Other #1 songs on May 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 Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)

Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders

Notable May 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Ride

Physicist and Astronaut

Born May 26, 1951

Kay Hagan

Lawyer, Banking Executive, and Politician

Born May 26, 1953

Denis Lebel

Politician

Born May 26, 1954

Margaret Colin

Actress

Born May 26, 1958