The #1 country song on August 31, 1953

Hey Joe By Carl Smith

Other #1 songs on August 31, 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 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Ralph Krueger

Born August 31, 1959
Gina Schock

Born August 31, 1957
Aleksander Krupa

Born August 31, 1955
Julie Brown

Born August 31, 1954
Kim Kashkashian

Born August 31, 1952