The #1 R&B song on January 14, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 14, 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 14 birthdays in the 1950s

Mark Egan
Bassist
Born January 14, 1951
Steve Jordan
Drummer
Born January 14, 1957
Jim Duggan
Wrestler
Born January 14, 1954
Rodney H. Banks
Chemist
Born January 14, 1953
Maureen Dowd
Journalist
Born January 14, 1952
Geoff Tate
Metal Singer
Born January 14, 1959