The #1 country song on July 5, 1958

Guess Things Happen That Way By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on July 5, 1958

#1 Hit Song

The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

Notable July 5 birthdays in the 1950s

David Sanger
Journalist
Born July 05, 1960
John Wright
Cricket Player
Born July 05, 1954
Patsy Pease
Soap Opera Actress
Born July 05, 1956
Marc Cohn
Folk Singer
Born July 05, 1959
Huey Lewis
Rock Singer
Born July 05, 1950
Elizabeth Emanuel
Fashion Designer
Born July 05, 1953
Goose Gossage
Baseball Player
Born July 05, 1951