The #1 song on January 8, 1956

Memories Are Made of This By Dean Martin

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1956

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Mike Reno
Rock Singer
Born January 08, 1955
Bruce Sutter
Baseball Player
Born January 08, 1953
Wendy Mesley
News Anchor
Born January 08, 1957
Rey Misterio Sr.
Wrestler
Born January 08, 1958
Karen Tei Yamashita
Novelist
Born January 08, 1951