| Hits of 1953 | Yearbook | 
    
| Oscar: Best Picture: | From Here to Eternity | 
    
| Oscar: Best Actor | William Holden in Stalag 17 | 
    
| Oscar: Best Actress | Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday | 
    
| Oscar: Best Song | "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane (also nominated: "That's Amore" from The Caddy) | 
    
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        April In Portugal (instrumental) | 2 | 
        Les Baxter | 
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        April In Portugal | 10 | 
        Vic Damone | 
| Baubles, Bangles, and Beads | 30 | 
        Peggy Lee | |
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        Caravan | 6 | 
        Ralph Marterie | 
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        C'est Si Bon (It's So Good) | 8 | 
        Eartha Kitt | 
| Crying In the Chapel | 11 | 
        The Orioles | |
| That Doggie in the Window | 1 | 
        Patti Page | |
| Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes | 1 | 
        Perry Como | |
| Ebb Tide (instrumental) | 2 | 
        Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra | |
| Hi-lili Hi-lo | 30 | 
        Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer | |
| I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter | 29 | 
        Connee Boswell | |
| I've Got the World On A String | 14 | 
        Frank Sinatra | |
| In The Mood | 16 | 
        Johnny Maddox | |
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        Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | 10 | 
        The Four Lads | 
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        Marie | 13 | 
        The Four Tunes | 
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        The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | 21 | 
        Tommy Dorsey | 
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        Oh! My Papa (O Mein Papa) | 4 6 15  | 
        Eddie Fisher Eddie Calvert Ray Anthony & His Orchestra  | 
    
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        P.S. I Love You | 4 | 
        The Hilltoppers | 
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        Pretend | 2 | 
        Nat "King" Cole | 
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        Rags to Riches | 1 | 
        Tony Bennett | 
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        Ruby (instrumental) | 
        3 | 
        Richard Hayman & His Orchestra | 
| Santa Baby | 4 | 
        Eartha Kitt | |
| The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) | 1 | 
        Percy Faith & His Orchestra | |
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        South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) | 18 | 
        Frank Sinatra | 
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        Stranger In Paradise | 2 | 
        Tony Bennett | 
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        That's Amore | 2 | 
        Dean Martin | 
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        You You You | 1 | 
        The Ames Brothers | 
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        You'll Never Know | 18 | 
        Rosemary Clooney | 
| Baby Baby Baby | 12 | 
        Teresa Brewer | |
| Changing Partners | 3 | 
        Patti Page | |
| Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 & 2) | 13 | 
        Stan Freberg | |
| Crazy, Man, Crazy | 12 | 
        Bill Haley & His Comets | |
| Dancin' With Someone (Longin' For You) | 17 | 
        Teresa Brewer | |
| Dennis the Menace | 25 | 
        Rosemary Clooney and Jimmy Boyd | |
| Don't Take Your Love From Me | 21 | 
        The Three Suns | |
| Dragnet (instrumental) | 2 | 
        Ray Anthony & His Orchestra | |
| The Gang That Sang "Heart Of My Heart" | 7 10  | 
        The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts Leslie Caron and Mel Ferrer  | 
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| I Believe | 2 | 
        Frankie Laine | |
| I Confess | 17 | 
        Perry Como | |
| I'm Walking Behind You | 1 | 
        Eddie Fisher | |
| If I Had A Penny | 26 | 
        Rosemary Clooney | |
| Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall | 23 | 
        Teresa Brewer | |
| The Jones Boy | 15 | 
        The Mills Brothers | |
| Keep It Gay | 30 | 
        Perry Como | |
| Little Blue Riding Hood | 9 | 
        Stan Freberg | |
| (Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean | 23 | 
        Ruth Brown | |
| My One and Only Heart | 11 | 
        Perry Como | |
| No Other Love | 1 | 
        Perry Como | |
| No Moon At All | 21 | 
        The Ames Brothers with Les Brown | |
| Oh Happy Day | 5 | 
        Lawrence Welk Orchestra with vocal by Larry Hopper | |
| Pa-Paya Mama | 11 | 
        Perry Como | |
| Ricochet (Rick-O-Shay) | 2 | 
        Teresa Brewer | |
| Say You're Mine Again | 3 | 
        Perry Como | |
| She Wears Red Feathers | 19 | 
        Guy Mitchell | |
| Sleep | 21 | 
        Les Paul | |
| St. George and the Dragonet | 1 | 
        Stan Freberg | |
| The Typewriter (instrumental) | 1 | 
        Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra | |
| Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You) | 1 | 
        Les Paul & Mary Ford | |
| Who Kissed Me Last Night? | 23 | 
        Rosemary Clooney | |
| Wild Horses | 6 | 
        Perry Como | |
| Woman | 9 | 
        Johnny Desmond | |
| You Alone | 9 | 
        Perry Como |