Top Songs of 1953
1 |
509 |
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton |
Hound Dog |
Rhythm & Blues
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2 |
1031 |
Hank Williams |
Your Cheatin' Heart |
Honky Tonk
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3 |
1194 |
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
Money Honey |
Doo-Wop,
Rhythm & Blues
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4 |
1377 |
The Orioles |
Crying in the Chapel |
Doo-Wop
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5 |
1390 |
Ruth Brown |
Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
Rhythm & Blues
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6 |
1916 |
Guitar Slim |
The Things That I Used to Do |
Electric Blues,
New Orleans Blues
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7 |
2207 |
The Crows |
Gee |
Doo-Wop
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8 |
2395 |
Professor Longhair and His Blues Scholars |
Tipitina |
New Orleans R&B
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9 |
2448 |
Little Junior's Blue Flames |
Mystery Train |
Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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10 |
2594 |
Dean Martin |
That's Amore |
Standards
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11 |
3660 |
Doris Day |
Secret Love |
Film Soundtrack,
Traditional Pop
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12 |
4045 |
Webb Pierce |
There Stands the Glass |
Honky Tonk
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13 |
4136 |
The Harptones |
A Sunday Kind of Love |
Doo-Wop
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14 |
4530 |
Les Paul & Mary Ford |
Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) |
Traditional Pop
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15 |
5092 |
Faye Adams |
Shake a Hand |
Rhythm & Blues
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16 |
5319 |
LaVern Baker |
Soul on Fire |
Rhythm & Blues
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17 |
5726 |
Frank Sinatra |
I've Got the World on a String |
Standards,
Vocal Jazz
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18 |
6042 |
The Prisonaires |
Just Walkin' in the Rain |
Doo-Wop
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19 |
7576 |
Hank Williams |
Ramblin' Man |
Country
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20 |
8034 |
Gerry Mulligan Quartet feat. Chet Baker |
My Funny Valentine |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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21 |
8292 |
Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers |
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer |
Rhythm & Blues
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22 |
8358 |
Percy Faith & His Orchestra |
The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) |
Easy Listening,
Traditional Pop
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23 |
8698 |
Chabuca Granda |
La flor de la canela |
Música Criolla Peruana
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24 |
8707 |
Tony Bennett |
Stranger in Paradise |
Traditional Pop,
Vocal Jazz
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25 |
8891 |
The Dixie Hummingbirds |
Let's Go Out to the Programs |
Traditional Black Gospel
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26 |
9414 |
B.B. King |
Please Love Me |
Electric Blues,
Jump-Blues
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27 |
9524 |
Marilyn Monroe |
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend |
Film Soundtrack,
Traditional Pop
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28 |
9726 |
Georges Brassens |
Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux |
Chanson à texte
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Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000: |
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Patti Page |
The Doggie in the Window |
Novelty,
Traditional Pop
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Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker |
Walking Shoes |
Bebop,
Cool Jazz
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Nat King Cole |
Pretend |
Traditional Pop
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Bill Haley and His Comets |
Crazy Man Crazy |
Rock & Roll
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Eddie Fisher |
I'm Walking Behind You |
Traditional Pop
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Joni James |
Have You Heard |
Traditional Pop
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Tony Bennett |
Rags to Riches |
Traditional Pop
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Big Joe Turner |
Honey Hush |
Jump-Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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Rufus Thomas |
Bear Cat |
Rhythm & Blues
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Sonny Boy Williamson (II) |
Nine Below Zero |
Chicago Blues
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Charlie Parker |
Confirmation |
Bebop
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Frankie Laine |
I Believe |
Country Pop,
Traditional Pop
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Charlie Parker/The Quintet |
Salt Peanuts |
Bebop
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Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond |
You Go to My Head |
Cool Jazz
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J. J. Johnson |
Turnpike |
Bebop
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Georges Brassens |
J'ai rendez-vous avec vous |
Chanson à texte
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Thelonious Monk |
Monk's Dream |
Hard Bop
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The Treniers |
Rockin' Is Our Business |
Jump-Blues
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Horace Silver |
Safari |
Bebop
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Thelonious Monk |
Bemsha Swing |
Hard Bop
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Big Joe Turner |
TV Mama |
Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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Stan Kenton |
23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West |
Progressive Big Band
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Willie Mabon |
I'm Mad |
Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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Junior Parker |
Feelin' Good |
Electric Blues,
Rhythm & Blues
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Amos Milburn |
Let's Have a Party |
Rhythm & Blues
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