The #1 R&B song on January 26, 1959

Lonely Teardrops By Jackie Wilson

Other #1 songs on January 26, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

I Got Stung / One Night
Elvis Presley

#1 Country Song

Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves

Notable January 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Walt Willey
Soap Opera Actor
Born January 26, 1951
Anita Baker
R&B Singer
Born January 26, 1958
Csaba Markus
Sculptor
Born January 26, 1953
Lucia Mendez
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 26, 1955
Billy Greer
Bassist
Born January 26, 1952
Nick Flynn
Poet
Born January 26, 1960