The #1 song on May 16, 1951

How High the Moon By Les Paul and Mary Ford

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1951

#1 R&B Song

Black Night
Charles Brown

#1 Country Song

Rhumba Boogie
Hank Snow

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Gitane Demone
Rock Singer
Born May 16, 1958
Bruce Coville
Children's Author
Born May 16, 1950
Clifton Powell
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1956
Cristina Toro
Poet
Born May 16, 1960
Jack Morris
Baseball Player
Born May 16, 1955
Charles Kushner
Entrepreneur
Born May 16, 1954
Mare Winningham
Movie Actress
Born May 16, 1959
Pierce Brosnan
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1953