Other #1 songs on August 31, 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

The Three Bells

The Browns

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Marcia Clark

Prosecutor, Author, Television Correspondent, and Producer

Julie Brown

Actress and Television Personality

Edwin Moses

Track and Field Athlete

Gina Schock

Rock Drummer

Jessica Upshaw

Politician

Gary Webb

Investigative Journalist