The #1 R&B song on January 3, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 Country Song

Love, Love, Love
Webb Pierce

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1950s

Robert Olmstead
Novelist
Born January 03, 1954

Jim Ross
Sportscaster
Born January 03, 1952

Connie May Fowler
Novelist
Born January 03, 1960

Simon Greenall
TV Actor
Born January 03, 1958

Justin Fleming
Playwright
Born January 03, 1953

Hal Rayle
Voice Actor
Born January 03, 1955

Fyodor Yurchikhin
Astronaut
Born January 03, 1959

Dave Dobbyn
Rock Singer
Born January 03, 1957

Rainer M. Schröder
Novelist
Born January 03, 1951

Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950