The #1 song in the UK on December 11, 1955

Rock Around the Clock

By Bill Haley & His Comets

Other #1 songs on December 11, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 R&B song

Hands Off

Priscilla Bowman with Jay McShann and his Orchestra

#1 song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Fascinato

Notable December 11 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Bess Armstrong

Actress

Brad Bryant

Professional Golfer

Lani Brockman

Theater Actress and Director

Peter Bagge

Cartoonist

Tom Shadyac

Film Director

Jermaine Jackson

Singer and Songwriter

Nikki Sixx

Musician