Other #1 songs on January 2, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

The Platters

#1 song in the UK

Christmas Alphabet

Dickie Valentine

#1 song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato

Notable January 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Wendy Phillips

Actress

Born January 2, 1952

Henry Bonilla

Journalist

Born January 2, 1954