Claim: According to Binaca Geetmala (a weekly countdown show of top filmi songs from Hindi cinema), the top song of the year in 1953 is Ye Zindagi Usi ki Hai, a soundtrack of Anarkali sung by Lata Mangeshkar.
Evidence: Binaca Geetmala was a weekly countdown show of top filmi songs from Hindi cinema. 1953 Ye Zindagi Usi ki Hai Anarkali (film) Lata Mangeshkar