The #1 song on May 16, 1955

Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White

By Pérez Prado and His Orchestra

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1955
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

In the Jailhouse Now

Webb Pierce

#1 R&B song

Unchained Melody

Roy Hamilton

#1 song in the UK

Stranger in Paradise

Tony Bennett

Notable May 16 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Bruce Coville

Novelist

Jonathan Richman

Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist

Peter Onorati

Actor

Dafydd Williams

Astronaut, Physician and Public Speaker

Joan Benoit

Distance Runner

Mitch Webster

Baseball Player

Bob Suter

Ice Hockey Player

Mare Winningham

Actress, Singer-Songwriter