Other #1 songs on May 9, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

In the Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

#1 song in the UK

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)

Pérez Prado and his Orchestra

#1 song

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

Pérez Prado and His Orchestra

Notable May 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Alley Mills

Actress

Born May 9, 1951

Wendy Crewson

Actress

Born May 9, 1956

Joy Harjo

Poet Laureate

Born May 9, 1951