List of The New York Times number-one books of 1953

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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1953.

Fiction[edit]

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]

Date Book Author
January 4 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain
January 11 East of Eden John Steinbeck
January 18 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain
January 25
February 1 East of Eden John Steinbeck
February 8 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain
February 15
February 22
March 1
March 8 Désirée Annemarie Selinko
March 15
March 22
March 29
April 5
April 12
April 19
April 26
May 3
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
August 2
August 9
August 16
August 23
August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11 Beyond This Place A.J. Cronin
October 18
October 25 Désirée Annemarie Selinko
November 1 Beyond This Place A.J. Cronin
November 8
November 15
November 22
November 29 Lord Vanity Samuel Shellabarger
December 6
December 13
December 20
December 27

Nonfiction[edit]

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.

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