The #1 R&B song on January 24, 1959

Lonely Teardrops By Jackie Wilson

Other #1 songs on January 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Jools Holland
Pianist
Born January 24, 1958

Manfred Zielonka
Boxer
Born January 24, 1960

Peter Woodward
Movie Actor
Born January 24, 1956

Gennifer Flowers
Stage Actress
Born January 24, 1950

Edward Neumeier
Screenwriter
Born January 24, 1957

William Allen Young
TV Actor
Born January 24, 1954

William Readdy
Astronaut
Born January 24, 1952

Yakov Smirnoff
Comedian
Born January 24, 1951