Other #1 songs on May 26, 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 26 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Ride

Physicist and Astronaut

Born May 26, 1951

Kay Hagan

Lawyer, Banking Executive, and Politician

Born May 26, 1953

Denis Lebel

Politician

Born May 26, 1954

Margaret Colin

Actress

Born May 26, 1958