Other #1 songs on August 16, 1953
Across genres and charts

Hey Joe by Carl Smith

#1 country song

Hey Joe

Carl Smith

Crying in the Chapel by The Orioles

#1 R&B song

Crying in the Chapel

The Orioles

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You) by Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)

Les Paul and Mary Ford

Notable August 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Marshall Manesh

Actor

Born August 16, 1950

Reginald VelJohnson

Actor

Born August 16, 1952

James Cameron

Filmmaker and Deep-Sea Explorer

Born August 16, 1954

Jeff Perry

Actor

Born August 16, 1955

Laura Innes

Actress and Television Director

Born August 16, 1957

Madonna

Singer and Actress

Born August 16, 1958

Angela Bassett

Actress

Born August 16, 1958