Other #1 songs on May 1, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis Presley

#1 song in the UK

The Poor People of Paris

Winifred Atwell

#1 song

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis Presley

Notable May 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Mann

Photographer

Born May 1, 1951

Ray Parker Jr.

Musician

Born May 1, 1954

Martin O'Donnell

Video Game Composer

Born May 1, 1955

Joel Rosenberg

American Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer

Born May 1, 1954