The #1 R&B song on December 16, 1959

So Many Ways By Brook Benton

Other #1 songs on December 16, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Heartaches by the Number
Guy Mitchell

UK #1 Song

What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Emile Ford and the Checkmates

#1 Country Song

The Same Old Me
Ray Price

Notable December 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Roger Webster
Trumpet Player
Born December 16, 1960

Deborah Pratt
TV Actress
Born December 16, 1951

Bart Oates
Football Player
Born December 16, 1958

Xander Berkeley
TV Actor
Born December 16, 1955

Rick Sofield
Baseball Player
Born December 16, 1956