Other #1 songs on October 31, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Poison Ivy

The Coasters

#1 song in the UK

Travellin' Light

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

#1 song

Mack the Knife

Bobby Darin

Notable October 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

John Candy

Actor and Comedian

Born October 31, 1950

Nick Saban

Football Coach

Born October 31, 1951

Bernard Edwards

Bassist

Born October 31, 1952

John Lucas II

Basketball Player

Born October 31, 1953

Ken Wahl

Actor

Born October 31, 1954

Susan Orlean

Journalist and Author

Born October 31, 1955

Bruce Bawer

Writer and Translator

Born October 31, 1956

Brian Stokes Mitchell

Actor and Singer

Born October 31, 1957

Neal Stephenson

Speculative Fiction Writer

Born October 31, 1959