Other #1 songs on August 9, 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 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Steve Swisher

Baseball Player

Born August 9, 1951

John E. Sweeney

Politician

Born August 9, 1955

Gordon Singleton

And World Champion Track Cyclist

Born August 9, 1956

Melanie Griffith

Actress

Born August 9, 1957

Amanda Bearse

Actress

Born August 9, 1958

Kurtis Blow

Rapper

Born August 9, 1959

Michael Kors

Fashion Designer

Born August 9, 1959