The #1 song on January 16, 1959
By The Platters
Other #1 songs on January 16, 1959Across genres and charts
#1 country song
Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves
#1 R&B song
Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson
#1 song in the UK
It's Only Make Believe
Conway Twitty
Notable January 16 BirthdaysBorn in the 1950s
Debbie Allen
Actress and Dancer
Born January 16, 1950
Robert Jay Mathews
Neo-Nazi
Born January 16, 1953
Jerry M. Linenger
Astronaut
Born January 16, 1955
Gerald Henderson
Basketball Player
Born January 16, 1956
Lisa Milroy
Artist
Born January 16, 1959
Robert Schimmel
Comedian