Other #1 songs on May 1, 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 May 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Mann

Photographer

Born May 1, 1951

Ray Parker Jr.

Musician

Born May 1, 1954

Martin O'Donnell

Video Game Composer

Born May 1, 1955

Joel Rosenberg

American Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Born May 1, 1954