Dean Martin
That's Amore
This song would always be associated with Dean Martin and is his signature song. The song was written in 1952 by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks, and became Dean Martins Hit in 1953. The first public performance of the song was part of the soundtrack tor the Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin comedy film, The Caddy. It was nominated for an Academy Award for 1953 bur lost to Doris Days Secret Love. The song would have a resurgence in popularity when used in film Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicholas Cage.
Eddie Fischer
Oh My Papa
The song was originally written for a German musical called Der Schwarze, and was called Oh Mein Papa. The song would become popular in the UK when recorded as an instrumental. When the song came to America and the lyrics translated, the song would shoot up to # 1 on the charts
Frank Sinatra
I've Got The World On A String
The song was written by Harold Arlen and ted Koehler in 1932 for The Cotton Club Parade. Introduced by Bing Crosby and Cab Calloway the song would make it to the Billboard charts in 1953 when recorded by Sinatra. The song would top at # 14 on the charts.
Joni James
Your Cheatin Heart
The song was written by Hank Williams and recorded by him in 1952. The song, however would not be released until after Hanks Death in 1953. The song is thought to be one of the great country music songs and would become a major hit when recorded by Joni James.
Kay Starr
Side by Side
This song was originally written by Gus Kahn and Harry Woods in 1927. It is now considered an American Standard but it did not begin to atttain that status until the 1953 Kay Starr recording.
Patty Page
(How Much is That) Doggie in the Window
Bob Merrill and Ingrid Reuterskiold wrote this song in 1952, but it was the next year when Patti Page recorded the song tthat it would become a hit. The song would reach #1 and is noted as the first song that had a question in the title.
Tony Bennett
Stranger in Paradise
Originally the song was part of the musical Kismet. Written by Robert Wright and George Forrest, but is based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, titled "Gliding Dance of the Maidens," from the Polovtsian Dances.
Vic Damone and Anne Blythe sang the song in the film version of the show, but the hit would be sung by Tony Bennett even though the song was recorded by several other artists.
Tony Bennett
Rags To Riches
Rags to Riches was written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, and reached #1 on the Billboard Charts. The song was stay popular and in 1976 Elvis Presley sang the song unrehearsed at the his concert in Pittsburgh. The song became a regular piece of comedy when the first line of the song was sung by Shirley Finney's boyfriend Carmine Raggusa on Laverne and Shirley.
Frankie Lane
I Believe
Written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, and Al Staltzman In 1953 the song was actually commissioned by Jane Froman for her television show. Froman was concerned about the goings on in the US and asked for a song that could renew faith in troubled times. Frankie Lane would make a big hit with the song and his version of the song holds the record for staying on the charts longest, 18 weeks, in the UK.
I believe would go on to be recorded over and over again by many artists. The song became a signature song for the Lettermen and would go on to achieve almost the status of a hymn. |
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| | Top Artists and Songs of 1953 |
![Buy It!]() | Ames Brothers
You You You, The Man With The Banjo |
![Buy It!]() | Art Lund
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | Bill Haley and his Comets
Crazy Man Crazy |
![Buy It!]() | Darrell Glenn
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | Dean Martin
That's Amore |
![Buy It!]() | Don Cornell
Heart of My Heart |
![Buy It!]() | Doris Day
Mister Tap Toe |
![Buy It!]() | Drifters
Money Honey |
![Buy It!]() | Eddie Calvert
Oh Mein Papa |
![Buy It!]() | Eddie Fisher
Downhearted |
![Buy It!]() | Ella Fitzgerald
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | Fats Domino
Roe Mary |
![Buy It!]() | Faye Adams
Shake a Hand |
![Buy It!]() | Four Aces
The gang that Sang 'Heart of My Heart' |
![Buy It!]() | Frank Chacksfield Orchestra
Limelight |
![Buy It!]() | Frank Sinatra
I've Got The World On a String, South of the Border, From Here To Eternity |
![Buy It!]() | Frankie Laine
I Believe, Where The Winds Blow, Answer Me Lord Above, Blowing Wind |
![Buy It!]() | Guy Mitchell
She Wears Red Feathers |
![Buy It!]() | Hank Williams
Your Cheatin' Heart, Kaw-Liga |
![Buy It!]() | Jimmy Boyd and Frankie Laine
Tell Me A Story |
![Buy It!]() | Johnny Ace
The Clock |
![Buy It!]() | Johnny Ray
Somebody Stole My gal |
![Buy It!]() | Joni James
Your Cheatin' Heart, Have You Heard? |
![Buy It!]() | June Valli
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | Kay Starr
Side By Side, Changing Partners |
![Buy It!]() | Lawrence Welk
Oh Hahhpy Day |
![Buy It!]() | Les Baxter
Ruby, Gigi/I Love Paris, April in Portugal |
![Buy It!]() | Les Paul and Mary Ford
Bye Bye Blues, Vaya Con Dios, Johnny (Is The Boy For Me) |
![Buy It!]() | Mantovani
Where Is Your Heart (From Moulin Rouge), Swedish Rhapsody |
![Buy It!]() | Nat 'King' Cole
Pretend, Blue Gardenia, can't I |
![Buy It!]() | Patti Page
Changing Partners, Doggie In The Window |
![Buy It!]() | Percy Faith
Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) |
![Buy It!]() | Perry Como
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes, You Alone, No Other Love, Say Your Mine Again |
![Buy It!]() | Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Dragnet |
![Buy It!]() | Red Buttons
The Ho Ho Song |
![Buy It!]() | Rex Allen
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | Richard Haymen
Ruby |
![Buy It!]() | Ruth Brown
(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean |
![Buy It!]() | Stan Freberg
St. George and the Dragonette |
![Buy It!]() | Teresa BrewerRichochet (Rick-O-Shay), Till I Waltz Again With You |
![Buy It!]() | The Crows
Gee |
![Buy It!]() | The Four Lads
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) |
![Buy It!]() | The Four Tunes
Marie |
![Buy It!]() | The Hilltoppers
PS I Love You |
![Buy It!]() | The Orioles
Crying In The Chapel |
![Buy It!]() | The Stargazers
Broken Wings |
![Buy It!]() | Tony Bennett
Rags To Riches, Stranger In Paradise |
![Buy It!]() | Winifred Atwell |
