The #1 R&B song on January 8, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Ron Jones
TV Actor
Born January 08, 1957
Bruce Sutter
Baseball Player
Born January 08, 1953
Harriet Sansom Harris
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1955
Rey Misterio Sr.
Wrestler
Born January 08, 1958
Karen Tei Yamashita
Novelist
Born January 08, 1951