Other #1 songs on May 2, 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 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Lou Gramm

Singer

Born May 2, 1950

Christine Baranski

Actress

Born May 2, 1952

Jamaal Wilkes

Basketball Player

Born May 2, 1953

Elliot Goldenthal

Composer

Born May 2, 1954

Régis Labeaume

Businessman, Writer and Politician

Born May 2, 1956