Other #1 songs on May 23, 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 Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)

Percy Faith & his Orchestra featuring Felicia Sanders

Notable May 23 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Richard Chase

Serial Killer and Cannibal

Born May 23, 1950

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Boxer

Born May 23, 1954

Buck Showalter

Baseball Manager

Born May 23, 1956

Mitch Albom

Author and Journalist

Born May 23, 1958

Drew Carey

Comedian

Born May 23, 1958

Lea DeLaria

Comedian, Actress and Singer

Born May 23, 1958