Other #1 songs on May 24, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

The Battle of New Orleans

Johnny Horton

#1 R&B song

Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison

#1 song in the UK

A Fool Such as I

Elvis Presley

Notable May 24 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rosanne Cash

Singer-Songwriter and Author

Born May 24, 1955

R. B. Bernstein

Historian

Born May 24, 1956

Chip Ganassi

Racing Team Owner

Born May 24, 1958

Larry Blackmon

Vocalist and Musician

Born May 24, 1956