Other #1 songs on December 5, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Only You (And You Alone)

The Platters

#1 song in the UK

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato

Notable December 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Morgan Brittany

Actress

Born December 5, 1951

Art Monk

Football Player

Born December 5, 1957

Link Byfield

Writer and Politician

Born December 5, 1951