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Prior to the creation of the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard published multiple singles charts each week. In 1953, the following three charts were produced: Best Sellers in Stores – ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country.
The Song from Moulin Rouge" by Percy Faith (pictured) featuring Felicia Sanders was the number one song of 1953. Perry Como had three songs on the year-end top 30. Joni James had three songs on the year-end top 30. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top popular songs of 1953 by retail sales. [1]
Billboard number-one singles charts preceding the Billboard Hot 100 were updated weekly by Billboard magazine and the leading indicator of popular music for the American music industry since 1940 and until the Billboard Hot 100 chart was established in 1958.
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B.B. King (pictured in 1971) topped the juke box chart for three non-consecutive weeks with "Please Love Me".. In 1953, Billboard magazine published two charts specifically covering the top-performing songs in the United States in rhythm and blues and related African-American-oriented music genres: National Best Sellers and Most Played in Juke Boxes.
List of Billboard number-one R&B songs of 1953; List of Cash Box Best Sellers number-one singles of 1953; U. List of UK top-ten singles in 1953;
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]
Jim Reeves had his first number one in 1953. In 1953 Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most Played in Juke Boxes, National Best Sellers, and Most Played By Jockeys. The three charts had been published since 1944, 1948 and 1949 respectively.