Other #1 songs on January 6, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 song in the UK

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato

Notable January 6 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Don Gullett

Baseball Player

Born January 6, 1951

Debbie Mathers

Rapper

Born January 6, 1955

Elizabeth Strout

Writer

Born January 6, 1956

Michael Foale

Astrophysicist and Astronaut

Born January 6, 1957

Kim Wilson

Blues Singer and Harmonica Player

Born January 6, 1951

Nancy Lopez

Professional Golfer

Born January 6, 1957