Hot Country Singles Number Ones Of 1953
From January 3 through January 17
Skeets McDonald – Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
From January 17 through February 7
Webb Pierce – Back Street Affair
From February 7 through February 28
Goldie Hill – I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes
From February 28 through April 11
Hank Williams – Kaw-Liga
From April 11 through April 18
Hank Williams – Your Cheatin’ Heart
From April 18 through May 2
Hank Williams – Kaw-Liga
From May 2 through May 9
Hank Williams – Your Cheatin’ Heart
From May 9 through June 6
The Carlisles – No Help Wanted
From June 6 through August 1
Jim Reeves – Mexican Joe
From August 1 through August 15
Hank Thompson – Rub-A-Dub-Dub
From August 15 through August 22
Jim Reeves – Mexican Joe
From August 22 through August 29
Webb Pierce – It’s Been So Long
From August 29 through September 5
Hank Thompson – Rub-A-Dub-Dub
From September 5 through October 10
Carl Smith – Hey Joe
From October 10 through October 17
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky – A Dear John Letter
From October 17 through October 31
Carl Smith – Hey Joe
From October 31 through November 7
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky – A Dear John Letter
From November 7 through November 14
Carl Smith – Hey Joe
From November 14 through November 21
The Davis Sisters – I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
From November 21 through December 5
Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky – A Dear John Letter
December 5 through December 12
Webb Pierce – There Stands the Glass
From December 12 through December 26
Mitchell Torok – Caribbean
December 26
The Davis Sisters – I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know
