Other #1 songs on August 25, 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

I Believe by Frankie Laine

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

Notable August 25 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Willy DeVille

Singer-Songwriter

Born August 25, 1950

Bill Handel

Attorney and Radio Personality

Born August 25, 1951

Frank Serratore

Ice Hockey Coach

Born August 25, 1957

Tim Burton

Filmmaker

Born August 25, 1958

Ian Falconer

Author and Illustrator

Born August 25, 1959

Charles Fambrough

Jazz Bassist, Composer and Producer

Born August 25, 1950

Christian LeBlanc

Actor

Born August 25, 1958

Steve Levy

Politician

Born August 25, 1959

Lane Smith

Illustrator and Writer

Born August 25, 1959

Ruth Ann Swenson

Soprano

Born August 25, 1959