The #1 country song on August 26, 1956

I Walk the Line By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Don't Be Cruel
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Stan Van Gundy

Born August 26, 1959
Nikky Finney

Born August 26, 1957
Tracy Krohn

Born August 26, 1954
Bryon Baltimore

Born August 26, 1952
Bill Whitaker

Born August 26, 1951