List of UK top 12 singles in 1953
| 1950s in music in the UK | |
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| Summaries and charts 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 | |
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| Top 10/12 singles | |
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The UK Singles Chart, compiled by the Official Charts Company, calculates the best-selling record singles of the week in the United Kingdom.[1] New Musical Express (NME) magazine published the United Kingdom record charts for the first time in 1952.[2][3][4] NME originally published only a top 12 (although the first chart had a couple of songs that were tied so a top 15 was announced) but this was gradually extended to encompass a top 20 by October 1954.[5][6][7] Songs that peaked in 1952 but remained in the top 12 in 1953 are listed below and in List of UK top 12 singles in 1952.Similarly, songs that entered the top 12 in 1952 but did not peak until 1953 are listed in a separate table below, as well as in List of UK top 12 singles in 1954.
Top 12 singles
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Single peaked in 1952 but still in chart in 1953. |
| ♦ | Single released in 1953 but peaked in 1954. |
| Entered | The date that the song first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the song reached in the UK Singles Chart. |
| Entered[A] | Weeks in top 12 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached[A] | Weeks at number 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November | 18 | "Here in My Heart"‡ | Martino, AlAl Martino | 1 | 9 November | 9 |
| 9 November | 10 | "Feet Up"‡ | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 2 | 16 November | 0 |
| 9 November | 12 | "Isle of Innisfree"‡ | Crosby, BingBing Crosby | 3 | 7 December | 0 |
| 9 November | 9 | "Half as Much"‡ | Clooney, RosemaryRosemary Clooney | 3 | 16 November | 0 |
| 9 November | 24 | "Because You're Mine"‡ | Lanza, MarioMario Lanza | 3 | 30 November | 0 |
| 9 November | 8 | "Sugar Bush"‡ | Day, DorisDoris Day and Frankie Laine | 8 | 9 November | 0 |
| 14 December | 4[D] | "Because You're Mine"‡ | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 1 | 14 December | 5 |
| 9 November | 19 | "You Belong to Me" | Stafford, JoJo Stafford | 1 | 11 January | 1 |
| 9 November | 8[B] | "Cowpuncher's Cantata" | Bygraves, MaxMax Bygraves | 6 | 18 January | 0 |
| 30 November | 16 | "Comes A-Long A-Love" | Starr, KayKay Starr | 1 | 18 January | 1 |
| 7 December | 6[D] | "Britannia Rag" | Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell | 5 | 18 January | 0 |
| 14 December | 10 | "Takes Two to Tango" | Armstrong, LouisLouis Armstrong | 6 | 18 January | 0 |
| 14 December | 3[D] | "Faith Can Move Mountains" | Ray, JohnnieJohnnie Ray and The Four Lads | 7 | 14 January | 0 |
| 14 December | 7[D] | "Walkin' to Missouri" | Brent, TonyTony Brent | 7 | 18 January | 0 |
| 28 December | 4[C] | "Faith Can Move Mountains" | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 4 | 1 February | 0 |
| 28 December | 17[D] | "Outside of Heaven" | Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 1 | 25 January | 1 |
| 28 December | 7[D] | "Make It Soon" | Brent, TonyTony Brent | 9 | 11 January | 0 |
| 4 January | 1 | "Faith Can Move Mountains" | Young, JimmyJimmy Young | 11 | 4 January | 0 |
| 4 January | 1 | "The Glow-Worm" | Mills Brothers | 10 | 4 January | 0 |
| 11 January | 15 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Como, PerryPerry Como and The Ramblers | 1 | 1 February | 5 |
| 11 January | 1 | "Vanessa" | Heath and His Music, TedTed Heath and His Music | 11 | 11 January | 0 |
| 18 January | 5[D] | "Everything I Have Is Yours" | Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 8 | 1 February | 0 |
| 18 January | 1 | "Got You on My Mind" | Brent, TonyTony Brent | 12 | 18 January | 0 |
| 25 January | 12 | "Now" | Martino, AlAl Martino | 3 | 15 March | 0 |
| 8 February | 16[D] | "She Wears Red Feathers" | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 1 | 8 March | 4 |
| 8 February | 12[D] | "Broken Wings" | Stargazers, TheThe Stargazers | 1 | 5 January | 1 |
| 8 February | 7 | "Broken Wings" | Todd, Art and DottyArt and Dotty Todd | 6 | 22 February | 0 |
| 15 February | 1 | "Broken Wings" | Valentine, DickieDickie Valentine | 12 | 15 February | 0 |
| 22 February | 10 | "Wonderful Copenhagen" | Kaye, DannyDanny Kaye | 6 | 15 March | 0 |
| 1 March | 1 | "Why Don't You Believe Me?" | James, JoniJoni James | 11 | 1 March | 0 |
| 8 March | 11 | "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" | Roza, LitaLita Roza | 1 | 12 April | 1 |
| 8 March | 3 | "All the Time and Everywhere" | Valentine, DickieDickie Valentine | 9 | 15 March | 0 |
| 15 March | 1 | "The Girl in the Wood" | Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 11 | 15 March | 0 |
| 15 March | 1 | "Night Train" | Morrow, BuddyBuddy Morrow | 12 | 15 March | 0 |
| 22 March | 5 | "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" | Page, PattiPatti Page | 9 | 22 March | 0 |
| 29 March | 8 | "Oh Happy Day" | Johnston Brothers | 4 | 26 April | 0 |
| 29 March | 3 | "Little Red Monkey" | Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths | 10 | 29 March | 0 |
| 29 March | 36 | "I Believe" | Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 1 | 19 April | 18 |
| 5 April | 7[B] | "Somebody Stole My Gal" | Ray, JohnnieJohnnie Ray | 6 | 5 April | 0 |
| 12 April | 1 | "Full Time Job" | Day, DorisDoris Day and Johnnie Ray | 11 | 12 April | 0 |
| 19 April | 11 | "Pretty Little Black Eyed Susie" | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 2 | 26 April | 0 |
| 19 April | 4 | "Side by Side | Starr, KayKay Starr | 7 | 26 April | 0 |
| 19 April | 18 | "Pretend" | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 2 | 3 May | 0 |
| 26 April | 15 | "Downhearted" | Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 3 | 17 May | 0 |
| 26 April | 10 | "In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)" | Cotton, BillyBilly Cotton | 3 | 31 May | 0 |
| 3 May | 16[D] | "Tell Me a Story" | Boyd, JimmyJimmy Boyd and Frankie Laine | 5 | 10 May | 0 |
| 10 May | 17 | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Smith, MurielMuriel Smith | 3 | 14 June | 0 |
| 10 May | 23 | "Terry's Theme" | Goodwin, RonRon Goodwin | 3 | 2 August | 0 |
| 10 May | 6[D] | "Coronation Rag" | Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell | 5 | 31 May | 0 |
| 17 May | 18 | "I'm Walking Behind You" | Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher and Sally Sweetland | 1 | 21 June | 1 |
| 17 May | 24 | "Terry's Theme" | Chacksfield, FrankFrank Chacksfield | 2 | 31 May | 0 |
| 24 May | 23[C] | "The Song from Moulin Rouge" | Mantovani | 1 | 9 August | 1 |
| 31 May | 1 | "In a Golden Coach (There's a Heart of Gold)" | Valentine, DickieDickie Valentine | 1 | 31 May | 0 |
| 31 May | 1 | "The Windsor Waltz" | Lynn, VeraVera Lynn | 11 | 31 May | 0 |
| 31 May | 1 | "I'm Walking Behind You" | Squires, DorothyDorothy Squires | 12 | 31 May | 0 |
| 28 June | 11 | "Hot Toddy" | Heath and His Music, TedTed Heath and His Music | 6 | 9 August | 0 |
| 5 July | 5[D] | "Rachel" | Martino, AlAl Martino | 10 | 5 July | 0 |
| 5 July | 1 | "Bushel and a Peck" | Blaine, VivianVivian Blaine | 12 | 5 July | 0 |
| 12 July | 6[C] | "Seven Lonely Days" | MacKenzie, GiseleGisele MacKenzie | 6 | 23 August | 0 |
| 19 July | 14 | "Lets Walk That A-Way" | Day, DorisDoris Day and Johnnie Ray | 4 | 23 August | 0 |
| 2 August | 7[D] | "Say You're Mine Again" | Hutton, JuneJune Hutton and Axel Stordahl with The Boys Next Door |
6 | 13 September | 0 |
| 9 August | 8 | "Can't I?" | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 6 | 20 September | 0 |
| 16 August | 9 | "Eternally" | Young, JimmyJimmy Young | 8 | 30 August | 0 |
| 23 August | 14 | "Look at That Girl" | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 1 | 6 September | 6 |
| 30 August | 12 | "Where the Winds Blow" | Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 2 | 27 September | 0 |
| 13 September | 7 | "Mother Nature and Father Time" | Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 7 | 11 October | 0 |
| 13 September | 8[D] | "Kiss" | Martin, DeanDean Martin | 5 | 18 October | 0 |
| 20 September | 3[C] | "Flirtation Waltz" | Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell | 10 | 27 September | 0 |
| 27 September | 1 | "The Bridge of Sighs" | Whitfield, DavidDavid Whitfield | 9 | 27 September | 0 |
| 11 October | 8 | "Hey Joe" | Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 1 | 18 October | 2 |
| 11 October | 14[D] | "Answer Me" | Whitfield, DavidDavid Whitfield | 1 | 27 September | 2 |
| 18 October | 18[D] | "Swedish Rhapsody" | Mantovani | 2 | 29 November | 0 |
| 18 October | 10[D] | "Poppa Piccolino" | Decker, DianaDiana Decker | 2 | 6 December | 0 |
| 18 October | 5[E] | "Dragnet" | Heath and His Music, TedTed Heath and His Music | 9 | 22 November | 0 |
| 25 October | 17 | "Answer Me" | Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 1 | 8 November | 0 |
| 1 November | 15[D] | "Chicka Boom"♦ | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 4 | 24 January | 0 |
| 1 November | 9 | "Wish You Were Here" | Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 8 | 15 November | 0 |
| 15 November | 4 | "Vaya Con Dios" | Paul, LesLes Paul and Mary Ford | 7 | 15 November | 0 |
| 15 November | 6[D] | "Crying in the Chapel" | Lawrence, LeeLee Lawrence | 7 | 6 December | 0 |
| 22 November | 6 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Boyd, JimmyJimmy Boyd | 3 | 29 November | 0 |
| 22 November | 5 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Beverley Sisters | 6 | 6 December | 0 |
| 29 November | 15[D] | "Let's Have a Party"♦ | Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell | 2 | 10 January | 0 |
| 29 November | 2[D] | "Dragnet" | Anthony and His Orchestra, RayRay Anthony and His Orchestra | 7 | 29 November | 0 |
| 29 November | 4[D] | "Swedish Rhapsody" | Martin, RayRay Martin | 4 | 13 December | 0 |
| 6 December | 5[D] | "Ricochet" | Regan, JoanJoan Regan with The Squadronaires | 8 | 6 December | 0 |
| 6 December | 11[D] | "Rags to Riches"♦ | Whitfield, DavidDavid Whitfield | 3 | 3 January | 0 |
| 13 December | 3 | "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | Cotton, BillyBilly Cotton | 11 | 13 December | 0 |
| 13 December | 16 | "Cloud Lucky Seven"♦ | Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 2 | 7 February | 0 |
| 13 December | 21 | "Oh Mein Papa"♦ | Calvert, EddieEddie Calvert | 1 | 9 January | 9 |
Notes
- B Song re-entered the chart on three occasions.
- C Song re-entered the chart twice.
- D Song re-entered the chart once.
- E Song re-entered the chart on four occasions.
Entries by artist
| Artist | Number of top 12 singles |
|---|---|
| Laine, FrankieFrankie Laine | 7[F] |
| Mitchell, GuyGuy Mitchell | 6[F][G] |
| Cole, Nat KingNat King Cole | 5[F] |
| Fisher, EddieEddie Fisher | 5 |
| Atwell, WinifredWinifred Atwell | 4 |
| Ray, JohnnieJohnnie Ray | 4 |
| Brent, TonyTony Brent | 3 |
| Day, DorisDoris Day | 3[F] |
| Heath and His Music, TedTed Heath and His Music | 3 |
| Martino, AlAl Martino | 3[F] |
| Valentine, DickieDickie Valentine | 3 |
| Boyd, JimmyJimmy Boyd | 2 |
| Chacksfield, FrankFrank Chacksfield | 2 |
| Cotton, BillyBilly Cotton | 2 |
| Mantovani | 2 |
| Whitfield, DavidDavid Whitfield | 2 |
| Young, JimmyJimmy Young | 2 |
Notes
- F Figure includes song that peaked in 1952.
- G Figure includes song that peaked in 1954.
See also
References
- General
- "UK Top 40 Chart Archive". everyhit.com. Retrieved 19 May 2010. (Type artist or song into search box and click "Search".)
- "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- Specific
- ↑ "The Official UK Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "The Story of the Single". BBC News. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ↑ "'The Godfather' singer Al Martino dies". New Musical Express. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Key dates in the history of the Official UK Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Top 10 chart starts to sound a little off-key". Yorkshire Post. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
- ↑ "First ever top 12: 14 November 1952". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "First ever top 20: 01 October 1954". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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