1952 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1953 ,
1954 In Music , 1950s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
These singles reached the top of Billboard Magazine 's charts in 1953.
- " And This Is My Beloved " w. & m. adapted Robert Wright & George Forrest
- " Angel Eyes " w. Earl Brent m. Matt Dennis
- " Anna " w.(Eng) William Engvick (Ital) F. Giordano m. R. Vatro
- " Answer Me, My Love " w. (Eng) Carl Sigman (Ger) & m. Gerhard Winkler & Fred Ravich
- " Baubles, Bangles And Beads " w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest . Introduced by Doretta Morrow in the Musical '' Kismet ''
- " Bell Bottom Blues " w. Hal David m. Leon Carr
- " Bimbo " w.m. Rodney Morris
- " Black Hills Of Dakota " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain . Introduced by Doris Day in the film '' Calamity Jane ''.
- " The Boy Friend " w.m. Sandy Wilson .
- " Can-Can " w.m. Cole Porter
- " Caribbean " w.m. Mitchell Torok
- " C'Est Magnifique " w.m. Cole Porter . Introduced by Lilo and Peter Cookson in the Musical '' Can-Can ''
- " Changing Partners " w. Joe Darion m. Larry Coleman
- " Chicka Boom " w.m. Bob Merrill
- " Crying In The Chapel " w.m. Artie Glenn
- " Dragnet " m. Walter Schumann
- " Ebb Tide " w. Carl Sigman m. Robert Maxwell
- " Eh, Cumpari! " trad Ital w. m. adapt. Julius LaRosa & Archie Bleyer
- " Ev'rybody Loves Saturday Night " Campbell
- " Fate " w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest from music by Alexander Borodin Adapted from Symphony No. 2 in B Minor.
- " From Here To Eternity " w. Robert Wells m. Fred Karger
- " Gambler's Guitar " w.m. Jim Lowe
- " Gee! " w.m. Viola Watkins, Daniel Norton & William Davis
- " Goodnite Sweetheart, Goodnite " James Hudson, Calvin Carter
- " The Happy Wanderer " w.(Ger) Florenz Siegesmund & Edith Möller (Eng) Antonia Ridge m. Friedrich Wilhelm Möller
- " Here's That Rainy Day " w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen . Introduced by John Raitt in the Musical '' Carnival In Flanders ''.
- " Hold My Hand " w.m. Jack Lawrence & Richard Myers
- " I Believe " w.m. Ervin Drake , Jimmy Shirl , Irvin Graham & Al Stillman
- " (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely " w.m. Pat Ballard
- " I Love Paris " w.m. Cole Porter . Introduced by Lilo in the Musical '' Can-Can ''
- " I Really Don't Want To Know " w. Howard Barnes m. Don Robertson
- " I'm Walking Behind You " w.m. Billy Reid
- " Istanbul (Not Constantinople) " w. Jimmy Kennedy m. Nat Simon
- " It's All Right With Me " w.m. Cole Porter
- " Just Walkin' In The Rain " w.m. Johnny Bragg & Robert S. Riley
- " Little Things Mean A Lot " w.m. Carl Stutz & Edith Lindeman
- " Make Love To Me " w. Alan Copeland & Bill Norvas Music from "Tin Roof Blues" 1923.
- " The Man That Got Away " w. Ira Gershwin m. Harold Arlen
- " The Man With The Banjo " w. (Eng) Robert Mellin m. Fritz Schulz Reichel
- " Marriage Type Love " w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Arthur Maxwell and Helena Scott in the Musical '' Me And Juliet ''.
- " Matilda, Matilda! " w.m. Harry Thomas
- " Melancholy Serenade " m. Jackie Gleason
- " Mexican Joe " w.m. Mitchell Torok
- " Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket " w. Bob Hilliard m. Jule Styne
- " Money Honey " w.m. Jesse Stone
- " No Other Love " w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers . Introduced by Isabel Bigley and Bill Hayes in the Musical '' Me And Juliet ''.
- " Non Dimenticar " w.(Eng) Shelley Dobbins (Ital) Michele Galdieri m. P. G. Redi
- " Not Since Nineveh " w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest From Borodin's "Polovetsian Dances".
- " Oh! My Pa-Pa " w. John Turner & Geoffrey Parsons m. Paul Burkhard
- " The Olive Tree " w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest from music by Alexander Borodin
- " Rags To Riches " w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
- " Ricochet " w.m. Larry Coleman , Joe Darion & Norman Gimbel
- " Rock Around The Clock " w.m. Jimmy De Knight & Max C. Freedman
- " Santa Baby " w.m. Joan Javits, Phil Springer & Tony Springer
- " Satin Doll " m. Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington
- " Secret Love " w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain . Introduced by Doris Day in the film '' Calamity Jane ''
- " Seven Lonely Days " w.m. Alden Shuman, Earl Shuman & Marshal Brown
- " Shake A Hand " w.m. Joe Morris
- " Sippin' Soda " adapt. P. Campbell
- " The Song From "Moulin Rouge" " (aka " Where Is Your Heart ") w. (Eng) William Engvick (Fr) Jacques Larue m. Georges Auric
- " Stranger In Paradise " w. & m. adapt Robert Wright & George Forrest . Introduced by Doretta Morrow and Richard Kiley in the Musical '' Kismet ''.
- " Such A Night " w.m. Lincoln Chase
- " Sway " (" Quien Será ") w. (Eng) Norman Gimbel (Sp) Pablo Beltrán Ruiz m. Pablo Beltran Ruiz
- " Teach Me Tonight " w. Sammy Cahn m. Gene De Paul
- " Tell Me A Story " w.m. Terry Gilkyson
- " Tell Us Where The Good Times Are " w.m. Bob Merrill
- " That's Amore " w. Jack Brooks m. Harry Warren
- " Vaya Con Dios " w.m. Larry Russell , Inez James & Buddy Pepper
- " Wanted " w.m. Jack Fulton & Lois Steele
- " When Love Goes Wrong " w. Harold Adamson m. Hoagy Carmichael from the film '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes ''
- " You Won't Forget Me " w. Kermit Goell m. Fred Spielman Introduced by India Adams dubbing for Joan Crawford in the film '' Torch Song ''
- " You, You, You " w.(Eng) Robert Mellin (Ger) Walter Rothenberg m. Lotar Olias
- " Young At Heart " w. Carolyn Leigh m. Johnny Richards
- January 6 - Malcolm Young , AC/DC
- January 10 - Pat Benatar
- January 15 - Boris Blank , Yello
- January 23 - Robin Zander , Cheap Trick
- January 26 - Lucinda Williams
- January 29 - Luis Perez , Los Lobos
- January 29 - Teresa Teng , singer
- February 3 - Joëlle (+ 1982 )
- February 18 - Robin Bachman , drummer, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- March 3 - Robyn Hitchcock
- March 23 - Chaka Khan
- March 31 - Sean Hopper , Huey Lewis & The News
- March 31 - Greg Martin , The Kentucky Headhunters
- May 8 - Billy Burnette , Fleetwood Mac
- May 15 - Mike Oldfield
- May 16 - Richard Page , Mr. Mister
- May 17 - George Johnson , The Brothers Johnson
- June 8 - Bonnie Tyler
- June 12 - Rocky Burnette
- June 19 - Larry Dunn , Earth Wind & Fire
- June 20 - Cyndi Lauper
- June 20 - Alan Longmuir , The Bay City Rollers
- June 29 - Colin Hay , Men At Work
- July 6 - Nanci Griffith
- July 29 - Geddy Lee , Rush
- July 31 - Hugh MacDowell , Electric Light Orchestra
- August 1 - Robert Cray
- August 8 - Mona Shinn
- August 16 - J.T. Taylor , Kool & The Gang
- August 17 - Kevin Rowland , Dexy's Midnight Runners
- August 27 - Alex Lifeson , Rush
- August 29 - Rick Downey , Blue Öyster Cult
- September 7 - Benmont Tench , keyboardist for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and others
- September 11 - Tommy Shaw , Styx
- October 10 - Midge Ure
- October 14 - Kazumi Watanabe , jazz performer
- October 15 - Tito Jackson , The Jackson 5
- October 16 - Tony Carey , Rainbow
- October 20 - Tom Petty
- October 21 - Charlotte Caffey , The Go-Go's
- October 26 - Keith Strickland , The B-52's
- October 31 - Johnny Clegg
- November 11 - Andy Partridge , XTC
- November 13 - Andrew Rankin , The Pogues
- Keith Green
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