The #1 country song on January 13, 1956

Sixteen Tons By Tennessee Ernie Ford

Other #1 songs on January 13, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

Notable January 13 birthdays in the 1950s

Ernie Irvan
Race Car Driver
Born January 13, 1959
John McNaughton
Director
Born January 13, 1950
Jay McInerney
Novelist
Born January 13, 1955
Claudia Emerson
Poet
Born January 13, 1957
Bob Baffert
Equestrian
Born January 13, 1953
Denise Burse
TV Actress
Born January 13, 1952