The #1 song on August 25, 1955

Rock Around the Clock By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on August 25, 1955

UK #1 Song

Rose Marie
Slim Whitman

#1 R&B Song

Maybellene
Chuck Berry

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable August 25 birthdays in the 1950s

Lee Archambault
Astronaut
Born August 25, 1960

Simon McBurney
Movie Actor
Born August 25, 1957

Christian LeBlanc
Soap Opera Actor
Born August 25, 1958

Elvis Costello
Rock Singer
Born August 25, 1954

Ayhan Sicimoglu
World Music Singer
Born August 25, 1950

Geoff Downes
Songwriter
Born August 25, 1952

Rob Halford
Metal Singer
Born August 25, 1951

Tim Mensy
Country Singer
Born August 25, 1959