The #1 R&B song on January 13, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 13, 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 13 birthdays in the 1950s

Sharon Gabet
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 13, 1952
Mark O'Meara
Golfer
Born January 13, 1957
Ernie Irvan
Race Car Driver
Born January 13, 1959
Jay McInerney
Novelist
Born January 13, 1955
Rafael Limón
Boxer
Born January 13, 1954
Eric Betzig
Physicist
Born January 13, 1960
Bob Baffert
Equestrian
Born January 13, 1953
John McNaughton
Director
Born January 13, 1950