The #1 song on August 31, 1954

Sh-Boom By The Crew-Cuts

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1954

UK #1 Song

Cara Mia
David Whitfield

#1 R&B Song

Oh What a Dream
Ruth Brown

#1 Country Song

I Don't Hurt Anymore
Hank Snow

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Glenn Tilbrook
Pop Singer
Born August 31, 1957
Ralph Krueger
Hockey Coach
Born August 31, 1959
Eric Zemmour
Journalist
Born August 31, 1958
Pavel Vinogradov
Astronaut
Born August 31, 1953
Brian Dale
Geneticist
Born August 31, 1951
Edwin Moses
Hurdler
Born August 31, 1955