The #1 R&B song on January 11, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 11, 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 11 birthdays in the 1950s

Scott Casey
Wrestler
Born January 11, 1954
Diana Gabaldon
Novelist
Born January 11, 1952
Nick Vincent
Drummer
Born January 11, 1958
Brett Bodine
Race Car Driver
Born January 11, 1959