The #1 R&B song on January 21, 1959

Lonely Teardrops By Jackie Wilson

Other #1 songs on January 21, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

The Day the Rains Came
Jane Morgan

#1 Country Song

Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves

Notable January 21 birthdays in the 1950s

Paul Allen
Entrepreneur
Born January 21, 1953

Ian McMillan
Poet
Born January 21, 1956

Jeff Koons
Pop Artist
Born January 21, 1955

Billy Ocean
R&B Singer
Born January 21, 1950

Mike Krukow
Baseball Player
Born January 21, 1952

Sidney Lowe
Basketball Coach
Born January 21, 1960

Frank Ticheli
Composer
Born January 21, 1958