The #1 song in the UK on May 1, 1956

The Poor People of Paris

By Winifred Atwell

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1956
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis Presley

#1 R&B song

Long Tall Sally

Little Richard

#1 song

Heartbreak Hotel

Elvis Presley

Notable May 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Sally Mann

Photographer

Ray Parker Jr.

Musician

Martin O'Donnell

Video Game Composer

Joel Rosenberg

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