The #1 R&B song on July 16, 1953

Help Me Somebody By The 5 Royales

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1953

#1 Hit Song

I'm Walking Behind You
Eddie Fisher

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

Mexican Joe
Jim Reeves

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Joanna MacGregor
Pianist
Born July 16, 1959

Tony Kushner
Screenwriter
Born July 16, 1956

Stewart Copeland
Drummer
Born July 16, 1952

Terry Pendleton
Baseball Player
Born July 16, 1960

Michael Flatley
Dancer
Born July 16, 1958

Faye Grant
TV Actress
Born July 16, 1957

Janet Huckabee
Political Wife
Born July 16, 1955

Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950