 16 Ruby-Richard Hayman Orchestra-June 872 17 Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords-March 870 18 Pretend-Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-April 864 19 Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs, Glenn Osser Orchestra, Yale Brothers-May 724 20 Your Cheatin' Heart-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra-April 714 21 Crying In The Chapel-June Valli, Joe Reisman Orchestra-September 700 22 Many Times-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-November 694 23 Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-January 674 24 Side By Side-Kay Starr, Harold Mooney Orchestra-March 652 25 Have You Heard-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra, Jack Halloran Choir-January 632 26 Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como, Ramblers-June 620 27 Dragnet-Ray Anthony Orchestra-October 608 28 Eh, Cumpari-Julius Larosa, Archie Bleyer Orchestra-November 606 29 Hot Toddy-Ralph Flanagan Orchestra-March 556 30 C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)-Eartha Kitt, Henri Rene Orchestra-August 532 31 Gambler's Guitar-Rusty Draper, David Carroll Orchestra-August 522 32 With These Hands-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-August 480 33 Wild Horses-Perry Como, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-March 472 34 Caravan-Ralph Marterie Orchestra-April 450 35 Downhearted-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-February 450 36 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me-Karen Chandler, Jack Pleis Orchestra-March 446 37 My Love, My Love-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra, Jack Halloran Choir-October 402 38 You Alone (Solo Tu)-Perry Como, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-November 400 39 Half A Photograph-Kay Starr, Harold Mooney Orchestra-June 388 40 St. George And The Dragonet-Stan Freberg-October 388 41 Why Don't You Believe Me-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-January 382 42 (Terry's Theme From) Limelight-Frank Chacksfield Orchestra-June 382 43 Oh, Happy Day-Lawrence Welk Orchestra, Larry Hopper-February 380 44 Oh, Happy Day-Don Howard-January 376 45 The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)-Mantovani Orchestra-June 360 46 Pretend-Ralph Marterie Orchestra-February 356 47 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)-Four Lads, Norman Leyden Orchestra-December 356 48 Ebb Tide-Vic Damone, Richard Hayman Orchestra-October 350 49 Love Walked In-Hilltoppers-November 348 50 Ruby-Les Baxter Orchestra-June 336 51 Tell Me A Story-Jimmy Boyd, Frankie Laine-April 332 52 Hey Joe-Frankie Laine, Paul Weston Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir-October 320 53 I'm Walking Behind You-Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl Orchestra-June 316 54 To Be Alone-Hilltoppers-November 308 55 Even Now-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-January 294 56 April In Portugal-Vic Damone, David Carroll Orchestra-May 280 57 Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen-August 268 58 Mister Tap Toe-Doris Day, Paul Weston Orchestra, Norman Luboff Choir-January 238 59 Crying In The Chapel-Darrell Glenn-August 228 60 Bye Bye Blues-Les Paul & Mary Ford-January 218 61 Oh, Happy Day-Four Knights, Bobby Page, Musical Pages-February 214 62 I'd Rather Die Young (Than Grow Old Without You)-Hilltoppers-July 178 63 I'm Sitting On Top Of The World-Les Paul & Mary Ford-April 174 64 Anna-Silvana Mangano-May 172 65 My Baby's Coming Home-Les Paul & Mary Ford-January 162 66 Pa-paya Mama-Perry Como, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-November 158 67 Little Blue Riding Hood-Stan Freberg-October 152 68 Eternally (The Song From Limelight)-Vic Damone, Richard Hayman Orchestra-August 152 69 Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray, Buddy Cole Quartet-April 150 70 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Spike Jones & The City Slickers-January 150 71 Butterflies-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-August 144 72 Crazy, Man, Crazy-Ralph Marterie Orchestra, Larry Ragon, Smarty-airs-June 122 73 Blue Canary-Dinah Shore, Vic Schoen Orchestra-August 120 74 Nina Never Knew-Sauter Finegan Orchestra, Joe Mooney-January 120 75 Say Si Si-Mills Brothers, Sonny Burker Orchestra-June 118 76 Don'cha Hear Them Bells-Les Paul & Mary Ford-November 116 77 I Believe-Jane Froman, Sid Feller Orchestra-May 110 78 No Help Wanted-Rusty Draper, David Carroll Orchestra, Jack Halloran Singers-March 110 79 Is It Any Wonder-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra-May 110 80 Heart And Soul-Four Aces-January 98 81 Sweet Mama Tree Top Tall-Lancers, Van Alexander Orchestra-November 92 82 I Love Paris-Les Baxter Orchestra-November 92 83 Anywhere I Wander-Julius Larosa, Archie Bleyer Orchestra-March 90 84 Terry's Theme (From Limelight)-Richard Hayman Orchestra-July 88 85 (The Gang That Sang) Heart Of My Heart-Don Cornell, Alan Dale, Johnny Desmond,Jack Pleis Orch.-December 86 86 My One And Only Heart-Perry Como-June 80 87 (Now And Then, There's) A Fool Such As I-Jo Stafford, Paul Weston Orchestra-March 78 88 Gomen Nasal (Forgive Me)-Eddy Howard Orchestra-April 76 89 I Don't Know-Buddy Morrow Orchestra, Frankie Lester-January 76 90 Lover, Come Back To Me!-Nat King Cole, Billy May Orchestra-November 74 91 Sugar-Vic Damone, David Carroll Orchestra, Jack Halloran Singers-February 70 92 Allez-vous-en-Kay Starr, Harold Mooney Orchestra-June 68 93 Pretend-Eileen Barton-April 68 94 The Ho Ho Song-Red Buttons, Elliot Lawrence Orchestra-June 68 95 The Story Of Three Loves-Jerry Murad, Richard Hayman Orchestra-September 66 96 Almost Always-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra-May 60 97 I've Got The World On A String-Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-July 58 98 Gomen Nasal (Forgive Me)-Columbia Tokyo Orchestra, Richard Bowers-April 58 99 From Here To Eternity-Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-October 56 100 Crying In The Chapel-Ella Fitzgerald, Sy Oliver Orchestra, Ray Charles Singers-September 56 101 Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 & 2)-Stan Freberg-December 56 102 Please Play Our Song (Mister Record Man)-Don Cornell, Norman Leyden Orchestra-September 52 103 The Nearness Of You-Bob Manning, Monty Kelly Orchestra-May 52 104 The Velvet Glove-Henri Rene, Hugo Winterhalter-October 48 105 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Gisele Mackenzie, Buddy Cole Orchestra-January 40 106 Baby Baby Baby-Teresa Brewer, Jack Pleis Orchestra-December 38 107 Blue Violins-Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-January 38 108 Ramona-Gaylords-May 36 109 Off Shore-Leo Diamond-November 34 110 How Do You Speak To An Angel?-Eddie Fisher, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-March 34 111 Must I Cry Again-Hilltoppers-January 32 112 Return To Paradise-Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-July 32 113 Can't I-Nat King Cole, Billy May Orchestra-April 30 114 Oh What You Do To Me-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-May 30 115 Till I Waltz Again With You-Dick Todd, Jerry Jerome Orchestra-March 28 116 Say It With Your Heart-Bob Carroll-March 28 117 I Confess-Perry Como, Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra-March 28 118 A Fool Was I-Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-August 28 119 Candy Lips-Johnnie Ray, Doris Day, Paul Weston Orchestra-June 28 120 God Bless Us All-Brucie Weil, Don Costa Orchestra-September 26 121 Just To Be With You-Eddie Fisher-October 26 122 When My Dreamboat Comes Home-Kay Starr, Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra-October 26 123 You're Fooling Someone-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra-August 26 124 A-l-b-u-q-u-e-r-q-u-e-Ralph Flanagan Orchestra, Singing Winds-May 26 125 Now That I'm In Love-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-May 26 126 My Jealous Eyes-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-March 26 127 Love Me, Love Me-Bobby Wayne, Jimmy Carroll Orchestra-July 26 128 Return To Paradise (Parts 1 & 2)-Percy Faith Orchestra-June 24 129 I Am In Love-Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-June 24 130 Tropicana-Monty Kelly Orchestra-August 24 131 She Wears Red Feathers-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra & Chorus-January 24 132 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Molly Bee, Van Alexander Orchestra-January 24 133 Wishing Ring-Joni James, Lew Douglas Orchestra-February 22 134 Song Of India-Mario Lanza, Rca Victor Orchestra-August 22 135 The Moon Is Blue-Sauter Finegan Orchestra, Sally Sweetland, Doodlers-August 22 136 Twice As Much-Mills Brothers, Sonny Burker Orchestra-March 22 137 Choo Choo Train-Doris Day, Paul Weston Orchestra-September 22 138 Hello Sunshine-Norman Brooks-April 22 139 Strange-Nat King Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra-January 22 140 Big Mamou-Pete Hanley, Leyden Brothers Orchestra-June 22 141 Ruby-Harry James Orchestra-July 22 142 This Is My Song-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra-August 22 143 April In Portugal-Richard Hayman Orchestra-May 22 144 Congratulations To Someone-Tony Bennett, Percy Faith Orchestra-March 22