Other #1 songs on July 4, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

In the Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

#1 R&B song

Ain't That a Shame

Fats Domino

#1 song in the UK

Unchained Melody

Jimmy Young

Notable July 4 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Ralph Johnson

Drummer

Born July 4, 1951

Paul Rogat Loeb

Political Activist

Born July 4, 1952

Jim Beattie

Baseball Player

Born July 4, 1954

Vladimir Tismăneanu

Academic

Born July 4, 1951

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Attorney and Politician

Born July 4, 1951

Morganna

Entertainer

Born July 4, 1954