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1953 HIT PARADE WINNERS
FIRST PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)
   STRANGER IN PARADISE                        (17)
      George (Chet) Forrest and Robert Wright
      Introduced in the 1953 Musical Theatre: Kismet
  SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE                        (19)
      Lyrics: William Engvick; Music: Georges Auric
      Sometimes known as Where Is Your Heart
      Originally called Le Long de la Seine
  RAGS TO RICHES                                (06)
      Jerry Ross and Richard Adler
  I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS               (01)
      Tommie Connor
  HOW MUCH IS THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW?        (12)
      Bob Merrill
  VAYA CON DIOS                                 (23)
      Larry Russell, Inez James and Buddy Pepper
  APRIL IN PORTUGAL                             (16)
      Lyrics: Jimmy Kennedy; Music: Paul Ferrao
  NO OTHER LOVE                                 (18)
      Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II; Music: Richard Rodgers
      Introduced in the Musical Theatre: Me and Juliet
  PRETEND                                       (14)
      Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman and Frank Lavere
  YOU, YOU, YOU                                 (18)
      Lyrics: Robert Mellin; Music: Lotar Olias
      Originally Du, Du, Du in German
  I'M WALKING BEHIND YOU                        (18)
      Billy Reid
  RICOCHET                                      (04)
      Joe Darion, Norman Gimbel, Larry Coleman
  I BELIEVE                                     (20)
      Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman and Irvin Graham
  TILL I WALTZ AGAIN WITH YOU                   (15)
      Sidney Prosen
  EBB TIDE                                      (14)
      Lyrics: Carl Sigman; Music: Robert Maxwell
  SCATTERBRAIN                                  (17)
      Lyrics: Johnny Burke; Music: Frankie Masters, Keene-Bear
      Originally written in 1939, revived in 1953


SECOND PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)

  RUBY                                          (13)
      Lyrics: Mitchell Parish; Music: Heinz Roemheld
      Introduced in the non-musical film: Ruby Gentry
  THAT'S AMORE                                  (10)
      Lyrics: Jack Brooks; Music: Harry Warren
      Introduced in the non-musical film: Caddy
  KEEP IT A SECRET                              (12)
      Jessie Mae Robinson


THIRD PLACE SONGS - (TOTAL WEEKS)

  CRYING IN THE CHAPEL                          (11)
      Artie Glenn
  CHANGING PARTNERS                             (09)
      Lyrics: Larry Coleman; Music: Joe Darion
  MANY TIMES                                    (09)
      Lyrics: Jessie Barnes; Music: Felix Stahl

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