Other #1 songs on January 7, 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

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 song in the UK

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley & His Comets

Notable January 7 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Erin Gray

Actress

Born January 7, 1950

Katie Couric

Journalist

Born January 7, 1957

Kathy Valentine

Guitarist and Bassist

Born January 7, 1959