Other #1 songs on April 13, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song in the UK

Broken Wings

The Stargazers

#1 song

The Doggie in the Window

Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael

Notable April 13 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Ron Perlman

Actor

Born April 13, 1950

Peabo Bryson

Singer-Songwriter

Born April 13, 1951

Gabrielle Gourdeau

Writer

Born April 13, 1952

Steve Camp

Music Artist and Pastor

Born April 13, 1955

John Middendorf

Mountain Climber and Inventor

Born April 13, 1959

William Sadler

Actor

Born April 13, 1950

Max Weinberg

Drummer, Member of the E Street Band

Born April 13, 1951

Sam Bush

Mandolinist

Born April 13, 1952