The #1 country song on January 20, 1956

Sixteen Tons By Tennessee Ernie Ford

Other #1 songs on January 20, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

Notable January 20 birthdays in the 1950s

Paul Stanley
Guitarist
Born January 20, 1952

Blue Deckert
TV Actor
Born January 20, 1951

Rusty Anderson
Guitarist
Born January 20, 1959

Colleen Zenk
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 20, 1953

Naresh
Movie Actor
Born January 20, 1960

Lorenzo Lamas
TV Actor
Born January 20, 1958

Serena Miller
Novelist
Born January 20, 1950

John Michael Montgomery
Country Singer
Born January 20, 1955

Ken Page
Stage Actor
Born January 20, 1954