Other #1 songs on August 20, 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 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Greg Bear

Writer and Illustrator

Born August 20, 1951

Doug Fieger

Singer-Songwriter

Born August 20, 1952

Gerry Bertier

High School Football Player and Paralympian

Born August 20, 1953

Quinn Buckner

Basketball Player and Coach

Born August 20, 1954

Joan Allen

Actress

Born August 20, 1956

Paul Johnson

College Football Coach

Born August 20, 1957

Patricia Rozema

Film Director, Writer and Producer

Born August 20, 1958

DeForest Soaries

Politician

Born August 20, 1951

John Hiatt

Singer-Songwriter and Musician

Born August 20, 1952