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This is a summary of 1953 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

Contents

Events

Chart summary

See List of UK top-ten singles in 1953

Number Ones

Number-one singles

Issue DateSongArtist
4 January"Here in My Heart" Al Martino
11 January"You Belong to Me" Jo Stafford
18 January"Comes A-Long A-Love" Kay Starr
25 January"Outside of Heaven" Eddie Fisher
1 February"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como and the Ramblers
8 February
15 February
22 February
1 March
8 March"She Wears Red Feathers" Guy Mitchell
15 March
22 March
29 March
5 April"Broken Wings" Stargazers
12 April"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" Lita Roza
19 April"I Believe" Frankie Laine
26 April
3 May
10 May
17 May
24 May
31 May
7 June
14 June
21 June"I'm Walking Behind You"Eddie Fisher
28 June"I Believe"Frankie Laine
5 July
12 July
19 July
26 July
2 August
9 August"The Song from the Moulin Rouge" Mantovani
16 August"I Believe"Frankie Laine
23 August
30 August
6 September"Look at That Girl"Guy Mitchell
13 September
20 September
27 September
4 October
11 October
18 October"Hey Joe"Frankie Laine
25 October
1 November"Answer Me" David Whitfield
8 NovemberFrankie Laine
15 November
22 November
29 November
6 December
13 December
20 December
27 December

Classical music

Opera

Film and Incidental music

Musical films

Births

Deaths

See also

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