The #1 R&B song on May 20, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 20, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 20 birthdays in the 1950s

Dean Butler
TV Actor
Born May 20, 1956
Rick Upchurch
Football Player
Born May 20, 1952
Jane Wiedlin
Pop Singer
Born May 20, 1958
Guy Hoffman
Drummer
Born May 20, 1954
Marianne Curley
Novelist
Born May 20, 1959
John Billingsley
TV Actor
Born May 20, 1960