Other #1 songs on January 16, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Billy Bayou

Jim Reeves

#1 song in the UK

It's Only Make Believe

Conway Twitty

#1 song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

The Platters

Notable January 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Debbie Allen

Actress and Dancer

Born January 16, 1950

Robert Jay Mathews

Neo-Nazi

Born January 16, 1953

Jerry M. Linenger

Astronaut

Born January 16, 1955

Gerald Henderson

Basketball Player

Born January 16, 1956

Lisa Milroy

Artist

Born January 16, 1959

Robert Schimmel

Comedian

Born January 16, 1950