The #1 R&B song on April 16, 1955

Pledging My Love By Johnny Ace

Other #1 songs on April 16, 1955

#1 Hit Song

The Ballad of Davy Crockett
Bill Hayes

UK #1 Song

Give Me Your Word
Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable April 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Jay O. Sanders
TV Actor
Born April 16, 1953
Chaz Jankel
Guitarist
Born April 16, 1952
Pierre Toutain-Dorbec
Photographer
Born April 16, 1951
John Will
Martial Artist
Born April 16, 1957
Ellen Barkin
Movie Actress
Born April 16, 1954
Gary Hershorn
Photographer
Born April 16, 1958
Michel Gill
TV Actor
Born April 16, 1960