The #1 country song on January 26, 1959

Billy Bayou By Jim Reeves

Other #1 songs on January 26, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

I Got Stung / One Night
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

Notable January 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Edgardo Bauza
Soccer Player
Born January 26, 1958

Csaba Markus
Sculptor
Born January 26, 1953

Mario Runco Jr.
Astronaut
Born January 26, 1952

Rick Ross
Autobiographer
Born January 26, 1960

Walt Willey
Soap Opera Actor
Born January 26, 1951

Lucia Mendez
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 26, 1955

D'Jalma Garnier
Composer
Born January 26, 1954