Other #1 songs on September 5, 1953
Across genres and charts

A Dear John Letter by Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

#1 country song

A Dear John Letter

Jean Shepard and Ferlin Husky

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 September 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Cathy Guisewite

Cartoonist

Born September 5, 1950

Michael Keaton

Actor

Born September 5, 1951

Debbie Turner

Actress

Born September 5, 1956

Jamie Oldaker

Drummer

Born September 5, 1951