Almanac: 1953 UK Singles Chart debut

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UK Singles Chart debut in Top 12

3 January 1953 
11 Faith Can Move Mountains-Nat "King" Cole, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

12 Make It Soon-Tony Brent, Norrie Paramor Orchestra

12 Outside Of Heaven-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra & Chorus

10 January 1953 
10 The Glow Worm-The Mills Brothers with Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra

11 Faith Can Move Mountains-Jimmy Young, Ronnie Goodwin Orchestra

17 January 1953 
10 Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes-Perry Como with The Ramblers

11 Vanessa-Ted Heath And His Music

24 January 1953 
12 Got You On My Mind-Tony Brent, Norrie Paramor Orchestra

12 Everything I Have Is Yours-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra

31 January 1953 
10 Now-Al Martino, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

14 February 1953 
10 She Wears Red Feathers-Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus

12 Broken Wings-The Stargazers

12 Broken Wings-Art and Dottie Todd

21 February 1953 
12 Broken Wings-Dickie Valentine, Roland Shaw Orchestra

28 February 1953 
7 Wonderful Copenhagen-Danny Kaye with Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus and Orchestra

7 March 1953 
11 Why Don't You Believe Me-Joni James with Lew Douglas and his Orchestra

14 March 1953 
9 (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window-Lita Roza, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

12 All The Time And Everywhere-Dickie Valentine, Stanley Black Orchestra

21 March 1953 
11 The Girl In The Wood-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and his Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer at the Piano

12 Night Train-Buddy Morrow And His Orchestra

28 March 1953 
9 (How Much Is) That Doggie In The Window-Patti Page, Jack Rael Orchestra

4 April 1953 
7 Oh, Happy Day-The Johnston Brothers

10 Little Red Monkey-Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths with Jack Jordan (Clavioline)

11 I Believe-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

12 Ma Says, Pa Says-Doris Day - Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

11 April 1953 
6 Somebody Stole My Gal-Johnnie Ray with The Buddy Cole Quartet

18 April 1953 
11 A Full Time Job-Doris Day - Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston and his Orchestra

25 April 1953 
4 Pretty Little Black-Eyed Susie-Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller and his Orchestra and Chorus

9 Side By Side-Kay Starr, Harold Mooney Orchestra

10 Pretend-Nat "King" Cole, Nelson Riddle Orchestra

2 May 1953 
9 Downhearted-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra

11 In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold)-Billy Cotton And His Band with Doreen Stephens and Chorus

9 May 1953 
9 Tell Me A Story-Jimmy Boyd - Frankie Laine, Accompanied By Norman Luboff, Carl Fischer at the Piano

16 May 1953 
11 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me-Muriel Smith with Wally Stott and His Orchestra

12 Coronation Rag-Winifred Atwell and her other piano

12 The Theme From The Film 'Limelight'-Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra

23 May 1953 
6 I'm Walking Behind You-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra and Sally Sweetland

10 Terry's Theme From 'Limelight'-Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra

30 May 1953 
10 The Song From The Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)-Mantovani and his Orchestra

6 June 1953 
7 In A Golden Coach (There's A Heart Of Gold)-Dickie Valentine, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

11 The Windsor Waltz-Vera Lynn with Chorus of members of Her Majesty's Forces

12 I'm Walking Behind You-Dorothy Squires

4 July 1953 
11 Hot Toddy-Ted Heath and His Music

11 July 1953 
10 Rachel-Al Martino, Monty Kelly Orchestra

12 A Bushel And A Peck-Vivian Blaine with The Hot Box Girls, Irving Actman Orchestra -- My Time Of Day-Robert Alda, Irving Actman Orchestra

18 July 1953 
12 Seven Lonely Days-Gisele MacKenzie

25 July 1953 
11 Let's Walk That-A-Way-Doris Day - Johnnie Ray with Paul Weston and His Orchestra

8 August 1953 
10 Say You're Mine Again-June Hutton and Axel Stordahl with The Boys Next Door and The Stordahl Orchestra

15 August 1953 
9 Can't I-Nat "King" Cole and Billy May and his Orchestra

22 August 1953 
9 Eternally (The Theme From "Limelight")-Jimmy Young, Ron Goodwin Orchestra

29 August 1953 
8 Look At That Girl-Guy Mitchell, Mitch Miller Orchestra

                                                        
5 September 1953 
12 Where The Winds Blow-Frankie Laine, Jimmy Carroll Orchestra and Chorus, Carl Fischer - Piano

19 September 1953 
8 Mother Nature And Father Time-Nat 'King' Cole

9 Kiss-Dean Martin, Dick Stabile Orchestra

26 September 1953 
12 Flirtation Waltz-Winifred Atwell and her Piano

3 October 1953 
9 The Bridge Of Sighs-David Whitfield, Johnny Douglas Orchestra

17 October 1953 
3 Hey Joe!-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer - Piano

12 Answer Me-David Whitfield with Stanley Black and Orchestra

24 October 1953 
6 Swedish Rhapsody-Mantovani and his Orchestra

11 Poppa Piccolino-Diana Decker with Orchestral Accompaniment

12 Dragnet-Ted Heath and His Music

31 October 1953 
3 Answer Me (Mutterlein)-Frankie Laine with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir, Carl Fischer - Piano

7 November 1953 
6 Chicka Boom-Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus

11 Wish You Where Here-Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra

21 November 1953 
7 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)-Les Paul and Mary Ford

11 Crying In The Chapel-Lee Lawrence, Roland Shaw Orchestra

28 November 1953 
11 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-The Beverley Sisters, Alyn Ainsworth Orchestra

5 December 1953 
7 Let's Have A Party-Winifred Atwell

7 Dragnet-Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

10 Swedish Rhapsody-Ray Martin and His Concert Orchestra

12 December 1953 
8 Ricochet-Joan Regan with The Squadronaires directed by Ronnie Aldrich

12 Rags To Riches-David Whitfield with Stanley Black and his Orchestra

19 December 1953 
6 Oh, Mein Papa-Eddie Calvert (The Man with the Golden Trumpet) with Norrie Paramor and his Orchestra

11 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus-Billy Cotton And His Band featuring The Mill Girls and The Bandits

12 Cloud Lucky Seven-Guy Mitchell with Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus