Other #1 songs on October 8, 1951
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Always Late (with Your Kisses)

Lefty Frizzell

#1 song

Because of You

Tony Bennett with Orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith

Notable October 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Robert "Kool" Bell

Musician, Founding Member of Kool & the Gang

Born October 8, 1950

Jack O'Connell

Politician

Born October 8, 1951

Edward Zwick

Filmmaker and Producer

Born October 8, 1952

Michael Dudikoff

Actor

Born October 8, 1954

Bill Elliott

Racing Driver and Team Owner

Born October 8, 1955

Jeff Lahti

Baseball Player

Born October 8, 1956

Bret Lott

Novelist

Born October 8, 1958

Mike Morgan

Baseball Player

Born October 8, 1959

Shannon C. Stimson

Philosopher, Historian, and Theorist

Born October 8, 1951