The #1 country song on January 8, 1956

Sixteen Tons By Tennessee Ernie Ford

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Memories Are Made of This
Dean Martin

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Betsy DeVos

Born January 08, 1958
Dwight Clark

Born January 08, 1957
Harriet Sansom Harris

Born January 08, 1955
Bruce Sutter

Born January 08, 1953
Vladimir Feltsman

Born January 08, 1952