The #1 R&B song on May 31, 1961

Stand By Me

By Ben E. King

Other #1 songs on May 31, 1961
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Hello Walls

Faron Young

#1 song in the UK

You're Driving Me Crazy

The Temperance Seven

#1 song

Running Scared

Roy Orbison

Notable May 31 Birthdays
Born in the 1960s

Greg Adams

Ice Hockey Player

Corey Hart

Musician

Wesley Willis

Musician and Artist

Leonard Asper

Businessman

Brooke Shields

Actress

Kenny Lofton

Baseball Player

Chris Elliott

Actor, Writer, and Comedian

Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels

Rapper