The #1 R&B song on January 8, 1956
By The Platters
Other #1 songs on January 8, 1956Across 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
Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile
Notable January 8 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Bruce Sutter
Baseball Player
Born January 8, 1953
Harriet Sansom Harris
Actress
Born January 8, 1955
Dwight Clark
Football Player and Executive
Born January 8, 1957
Betsy DeVos
Politician and Philanthropist
Born January 8, 1958
Ron Cephas Jones
Actor
Calvin Natt
Basketball Player