The #1 R&B song on May 16, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Stranger in Paradise
Tony Bennett

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Mitch Webster

Born May 16, 1959
Joan Benoit

Born May 16, 1957
Dafydd Williams

Born May 16, 1954
Pierce Brosnan

Born May 16, 1953
Jonathan Richman

Born May 16, 1951
Ray Condo

Born May 16, 1950