Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1953 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top country and western records based on record sales and juke box plays. [1]
Hank Williams died on January 1, 1953, but still dominated the 1953 country and western charts. He had five songs on the year-end charts, and " Kaw-Liga" and " Your Cheating Heart" were the year's No. 1 and No. 2 selling country records. In addition, Jack Cardwell's " The Death of Hank Williams" ranked No. 19 on the year-end chart. [1]
On the juke box chart, " Mexican Joe" by newcomer Jim Reeves was the No. 1 most-played record of 1953. [1]
| Retail year-end [1] |
Juke box year-end [1] |
Peak [note 1] [2] | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | " Kaw-Liga" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | " Your Cheating Heart" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | " No Help Wanted | The Carlisles | Mercury |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | " A Dear John Letter" | Jean Shepard, Ferlin Husky | Capitol |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | " Hey Joe" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | " Mexican Joe" | Jim Reeves | Abbott |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | " I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | The Davis Sisters | RCA Victor |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | " It's Been So Long" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | " Take These Chains from My Heart" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | " (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | " Eddy's Song" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 12 | 25 | 4 | " Last Waltz" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | " Rub-A-Dub-Dub" | Hank Thompson | Capitol |
| 14 | 17 | 1 | " I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | " Bumming Around" | T. Texas Tyler | Decca |
| 16 | 26 | 2 | " (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window" | Homer & Jethro | RCA Victor |
| 17 | 20 | 4 | " Crying in the Chapel" | Rex Allen | Decca |
| 18 | 15 | 1 | " Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 19 | NR | 3 | " The Death of Hank Williams" | Jack Cardwell | M-G-M |
| 20 | 21 | 1 | " Caribbean" | Mitchell Torok | Abbott |
| 21 | NR | " Let Me Be the One" | Hank Locklin | 4 Star | |
| 22 | NR | 2 | " Trademark" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 23 | NR | 1 | " There Stands the Glass" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 24 | NR | 4 | " This Orchid Means Goodbye" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 25 | 27 | 3 | " Spanish Fire Ball" | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
| 26 | NR | " I'll Go Alone" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| 27 | NR | " Tennessee Wig Walk" | Bonnie Lou | King | |
| 28 | NR | 4 | " Free Home Demonstration" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 29 | NR | " Seven Lonely Days" | Bonnie Lou | King | |
| 30 | 11 | " Back Street Affair" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| NR | 12 | " Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Skeets McDonald | Capitol | |
| NR | 13 | " I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" | Goldie Hill | Decca | |
| NR | 19 | " Keep It a Secret" | Slim Whitman | Imperial | |
| NR | 22 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Slim Willet | 4 Star | |
| NR | 23 | " I Couldn't Keep From Crying" | Marty Robbins | Columbia | |
| NR | 24 | "Crying in the Chapel" | Darrell Glenn | Valley | |
| NR | 28 | "Midnight" | Red Foley | Decca | |
| NR | 29 | " That's Me Without You" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| NR | 30 | 4 | " Gal Who Invented Kissing" | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
See also
- List of Billboard number-one country songs of 1953
- Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953
- 1953 in country music
Notes
- ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.
References
- ^ a b c d e "1953's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 19, 1953. p. 29.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.
Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1953 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top country and western records based on record sales and juke box plays. [1]
Hank Williams died on January 1, 1953, but still dominated the 1953 country and western charts. He had five songs on the year-end charts, and " Kaw-Liga" and " Your Cheating Heart" were the year's No. 1 and No. 2 selling country records. In addition, Jack Cardwell's " The Death of Hank Williams" ranked No. 19 on the year-end chart. [1]
On the juke box chart, " Mexican Joe" by newcomer Jim Reeves was the No. 1 most-played record of 1953. [1]
| Retail year-end [1] |
Juke box year-end [1] |
Peak [note 1] [2] | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | " Kaw-Liga" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | " Your Cheating Heart" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | " No Help Wanted | The Carlisles | Mercury |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | " A Dear John Letter" | Jean Shepard, Ferlin Husky | Capitol |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | " Hey Joe" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | " Mexican Joe" | Jim Reeves | Abbott |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | " I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | The Davis Sisters | RCA Victor |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | " It's Been So Long" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | " Take These Chains from My Heart" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 10 | 14 | 3 | " (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | " Eddy's Song" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 12 | 25 | 4 | " Last Waltz" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | " Rub-A-Dub-Dub" | Hank Thompson | Capitol |
| 14 | 17 | 1 | " I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 15 | 15 | 5 | " Bumming Around" | T. Texas Tyler | Decca |
| 16 | 26 | 2 | " (How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window" | Homer & Jethro | RCA Victor |
| 17 | 20 | 4 | " Crying in the Chapel" | Rex Allen | Decca |
| 18 | 15 | 1 | " Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | Hank Williams | M-G-M |
| 19 | NR | 3 | " The Death of Hank Williams" | Jack Cardwell | M-G-M |
| 20 | 21 | 1 | " Caribbean" | Mitchell Torok | Abbott |
| 21 | NR | " Let Me Be the One" | Hank Locklin | 4 Star | |
| 22 | NR | 2 | " Trademark" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 23 | NR | 1 | " There Stands the Glass" | Webb Pierce | Decca |
| 24 | NR | 4 | " This Orchid Means Goodbye" | Carl Smith | Columbia |
| 25 | 27 | 3 | " Spanish Fire Ball" | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
| 26 | NR | " I'll Go Alone" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| 27 | NR | " Tennessee Wig Walk" | Bonnie Lou | King | |
| 28 | NR | 4 | " Free Home Demonstration" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 29 | NR | " Seven Lonely Days" | Bonnie Lou | King | |
| 30 | 11 | " Back Street Affair" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| NR | 12 | " Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Skeets McDonald | Capitol | |
| NR | 13 | " I Let the Stars Get in My Eyes" | Goldie Hill | Decca | |
| NR | 19 | " Keep It a Secret" | Slim Whitman | Imperial | |
| NR | 22 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | Slim Willet | 4 Star | |
| NR | 23 | " I Couldn't Keep From Crying" | Marty Robbins | Columbia | |
| NR | 24 | "Crying in the Chapel" | Darrell Glenn | Valley | |
| NR | 28 | "Midnight" | Red Foley | Decca | |
| NR | 29 | " That's Me Without You" | Webb Pierce | Decca | |
| NR | 30 | 4 | " Gal Who Invented Kissing" | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
See also
- List of Billboard number-one country songs of 1953
- Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953
- 1953 in country music
Notes
- ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.
References
- ^ a b c d e "1953's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 19, 1953. p. 29.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.