Other #1 songs on May 3, 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 3 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Christopher Cross

Singer-Songwriter

Born May 3, 1951

Chuck Baldwin

Politician

Born May 3, 1952

Angela Bofill

R&B Singer

Born May 3, 1954

Rod Langway

Ice Hockey Player

Born May 3, 1957

Bill Sienkiewicz

Comic Book Artist

Born May 3, 1958

Joseph W. Tobin

Catholic Prelate

Born May 3, 1952