Other #1 songs on December 8, 1952
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)

Hank Williams

#1 R&B song

Five Long Years

Eddie Boyd

#1 song

Why Don't You Believe Me

Joni James with Orchestra conducted by Lee Douglas

Notable December 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rick Baker

Former Special Make-Up Effects Creator and Actor

Born December 8, 1950

Bill Bryson

Author

Born December 8, 1951

Kim Basinger

Actress

Born December 8, 1953

Harold Hongju Koh

Lawyer and Legal Scholar

Born December 8, 1954

Warren Cuccurullo

Musician

Born December 8, 1956

James Cama

Martial Artist and Educator (died 2014)

Born December 8, 1957

Rob Byrnes

Novelist

Born December 8, 1958

Mark Steyn

Writer

Born December 8, 1959

Tim Foli

Baseball Player

Born December 8, 1950