Die Liste der Billboard-Alben (1953) ist eine vollständige Liste der Alben, die sich im Kalenderjahr 1953 platzieren konnten. Die über das Jahr ermittelten Top 10 setzten sich aus den Verkaufszahlen von 1.400 Vertriebsläden im Gesamtgebiet der Vereinigten Staaten zusammen. In diesem Jahr platzierten sich insgesamt 41 Alben. Mit diesem Jahrgang wurden die Albumcharts letztmals nach Abspielgeschwindigkeiten in 33 ⅓ und 45 min⁻¹ aufgeteilt.

Mit der Ausgabe vom 29. August 1953 wurden die Billboard-Albumcharts bis Ende Dezember 1953 eingestellt und durch wöchentlich wechselnde Erhebungen der führenden Plattenlabels Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Decca Records und RCA Records ersetzt.

Interpret	Titel	Charteinstieg	Wochen	BP	Genre Stil	Info
Isabel Bigley, Bill Hayes, Joan McCracken & the Original Cast	Me and Juliet[1] RCA Victor LOC-1012	04.07.1953 (33 1/3)	8	2	Stage & Screen Musical	Original-Aufnahme des Broadway-Musicals Me and Juliet (1953) von Richard Rodgers und Oscar Hammerstein II.
		11.07.1953 (45)	7	3
Frankie Carle at the Piano with Rhythm	Frankie Carle Plays Honky Tonk Piano RCA Victor WP-327	10.01.1953 (45)	4	8	Jazz Ragtime, Honky Tonk
Rosemary Clooney with Harry James & his Orchestra	Hollywood's Best - Eight Academy Award-Winning Songs[2] Columbia CL-6224	03.01.1953 (33 1/3)	5	3	Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen Vocal, Big Band	Enthält unter anderem Versionen von It Might as Well Be Spring aus Jahrmarkt der Liebe (1945), Over the Rainbow aus Der Zauberer von Oz (1939) und When You Wish upon a Star aus Pinocchio (1940).
		27.12.1952 (45)	5	7
Bing Crosby	Merry Christmas[3] Decca DL-5019	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	2	2	Jazz, Pop Vocal
		27.12.1952 (45)	2	3
Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir & Paul Weston & his Orchestra	By the Light of the Silvery Moon[4] Columbia CL-6248	02.05.1953 (33 1/3)	14	4	Pop, Stage & Screen Musical, Vocal, Soundtrack	Soundtrack zu der Warner-Bros.-Verfilmung Heiratet Marjorie? (1953)[5] von David Butler nach dem Roman Penrod von Booth Tarkington.
		02.05.1953 (45)	16	3
Percy Faith & his Orchestra	Music from Hollywood[6] Columbia CL-6255	25.07.1953 (33 1/3)	5	2	Pop
		01.08.1953 (45)	4	6
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus	Christmas with Eddie Fisher[7] RCA Victor LPM-3065	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	1	5	Pop Vocal
		03.01.1953 (45)	2	1
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus	Eddie Fisher Sings RCA Victor WP-3025	10.01.1953 (45)	2	10	Pop Vocal
Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus	I'm in the Mood for Love[8] RCA Victor LPM-3058	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	8	3	Pop Vocal, Choral, Easy Listening
		27.12.1952 (45)	15	1
The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts	The Four Aces[9] Decca DL-5429	31.01.1953 (33 1/3)	2	10	Pop, Folk, World & Country Vocal
		27.12.1952 (45)	10	5
Jane Froman with George Greeley & his Orchestra	With a Song in My Heart[10] Capitol L-309	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	3	7	Pop, Stage & Screen Soundtrack, Vocal	Soundtrack zu der 20th-Century-Fox-Verfilmung Mit einem Lied im Herzen (1952)[11] von Walter Lang, die auf der Biografie von Jane Froman basiert. Die Musik von Alfred Newman wurde 1953 in der Sparte Beste Filmmusik (Musical) mit dem Oscar ausgezeichnet.
		27.12.1952 (45)	7	2
Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet	Lover's Rhapsody[12] Capitol H-366	11.07.1953 (33 1/3)	3	9	Jazz Space-Age, Easy Listening
		27.12.1952 (45)	5	7
Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet	Music for Lovers Only[13] Capitol H-352	17.01.1953 (33 1/3)	32	1	Jazz Easy Listening
		21.02.1953 (45)	27	1
Arthur Godfrey & his Friends with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra & Chorus	Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show[14] Columbia CL-521	28.03.1953 (33 1/3)	15	2	Pop, Stage & Screen Soundtrack
		28.03.1953 (45)	15	1
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Trio & Quartet	1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2[15] Columbia SL-180	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	16	1	Jazz Big Band
		10.01.1953 (45)	7	4
Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner & Howard Keel with the MGM Studio Orchestra	Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "Show Boat"[16] MGM E-559	10.01.1953 (33 1/3)	2	8	Stage & Screen Soundtrack, Musical	Soundtrack zu der MGM-Verfilmung Mississippi-Melodie (1951)[17] von George Sidney. Die Musik von Adolph Deutsch und Conrad Salinger erhielt 1952 eine Oscar-Nominierung in der Sparte Beste Filmmusik (Musical).
		27.12.1952 (45)	9	7
Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus	Danny Kaye Sings Selections from the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production "Hans Christian Andersen"[18] Decca DL-5433	17.01.1953 (33 1/3)	32	1	Stage & Screen, Children’s, Folk, World & Country Soundtrack, Musical	Soundtrack zu der Samuel Goldwyn-Verfilmung Hans Christian Andersen und die Tänzerin (1952)[19] von Charles Vidor. Die Musik von Walter Scharf erhielt 1953 eine Oscar-Nominierung in der Sparte Beste Filmmusik (Musical).
		31.01.1953 (45)	30	1
Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary with Johnny Green & The MGM Studio Orchestra	Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "An American in Paris"[20] MGM E-93	10.01.1953 (33 1/3)	3	8	Jazz, Stage & Screen Easy Listening, Score, Soundtrack	Soundtrack zu der MGM-Verfilmung Ein Amerikaner in Paris (1951)[21] von Vincente Minnelli. Die Musik von Johnny Green und Saul Chaplin wurde 1952 in der Sparte Beste Filmmusik (Musical) mit dem Oscar ausgezeichnet.
		14.02.1953 (45)	1	9
Stan Kenton & his Orchestra	New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm[22] Capitol H-383	02.05.1953 (33 1/3)	3	8	Jazz Big Band
		23.05.1953 (45)	5	8
Eartha Kitt with Henri René & his Orchestra	RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt[23] RCA Victor LPM-3062	08.08.1953 (33 1/3)	3	6	Jazz, Pop Easy Listening, Big Band, Vocal
		01.08.1953 (45)	4	2
Mario Lanza with Constantine Callinicos & the RCA Victor Orchestra	Mario Lanza Sings from MGM's "Because You're Mine"[24] RCA Victor LDM-7015	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	12	2	Classical Stage & Screen, Operetta, Soundtrack	Soundtrack zu der MGM-Verfilmung Mein Herz singt nur für Dich (1952)[25] von Alexander Hall. Der Titelsong von Nikolaus Brodszky und Sammy Cahn erhielt 1953 eine Oscar-Nominierung in der Sparte Bester Filmsong.
		27.12.1952 (45)	9	2
Mario Lanza with the Jeff Alexander Choir & Ray Sinatra & the RCA Victor Orchestra	Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs[26] RCA Victor LM-155	03.01.1953 (33 1/3)	1	5	Pop, Folk, World & Country Religious, Vocal
		27.12.1952 (45)	2	4
Liberace	Liberace at the Piano[27] Columbia CL-6217	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	33	5	Classical, Stage & Screen Musical
		27.12.1952 (45)	30	4
Liberace	Liberace by Candlelight[28] Columbia CL-6251	18.07.1953 (33 1/3)	6	7	Pop, Classical Instrumental, Easy Listening
		11.07.1953 (45)	7	3
Lilo, Peter Cookson, Hans Conried & the Original Broadway Cast	Cole Porter's Can-Can[29] Capitol S-452	11.07.1953 (33 1/3)	7	3	Stage & Screen Musical	Original-Aufnahme des Broadway-Musicals Can-Can (1953) von Cole Porter.
		18.07.1953 (45)	4	8
Mantovani & his Orchestra	The Music of Victor Herbert[30] London LL-746	16.05.1953 (33 1/3)	14	1	Jazz, Pop Swing
		23.05.1953 (45)	11	4
Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra	Sweethearts[31] Columbia CL-6241	28.02.1953 (33 1/3)	16	3	Pop Ballad
		28.02.1953 (45)	17	2
Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with the Original Broadway Cast	South Pacific[32] Columbia ML-4180	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	8	3	Stage & Screen Musical	Original-Aufnahme des Broadway-Musicals South Pacific (1949) von Richard Rodgers und Oscar Hammerstein II.
		27.12.1952 (45)	1	9
Billy May & his Orchestra	Bacchanalia![33] Capitol H-374	14.03.1953 (33 1/3)	3	5	Jazz Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening
		14.03.1953 (45)	8	5
Billy May & his Orchestra	Big Band Bash![34] Capitol L-329	28.02.1953 (33 1/3)	1	9	Jazz Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening
		14.03.1953 (45)	1	8
The Melachrino Strings	Music for Dining - Moods in Music[35] RCA Victor LPM-1000	28.03.1953 (33 1/3)	7	7	Pop, Classical Romantic
		18.07.1953 (45)	3	8
The Melachrino Strings	Music for Reading - Moods in Music[36] RCA Victor LPM-1002	01.08.1953 (33 1/3)	2	10	Pop, Classical Easy Listening, Light Music
Ethel Merman feat. Dick Haymes, Eileen Wilson & Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus	Songs from Call Me Madam[37] Decca DL-5304	25.04.1953 (33 1/3)	13	4	Stage & Screen Musical	Aufnahmen aus dem Broadway-Musical Call Me Madam (1950) von Irving Berlin.
		25.04.1953 (45)	11	5
Alfred Newman & the 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra	Stars and Stripes Forever - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical[38] MGM E-176 / MGM K-176	17.01.1953 (33 1/3)	24	2	Brass & Military, Stage & Screen Soundtrack	Soundtrack zu der 20th Century-Fox-Verfilmung Liebe, Pauken und Trompeten (1952)[39] von Henry Koster.
		10.01.1953 (45)	25	1
Les Paul & Mary Ford	Bye Bye Blues![40] Capitol H-356	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	16	2	Jazz, Blues
		03.01.1953 (45)	16	2
Les Paul & Mary Ford	The Hit Makers![41] Capitol H-416 / Capitol EBF-416	27.06.1953 (33 1/3)	1	10	Jazz, Rock, Pop Pop-Rock, Vocal, Swing
		27.06.1953 (45)	1	10
Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe with Lionel Newman & his Orchestra	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical[42] MGM E-208 / MGM X-208	15.08.1953 (33 1/3)	2	7	Stage & Screen Soundtrack, Musical	Soundtrack zu der 20th Century-Fox-Verfilmung Blondinen bevorzugt (1953)[43] von Howard Hawks.
		15.08.1953 (45)	2	5
Rosalind Russell & the Original Cast with Lehman Engel & his Orchestra & Chorus	Wonderful Town[44] Decca A-937 / Decca DL-9010	30.05.1953 (33 1/3)	6	5	Pop, Stage & Screen Musical, Vocal	Original-Aufnahme des Broadway-Musicals Wonderful Town (1953) von Leonard Bernstein.
Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & his Orchestra	The Kay Starr Style[45] Capitol H-363 / Capitol CBF-363	14.02.1953 (33 1/3)	16	3	Jazz Easy Listening
		21.02.1953 (45)	19	2
Danny Thomas with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra	Song Hits from Warner Bros. New Production of "The Jazz Singer"[46] RCA Victor LPM-3118 / RCA Victor EPB-3118	04.04.1953 (33 1/3)	5	10	Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen Musical	Aufnahmen aus der Warner-Bros.-Verfilmung The Jazz Singer (1952)[47] von Michael Curtiz. Der Soundtrack von Ray Heindorf und Max Steiner erhielt bei der Oscarverleihung 1953 eine Nominierung für die beste Filmmusik (Musical).
		04.04.1953 (45)	4	7
Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas & the Original Cast with Jay Blackton & the MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus	The Merry Widow - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the MGM Technicolor Musical[48] MGM E-157 / MGM K-157	27.12.1952 (33 1/3)	3	7	Stage & Screen Musical, Soundtrack	Soundtrack zu der MGM-Verfilmung Die lustige Witwe (1952)[49] von Curtis Bernhardt nach der gleichnamigen Operette von Franz Lehár aus dem Jahr 1905.
		17.01.1953 (45)	4	7

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1. ↑ Discogs (Isabel Bigley, Bill Hayes, Joan McCracken & the Original Cast - Me and Juliet)
2. ↑ Discogs (Rosemary Clooney with Harry James & his Orchestra - Hollywood's Best - Eight Academy Award-Winning Songs)
3. ↑ Discogs (Bing Crosby - Merry Christmas)
4. ↑ Discogs (Doris Day with the Norman Luboff Choir & Paul Weston & his Orchestra - By the Light of the Silvery Moon)
5. ↑ Heiratet Marjorie? (IMDb)
6. ↑ Discogs (Percy Faith & his Orchestra - Music from Hollywood)
7. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus - Christmas with Eddie Fisher)
8. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter & his Orchestra & Chorus - I'm in the Mood for Love)
9. ↑ Discogs (The Four Aces feat. Al Alberts - The Four Aces)
10. ↑ Discogs (Jane Froman with George Greeley & his Orchestra - With a Song in My Heart)
11. ↑ Mit einem Lied im Herzen (IMDb)
12. ↑ Discogs (Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet - Lover's Rhapsody)
13. ↑ Discogs (Jackie Gleason & his Orchestra with Bobby Hackett at the Trumpet - Music for Lovers Only)
14. ↑ Discogs (Arthur Godfrey & his Friends with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra & Chorus - Arthur Godfrey's TV Calendar Show)
15. ↑ Discogs (Benny Goodman & his Orchestra, Trio & Quartet - 1937/38 Jazz Concert No. 2)
16. ↑ Discogs (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner & Howard Keel with the MGM Studio Orchestra - Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "Show Boat")
17. ↑ Mississippi-Melodie (IMDb)
18. ↑ Discogs (Danny Kaye & Jane Wyman with Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus - Danny Kaye Sings Selections from the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production "Hans Christian Andersen")
19. ↑ Hans Christian Andersen und die Tänzerin (IMDb)
20. ↑ Discogs (Gene Kelly & Georges Guétary with Johnny Green & the MGM Studio Orchestra - Selections from the MGM Technicolor Film "An American in Paris")
21. ↑ Ein Amerikaner in Paris (IMDb)
22. ↑ Discogs (Stan Kenton & his Orchestra - New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm)
23. ↑ Discogs (Eartha Kitt with Henri René & his Orchestra - RCA Victor Presents Eartha Kitt)
24. ↑ Discogs (Mario Lanza with Constantine Callinicos & the RCA Victor Orchestra - Mario Lanza Sings from MGM's "Because You're Mine")
25. ↑ Mein Herz singt nur für Dich (IMDb)
26. ↑ Discogs (Mario Lanza with The Jeff Alexander Choir & Ray Sinatra & the RCA Victor Orchestra - Mario Lanza Sings Christmas Songs)
27. ↑ Discogs (Liberace - Liberace at the Piano)
28. ↑ Discogs (Liberace - Liberace by Candlelight)
29. ↑ Discogs (Lilo, Peter Cookson, Hans Conried & the Original Broadway Cast - Cole Porter's Can-Can)
30. ↑ Discogs (Mantovani & his Orchestra - The Music of Victor Herbert)
31. ↑ Discogs (Marion Marlowe & Frank Parker with Archie Bleyer & his Orchestra - Sweethearts)
32. ↑ Discogs (Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza with the Original Broadway Cast - South Pacific)
33. ↑ Discogs (Billy May & his Orchestra - Bacchanalia!)
34. ↑ Discogs (Billy May & his Orchestra - Big Band Bash!)
35. ↑ Discogs (The Melachrino Strings - Music for Dining - Moods in Music)
36. ↑ Discogs (The Melachrino Strings - Music for Reading - Moods in Music)
37. ↑ Discogs (Ethel Merman feat. Dick Haymes, Eileen Wilson & Gordon Jenkins & his Orchestra & Chorus - Songs from Call Me Madam)
38. ↑ Discogs (Alfred Newman & The 20th Century-Fox Studio Orchestra - Stars and Stripes Forever - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical)
39. ↑ Liebe, Pauken und Trompeten (IMDb)
40. ↑ Discogs (Les Paul & Mary Ford - Bye Bye Blues!)
41. ↑ Discogs (Les Paul & Mary Ford - The Hit Makers!)
42. ↑ Discogs (Jane Russell & Marilyn Monroe with Lionel Newman & his Orchestra - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the 20th Century-Fox Technicolor Musical)
43. ↑ Blondinen bevorzugt (IMDb)
44. ↑ Discogs (Rosalind Russell & the Original Cast with Lehman Engel & his Orchestra & Chorus - Wonderful Town)
45. ↑ Discogs (Kay Starr with Harold Mooney & his Orchestra - The Kay Starr Style)
46. ↑ Discogs (Danny Thomas with Frank De Vol & his Orchestra - Song Hits from Warner Bros. New Production of "The Jazz Singer")
47. ↑ The Jazz Singer (IMDb)
48. ↑ Discogs (Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas & the Original Cast with Jay Blackton & his Orchestra & Chorus - The Merry Widow - Recorded Directly from the Sound Track of the MGM Technicolor Musical)
49. ↑ Die lustige Witwe (IMDb)