AUSTRALIAN CHART BOOK'S (David Kent) TOP SINGLES FOR 1953

 1-SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE-PERCY FAITH-SEPTEMBER
 2-YOU BELONG TO ME-JO STAFFORD;DEAN MARTIN-January 
 3-TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU-TERESA BREWER-June
 4-TERRY?S THEME FROM LIMELIGHT-FRANK CHACKSFIELD-October
 5-VAYA CON DIOS-LES PAUL & MARY FORD-November
 6-I WENT TO YOUR WEDDING-PATTI PAGE;SAMMY KAYE-April
 7-I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU-EDDIE FISHER;FRANK SINATRA-October 
 8-ANNA-Silvano Mangano-December
 9-YOU?RE JUST IN LOVE Ethel Merman & Dick Haymes-July
 9-YOU?RE JUST IN LOVE Perry Como & Fontane Sisters-July
10-TELL ME A STORY-Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd-July
11-Because You?re Mine-Mario Lanza;Nat ?King? Cole-February
12-Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como;Red Foley-May
13-Takes Two To Tango-Louis Armstrong;Pearl Bailey-April
14-Lady Of Spain-Eddie Fisher;Winifred Atwell-March
15-Hi-Lili,Hi-Lo-Dinah Shore-June                   
16-I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Jimmy Boyd-December
17-Oh,Happy Day-Lawrence Welk;Les Welch-July 
18-Crying In The Chapel-Rex Allen-December
19-China Doll-Slim Whitman-November
20-A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky-December
21-Doggie In The Window-Patti Page-August
22-April In Portugal-Les Baxter-September
23-Keep It A Secret-Jo Stafford-May
24-Seven Lonely Days-Georgia Gibbs-November
25-I Believe-Frankie Laine-July
26-(Poor Little Robin) Walkin? To Missouri-Sammy Kaye-March
27-Feet Up (Pat Him On The Po-Pop)-Guy Mitchell-February                               
28-Mister Tap Toe-Doris Day-December                                                  
29-The Rock Of Gibralter-Frankie Laine-February                                       
30-Outside Of Heaven-Eddie Fisher-April                                               
31-Glow Worm-Mills Brothers-March                                                     
32-Hold Me,Thrill Me,Kiss Me-Karen Chandler-September                                 
33-Say You're Mine Again-Perry Como;June Hutton-October                               
34-Faith Can Move Mountains-Nat ?King? Cole-May                                       
35-Tell Me You're Mine-Gaylords;Mindy Carson-August                                   
36 Swedish Rhapsody Mantovani;Percy Faith November                                    
37-Ruby-Les Baxter-September                                                          
38-Botch A Me-Rosemary Clooney-January                                                
39-Jambalaya-Jo Stafford-March                                                        
40-Gomen Nasai-Gordon Jenkins;Eddy Howard-July                                        
41-She Wears Red Feathers (And A Huly Huly Skirt)-Guy Mitchell-August                 
42-Zing A Little Zong-Bing Crosby & Jane Wyman-March                                  
43-The Day Of Jubilo-Guy Mitchell-February                                               
44-Just Another Polka-Jo Stafford;Eddie Fisher-October                                
45-St.George & Dragonet-Stan Freberg-December                                         
46-Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James;Patti Page-August                              
47-Heart And Soul-Four Aces-June                                                      
48-Your Cheatin' Heart-Hank Williams;Frankie Laine-August                             
49-Little Red Monkey-Joy Nichols,Dick Bentley & Jimmy Edwards-October                 
50-I Confess-Sarah Vaughan;Perry Como-December                                        
51-I Wanna Say Hello-Sir Hubert Pimm & Ellen Sutton-May                                
52-Padam Padam-Vera Lynn,Edith Piaf-February                                          
53-Gambella (The Gamblin? Lady)-Frankie Laine & Jo Stafford-March                     
54-Side By Side-Kay Starr-June                                                        
55-(Cause I Love You) That?s Why-Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson-October                  
56-Yours-Vera Lynn-February                                                           
57-It?s A Lovely Day-Perry Como & Fontane Sisters-June                                
58-The Isle Of Innisfree-Bing Crosby-July                                              
59-Have You Heard-Joni James-July                                                     
60-Ma Says Pa Says-Doris Day & Johnnie Ray-June                                       
61-Wild Horses-Perry Como;David Hughes-December                                       
62-Waltzing Bugle Boy-Ray Martin;Frank Chacksfield-November                           
63-A Full Time Job-Doris Day & Johnnie Ray-June                                       
64-Indian Love Call-Slim Whitman-September                                                          
65-Trying-Ella Fitzgerald;Les Welch-May                                               
66-Wonderful Copenhagen-Danny Kaye-July                                               
67-The Homing Waltz-Vera Lynn-March                                                   
68-The Continental-Rosemary Clooney & Harry James-June                                
69-Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray;Frank Petty Trio-July                            
70-I Waited A Little Too Long-Kay Starr-February                                      
71-The Big Mamou-Pete Hanley;Dolores Gray-October                                     
72-I?m Just A Poor Bachelor-Frankie Laine-July                                        
73-The Ruby And The Pearl-Nat ?King? Cole;Frankie Laine-May