Other #1 songs on August 16, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Hey Joe

Carl Smith

#1 R&B song

Crying in the Chapel

The Orioles

#1 song in the UK

The Song from Moulin Rouge

Mantovani

Notable August 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Marshall Manesh

Actor

Born August 16, 1950

Reginald VelJohnson

Actor

Born August 16, 1952

Kathie Lee Gifford

Entertainer

Born August 16, 1953

James Cameron

Filmmaker and Deep-Sea Explorer

Born August 16, 1954

Jeff Perry

Actor

Born August 16, 1955

Laura Innes

Actress and Television Director

Born August 16, 1957

Madonna

Singer and Actress

Born August 16, 1958

James "J.T." Taylor

Singer

Born August 16, 1953

Angela Bassett

Actress

Born August 16, 1958