The #1 song on July 16, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 16, 1958

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Janet Huckabee
Political Wife
Born July 16, 1955

Mark McEntee
Guitarist
Born July 16, 1952

Joanna MacGregor
Pianist
Born July 16, 1959

Lorraine Chase
TV Actress
Born July 16, 1951

Tony Kushner
Screenwriter
Born July 16, 1956

Faye Grant
TV Actress
Born July 16, 1957

Billie Lawless
Sculptor
Born July 16, 1950

Eric Canete
Comic Book Artist
Born July 16, 1960