The #1 R&B song on July 31, 1956

Rip It Up By Little Richard

Other #1 songs on July 31, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Heaven on Earth
The Platters

UK #1 Song

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable July 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Kim Addonizio
Poet
Born July 31, 1954
Andrew Marr
TV Show Host
Born July 31, 1959
Bill Berry
Drummer
Born July 31, 1958
Susan Wooldridge
Movie Actress
Born July 31, 1952
Luca Ward
TV Actor
Born July 31, 1960
Montazur Rahman Akbar
Director
Born July 31, 1957
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Tennis Player
Born July 31, 1951
Bruce Arnold
Guitarist
Born July 31, 1955
James Read
TV Actor
Born July 31, 1953