The #1 R&B song on August 26, 1953

Crying in the Chapel By The Orioles

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Stan Van Gundy

Born August 26, 1959

Nikky Finney

Born August 26, 1957

Brett Cullen

Born August 26, 1956

Tracy Krohn

Born August 26, 1954

Bryon Baltimore

Born August 26, 1952

Bill Whitaker

Born August 26, 1951