Other #1 songs on January 20, 1956
Across genres and charts

Sixteen Tons by Tennessee Ernie Ford

#1 country song

Sixteen Tons

Tennessee Ernie Ford

The Great Pretender by The Platters

#1 R&B song

The Great Pretender

The Platters

Memories Are Made of This by Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile

#1 song

Memories Are Made of This

Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile

Notable January 20 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Paul Stanley

Musician and Frontman of Kiss

Born January 20, 1952

Jeffrey Epstein

Financier and Child Sex Offender

Born January 20, 1953

Ken Page

Actor and Singer

Born January 20, 1954

Lorenzo Lamas

Actor

Born January 20, 1958

Tami Hoag

Novelist

Born January 20, 1959