Other #1 songs on April 26, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

#1 song

The Doggie in the Window

Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael

Notable April 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Koo Stark

Film Actress and Photographer

Born April 26, 1956

Giancarlo Esposito

Actor

Born April 26, 1958

John Corabi

Singer and Guitarist

Born April 26, 1959