User:03md/List of UK top 40 singles in 1953

See also: Lists of UK top 10 singles and Lists of UK top 40 singles

The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Until 2004 the chart was only based on the sales of both physical singles with airplay figures excluded from the official chart.

This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during 1953, as well as songs which peaked in 1952 and 1954 but were in the top 40 in 1953. The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 40 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

Ninety-six singles were in the top forty this year. Twenty singles from 1952 remained in the top 40 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, or re-entered during the year."Britannia Rag" by Winifred Atwell, "Comes A-Long A-Love" by Kay Starr,"Cowpuncher's Cantata" by Max Bygraves, "Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong, "Walkin' to Missouri" by Tony Brent and "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford first charted in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953. "Chicka Boom" and "Cloud Lucky Seven" by Guy Mitchell, "Let's Have a Party" by Winifred Atwell, "Oh Mein Papa" by Eddie Calvert and "Rags to Riches" by David Whitfield first charted in 1953 but did not reach their peak until 1954.

Twenty-two artists had multiple entries in the top forty in 1953, with Frankie Laine having the most entries (8). Songs that reached the top ten this year are featured here but also included in their own article.

Top-forty singles

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Entries by artist
The following table shows artists who achieved or more top 40 entries in 1953, including songs that reached their peak in 1952 or 1954. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.