The #1 country song on July 31, 1958

Guess Things Happen That Way By Johnny Cash

Other #1 songs on July 31, 1958

#1 Hit Song

Don't Ask Me Why
Elvis Presley

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

Notable July 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Stanley Jordan

Born July 31, 1959
Michael Biehn

Born July 31, 1956
Derek Smith

Born July 31, 1954
Chris Ahrens

Born July 31, 1952