The #1 song on January 3, 1956

Sixteen Tons By Tennessee Ernie

Other #1 songs on January 3, 1956

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

#1 Country Song

Love, Love, Love
Webb Pierce

Notable January 3 birthdays in the 1950s

Hal Rayle
Voice Actor
Born January 03, 1955
Justin Fleming
Playwright
Born January 03, 1953
Dave Dobbyn
Rock Singer
Born January 03, 1957
Connie May Fowler
Novelist
Born January 03, 1960
Simon Greenall
TV Actor
Born January 03, 1958
Rainer M. Schröder
Novelist
Born January 03, 1951
Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950
Jim Ross
Sportscaster
Born January 03, 1952
Fyodor Yurchikhin
Astronaut
Born January 03, 1959
Robert Olmstead
Novelist
Born January 03, 1954