Other #1 songs on January 7, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

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 January 7 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Erin Gray

Actress

Born January 7, 1950

David Caruso

Actor and Producer

Born January 7, 1956

Katie Couric

Journalist

Born January 7, 1957

Kathy Valentine

Guitarist and Bassist

Born January 7, 1959