Other #1 songs on January 31, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

The Platters

#1 song in the UK

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 song

Memories Are Made of This

Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile

Notable January 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Denise Fleming

Writer

Harry Wayne Casey

Musician and Record Producer

Shirley Babashoff

Swimmer

Kelly Lynch

Actress

Janice Rebibo

Poet