Other #1 songs on May 26, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

In the Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

#1 R&B song

Unchained Melody

Roy Hamilton

#1 song

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

Pérez Prado and His Orchestra

Notable May 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Ride

Physicist and Astronaut

Born May 26, 1951

Kay Hagan

Lawyer, Banking Executive, and Politician

Born May 26, 1953

Denis Lebel

Politician

Born May 26, 1954

Margaret Colin

Actress

Born May 26, 1958