The #1 song in the UK on August 31, 1953

I Believe By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

#1 Country Song

Hey Joe
Carl Smith

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Ralph Krueger
Hockey Coach
Born August 31, 1959
Eric Zemmour
Journalist
Born August 31, 1958
Aleksander Krupa
Movie Actor
Born August 31, 1955
Gina Schock
Drummer
Born August 31, 1957
Julie Brown
TV Actress
Born August 31, 1954
Brian Dale
Geneticist
Born August 31, 1951