The No. 1s of
1953
Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 1953 below.
No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 began in August 1958.
No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office
- Million Dollar MermaidJan 7, 19532 weekends
- Above and BeyondJan 21, 19531 weekend
- The Bad and the BeautifulJan 28, 19533 weekends
- Peter PanFeb 18, 19535 weekends
- Come Back, Little ShebaMar 25, 19531 weekend
- Peter PanApr 1, 19531 weekend
- Call Me MadamApr 8, 19531 weekend
- SalomeApr 15, 19532 weekends
- House of WaxApr 29, 19535 weekends
- Young BessJun 3, 19531 weekend
- Fort TiJun 10, 19531 weekend
- It Came from Outer SpaceJun 17, 19532 weekends
- The Beast from 20,000 FathomsJul 1, 19531 weekend
- Dangerous When WetJul 8, 19531 weekend
- The Charge at Feather RiverJul 15, 19532 weekends
- Second ChanceJul 29, 19531 weekend
- Gentlemen Prefer BlondesAug 5, 19531 weekend
- The Band WagonAug 12, 19531 weekend
- Gentlemen Prefer BlondesAug 19, 19532 weekends
- From Here to EternitySep 2, 195313 weekends
- How to Marry a MillionaireDec 2, 19533 weekends
- This Is CineramaDec 23, 19531 weekend
- Easy to LoveDec 30, 19531 weekend
No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers
- The Silver ChaliceThomas B. CostainJan 4, 19531 week
- East of EdenJohn SteinbeckJan 11, 19531 week
- The Silver ChaliceThomas B. CostainJan 18, 19532 weeks
- East of EdenJohn SteinbeckFeb 1, 19531 week
- The Silver ChaliceThomas B. CostainFeb 8, 19534 weeks
- DésiréeAnnemarie SelinkoMar 8, 195331 weeks
- Beyond This PlaceA.J. CroninOct 11, 19532 weeks
- DésiréeAnnemarie SelinkoOct 25, 19531 week
- Beyond This PlaceA.J. CroninNov 1, 19534 weeks
- Lord VanitySamuel ShellabargerNov 29, 19535 weeks