The #1 R&B song on May 24, 1953

Hound Dog By Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

Other #1 songs on May 24, 1953

#1 Hit Song

The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)
Percy Faith

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

No Help Wanted
The Carlisles

Notable May 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Pelle Lindbergh

Born May 24, 1959

Chip Ganassi

Born May 24, 1958

R. B. Bernstein

Born May 24, 1956

Rosanne Cash

Born May 24, 1955