Other #1 songs on July 5, 1952
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

The Wild Side of Life

Hank Thompson

#1 R&B song

Have Mercy Baby

The Dominoes

Notable July 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Huey Lewis

Singer and Actor

Born July 5, 1950

Goose Gossage

Baseball Player

Born July 5, 1951

Caryn Navy

Mathematician and Computer Scientist

Born July 5, 1953

Jimmy Crespo

Musician

Born July 5, 1954

James Lofton

Football Player and Coach

Born July 5, 1956

Doug Wilson

Ice Hockey Player and Executive

Born July 5, 1957

Bill Watterson

Cartoonist

Born July 5, 1958

Marc Cohn

Singer-Songwriter and Musician

Born July 5, 1959