Other #1 songs on May 5, 1951
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Black Night

Charles Brown

#1 song

How High the Moon

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Notable May 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Jon Butcher

Rock Musician

Born May 5, 1955

Steve Scott

Track Athlete

Born May 5, 1956

Bobby Ellsworth

Singer

Born May 5, 1959

Brian Williams

Journalist and Television News Anchor

Born May 5, 1959