The #1 country song on May 16, 1955

In the Jailhouse Now By Webb Pierce

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 R&B Song

Unchained Melody
Roy Hamilton

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Mitch Webster

Born May 16, 1959

Joan Benoit

Born May 16, 1957

Dafydd Williams

Born May 16, 1954

Pierce Brosnan

Born May 16, 1953

Jonathan Richman

Born May 16, 1951

Ray Condo

Born May 16, 1950