CASH BOX TOP SINGLES – 1953 |
| The Legendary Cash Box Magazine Charts |
| Chart data collected by Randy Price
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The 1953 Charts! |
| 1953 | #1 | Top Debut |
| January 3 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy Boyd | 14. Bye Bye Blues - Les Paul & Mary Ford |
| January 10 | Why Don’t You Believe Me - Joni James | 27. Mister Tap Toe - Doris Day |
| January 17 | Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como | 18. Even Now - Eddie Fisher |
| January 24 | Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como | 27. It’s Worth Any Price You Pay - Eddy Howard |
| January 31 | Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes - Perry Como | 20. Hot Toddy - Ralph Flanagan & Orchestra |
| February 7 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 22. She Wears Red Feathers - Guy Mitchell |
| February 14 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 19. Wild Horses - Perry Como |
| February 21 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 23. I Don’t Know - Buddy Morrow & Orchestra |
| February 28 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 23. New Jukebox Saturday Night - Modernaires |
| March 7 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 31. Seven Lonely Days - Georgia Gibbs |
| March 14 | Till I Waltz Again With You - Teresa Brewer | 25. Tell Me A Story - Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine |
| March 21 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 28. Caravan - Ralph Marterie & “Down Beat” Orchestra |
| March 28 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 20. Can’t I - Nat “King” Cole & Billy May & Orchestra |
| April 4 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 28. Dancin’ With Someone (Longin’ For You) - Teresa Brewer |
| April 11 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 25. Ruby - Richard Hayman & Orchestra |
| April 18 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 24. Somebody Stole My Gal - Johnnie Ray |
| April 25 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 22. Say You’re Mine Again - Perry Como |
| May 2 | The Doggie In The Window - Patti Page | 18. The Ho Ho Song - Red Buttons |
| May 9 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 18. I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher |
| May 16 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 17. Almost Always - Joni James |
| May 23 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 19. Crazy Man, Crazy - Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets |
| May 30 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 15. My Flaming Heart - Nat “King” Cole |
| June 6 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 21. Candy Lips - Johnnie Ray & Doris Day |
| June 13 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 27. My One And Only Heart - Perry Como |
| June 20 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 16. No Other Love - Perry Como |
| June 27 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 25. Love Me, Love Me - Bobby Wayne |
| July 4 | The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) - Percy Faith & Orchestra | 20. Oh! - Pee Wee Hunt & Orchestra |
| July 11 | I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher | 26. Keep It Gay - Perry Como |
| July 18 | I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher | 21. Crying In The Chapel - Darrell Glenn / June Valli |
| July 25 | I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher | 24. Butterflies - Patti Page |
| August 1 | I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher | 26. Blue Canary - Dinah Shore |
| August 8 | I’m Walking Behind You - Eddie Fisher | 30. My Love, My Love - Joni James |
| August 15 | No Other Love - Perry Como | 19. Ebb Tide - Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra |
| August 22 | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford | 25. A Dear John Letter - Pat O’Day |
| August 29 | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford | 33. Relax - Tony Martin |
| September 5 | Crying In The Chapel - June Valli | 20. The Story Of Three Loves - Jerry Murad |
| September 12 | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford | 41. Too Young To Tango - Teresa Brewer |
| September 19 | Crying In The Chapel - June Valli / Darrell Glenn / Rex Allen / Orioles | 28. Caribbean - Mitchell Torok |
| September 26 | Crying In The Chapel - June Valli / Orioles / Rex Allen / Darrell Glenn | 20. The Velvet Glove - Henri Rene & Hugo Winterhalter |
| October 3 | You You You - Ames Brothers | 22. Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) - Teresa Brewer |
| October 10 | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford | 29. You Alone (Solo Tu) - Perry Como |
| October 17 | Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford | 18. Pa-Paya Mama - Perry Como |
| October 24 | St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg | 23. Love Walked In - Hilltoppers |
| October 31 | St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg | 34. The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra |
| November 7 | St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg | 26. Off Shore - Leo Diamond |
| November 14 | Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett | 30. Why Can’t I - Joni James |
| November 21 | Eh, Cumpari - Julius LaRosa | 19. Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt |
| November 28 | Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett | 29. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine |
| December 5 | Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett | 29. Down By The Riverside - Bing & Gary Crosby / Four Lads |
| December 12 | Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett | 25. Golden Violins - Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra |
| December 19 | Rags To Riches - Tony Bennett | 28. Mama-Papa Polka - Gaylords |
| December 26 | Oh! My Pa-Pa (Oh, Mein Papa) - Eddie Fisher / Eddie Calvert | 18. C’est Si Bon (It’s So Good) - Stan Freberg |
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