The #1 country song on August 23, 1953

Rub-A-Dub-Dub By Hank Thompson

Other #1 songs on August 23, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

Notable August 23 birthdays in the 1950s

Skipp Sudduth

Born August 23, 1956
Charles Busch

Born August 23, 1954
Mark Hudson

Born August 23, 1951