The #1 R&B song on August 23, 1953

Crying in the Chapel By The Orioles

Other #1 songs on August 23, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

UK #1 Song

I Believe
Frankie Laine

#1 Country Song

Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson

Notable August 23 birthdays in the 1950s

Skipp Sudduth

Born August 23, 1956
Charles Busch

Born August 23, 1954
Mark Hudson

Born August 23, 1951