UK No.1 Hits of 1953

This is a list of all the singles to top the UK charts in the year 1953.

See Also: List of Number 1 singles (UK), UK No.1 Hits of 1952, 1953 in music, UK No.1 Hits of 1954

Notes

¹On the week ending 18 December 1953, Frankie Laine's and David Whitfield's versions of "Answer Me" both sold enough copies to be the #1 single. As there weren't many chart rules at the time and no official UK charts company, they had to share the #1 spot. This was the first such instance, which occured several times during the decade.

Records

*Single with most consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart (9 weeks; "Here In My Heart", Al Martino)
*Single with most non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart (18 weeks; "I Believe", Frankie Laine)
*First act to score two number one singles on the UK Singles Chart (Eddie Fisher; "Outside Of Heaven", "I'm Walking Behind You")
*First act to score three number one singles on the UK Singles Chart (Frankie Laine; "I Believe", "Hey Joe", "Answer Me"
*First act to score three number one singles in a single calendar year on the UK Singles Chart (Frankie Laine)
*Most weeks in a single calendar year spent on top of the UK Singles Chart by a single act (27 weeks; Frankie Laine)

Artists at #1 for the first time

* Jo Stafford with "You Belong To Me"
* Kay Starr with "Comes A-Long A-Love"
* Eddie Fisher with "Outside Of Heaven"
* Perry Como with "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes"
* Guy Mitchell with "She Wears Red Feathers"
* Stargazers with "Broken Wings"
* Lita Roza with "(How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window"
* Frankie Laine with "I Believe"
* Sally Sweetland with "I'm Walking Behind You" (featured)
* Mantovani with "Moulin Rouge"
* David Whitfield with "Answer Me"