Other #1 songs on April 16, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Kaw-Liga

Hank Williams

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song

The Doggie in the Window

Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael

Notable April 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

David Graf

Actor

Born April 16, 1950

Ellen Barkin

Actress

Born April 16, 1954

David M. Brown

Astronaut

Born April 16, 1956

Mike Zuke

Ice Hockey Player

Born April 16, 1954