Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1953
Billboard Top Country & Western Records of 1953 is made up of two year-end charts compiled by Billboard magazine ranking the year's top country and western records based on record sales and juke box plays.[1]
Hank Williams died on January 1, 1953, but still dominated the 1953 country and western charts. 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]
See also[edit]
- List of Billboard number-one country songs of 1953
- Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953
- 1953 in country music
Notes[edit]
- ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "1953's Top C & W Records". The Billboard. December 19, 1953. p. 29.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.