Other #1 songs on September 2, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

A Dear John Letter

Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

#1 R&B song

Crying in the Chapel

The Orioles

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

Notable September 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rosanna DeSoto

Actress

Born September 2, 1950

Jim DeMint

Politician

Born September 2, 1951

Jimmy Connors

Tennis Player

Born September 2, 1952

John Zorn

Composer, Saxophonist and Bandleader

Born September 2, 1953

Billi Gordon

Actor and Neuroscientist

Born September 2, 1954

Linda Purl

Actress

Born September 2, 1955

Mario Tremblay

Ice Hockey Player and Coach

Born September 2, 1956

Tony Alva

Skateboarder and Entrepreneur

Born September 2, 1957

Drungo Hazewood

Baseball Player

Born September 2, 1959