Other #1 songs on August 5, 1959
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Waterloo

Stonewall Jackson

#1 R&B song

Thank You Pretty Baby

Brook Benton

#1 song in the UK

Living Doll

Cliff Richard and the Drifters

Notable August 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Rick Mahler

Baseball Player

Born August 5, 1953

Eddie Ojeda

Guitarist

Born August 5, 1955

Jerry Ciccoritti

Director

Born August 5, 1956

Pat Smear

Guitarist

Born August 5, 1959

Maureen McCormick

Actress

Born August 5, 1956