Other #1 songs on August 31, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

A Dear John Letter

Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

#1 R&B song

Crying in the Chapel

The Orioles

#1 song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Notable August 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Marcia Clark

Prosecutor, Author, Television Correspondent, and Producer

Julie Brown

Actress and Television Personality

Edwin Moses

Track and Field Athlete

Gina Schock

Rock Drummer

Jessica Upshaw

Politician

Gary Webb

Investigative Journalist

I Believe