The #1 song in the UK on January 3, 1956

Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

#1 Country Song

Love, Love, Love
Webb Pierce

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1950s

Dave Dobbyn
Rock Singer
Born January 03, 1957
Justin Fleming
Playwright
Born January 03, 1953
Ross The Boss
Guitarist
Born January 03, 1954
Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950
Connie May Fowler
Novelist
Born January 03, 1960
Hal Rayle
Voice Actor
Born January 03, 1955
Jim Ross
Sportscaster
Born January 03, 1952
Simon Greenall
TV Actor
Born January 03, 1958
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Astronaut
Born January 03, 1959
Rainer M. Schröder
Novelist
Born January 03, 1951