Other #1 songs on May 8, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Hello Walls

Faron Young

#1 R&B song

Mother-in-Law

Ernie K-Doe

#1 song in the UK

Blue Moon

The Marcels

Notable May 8 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

David Winning

Film Maker

Born May 8, 1961

Melissa Gilbert

Actress

Born May 8, 1964

Eileen Bowman

Actress

Born May 8, 1966