The #1 song on July 31, 1955

Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on July 31, 1955

UK #1 Song

Rose Marie
Slim Whitman

#1 R&B Song

Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable July 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Greg Travis
Comedian
Born July 31, 1958
Michael Biehn
Movie Actor
Born July 31, 1956
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Tennis Player
Born July 31, 1951
Kim Addonizio
Poet
Born July 31, 1954
Toru Furuya
Voice Actor
Born July 31, 1953
Lane Davies
Soap Opera Actor
Born July 31, 1950
Susan Wooldridge
Movie Actress
Born July 31, 1952
Pete Tong
DJ
Born July 31, 1960
Montazur Rahman Akbar
Director
Born July 31, 1957