Other #1 songs on May 1, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

My Babe

Little Walter

#1 song in the UK

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)

Pérez Prado and his Orchestra

#1 song

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

Pérez Prado and His Orchestra

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