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

#1 country song

I Don't Care

Webb Pierce

#1 R&B song

Maybellene

Chuck Berry

#1 song

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

Notable August 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Bill Whitaker

Journalist

Born August 26, 1951

Bryon Baltimore

Ice Hockey Player

Born August 26, 1952

Tracy Krohn

Racing Driver

Born August 26, 1954

Brett Cullen

Actor

Born August 26, 1956

Nikky Finney

Poet

Born August 26, 1957

Stan Van Gundy

Basketball Coach and Analyst

Born August 26, 1959

Edward Witten

Theoretical Physicist

Born August 26, 1951

Michael Jeter

Actor

Born August 26, 1952

Will Shortz

Puzzle Creator and Editor

Born August 26, 1952