These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1953, per the Billboard 200.
No chart was issued from August 29 to December 19.
| Issue date | 33 1/3 R.P.M. | 45 R.P.M. | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Album | Artist(s) | Label | Album | Artist(s) | Label | ||
| January 3 | 1937–'38 Jazz Concert No. 2 | Benny Goodman | Columbia | Christmas with Eddie Fisher | Eddie Fisher | RCA Victor | [1] |
| January 10 | I'm in the Mood for Love | Eddie Fisher | RCA Victor | [2] | |||
| January 17 | [3] | ||||||
| January 24 | [4] | ||||||
| January 31 | [5] | ||||||
| February 7 | [6] | ||||||
| February 14 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [7] | |||
| February 21 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Soundtrack | MGM | [8] | |||
| February 28 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [9] | |||
| March 7 | Stars and Stripes Forever | Soundtrack | MGM | [10] | |||
| March 14 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [11] | |||
| March 21 | [12] | ||||||
| March 28 | [13] | ||||||
| April 4 | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | [14] | |||
| April 11 | [15] | ||||||
| April 18 | Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show | Arthur Godfrey | Columbia | [16] | |||
| April 25 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [17] | |||
| May 2 | [18] | ||||||
| May 9 | [19] | ||||||
| May 16 | [20] | ||||||
| May 23 | [21] | ||||||
| May 30 | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | [22] |
| June 6 | The Music of Victor Herbert and Sigmund Romberg | Mantovani | London | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [23] |
| June 13 | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | [24] |
| June 20 | Hans Christian Andersen | Danny Kaye | Decca | [25] | |||
| June 27 | [26] | ||||||
| July 4 | Music for Lovers Only | Jackie Gleason | Capitol | [27] | |||
| July 11 | [28] | ||||||
| July 18 | [29] | ||||||
| July 25 | [30] | ||||||
| August 1 | [31] | ||||||
| August 8 | [32] | ||||||
| August 15 | [33] | ||||||
| August 22 | [34] | ||||||
| Issue date | Album | Artist(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26 | Christmas with Arthur Godfrey | Arthur Godfrey | Columbia | [35] |