Other #1 songs on August 7, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

It's Been So Long

Webb Pierce

#1 R&B song

The Clock

Johnny Ace

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

Notable August 7 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rodney Crowell

Country Music Singer and Songwriter

Born August 7, 1950

Caroline Aaron

Actress

Born August 7, 1952

Anne Fadiman

Essayist, Journalist and Magazine Editor

Born August 7, 1953

Wayne Knight

Actor

Born August 7, 1955

Russell Baze

Jockey

Born August 7, 1958

Alan Keyes

Politician

Born August 7, 1950

Greg Nickels

Politician

Born August 7, 1955