Other #1 songs on August 8, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Thank You Pretty Baby

Brook Benton

#1 song in the UK

Living Doll

Cliff Richard and the Drifters

#1 song

A Big Hunk o' Love

Elvis Presley

Notable August 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Willie Hall

Drummer

Born August 8, 1950

Martin Brest

Film Director

Born August 8, 1951

Doug Melvin

Baseball Executive

Born August 8, 1952

Don Most

Actor

Born August 8, 1953

Deborah Norville

Journalist

Born August 8, 1958

Randy Shilts

Journalist and Writer

Born August 8, 1951

Robin Quivers

Radio Presenter

Born August 8, 1952