Other #1 songs on May 7, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Mexican Joe

Jim Reeves

#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 May 7 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Tim Russert

Lawyer and TV Journalist

Born May 7, 1950

Amy Heckerling

Filmmaker

Born May 7, 1954

Jean Lapierre

Politician

Born May 7, 1956

William Ridenour

Politician

Born May 7, 1958