The #1 R&B song on August 5, 1956

Rip It Up By Little Richard

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Heaven on Earth
The Platters

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 Country Song

I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
Elvis Presley

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1950s

Pat Smear
Guitarist
Born August 05, 1959
John Whitaker
Equestrian
Born August 05, 1955
Chip Fields
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1951
Richard Preston
Novelist
Born August 05, 1954
Ulla Salzgeber
Equestrian
Born August 05, 1958
Joanne Samuel
Movie Actress
Born August 05, 1957
Rosi Mittermaier
Skier
Born August 05, 1950
David Baldacci
Novelist
Born August 05, 1960