The #1 R&B song on May 20, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 20, 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 20 birthdays in the 1950s

Susan Cowsill

Born May 20, 1959
Ron Reagan

Born May 20, 1958
Douglas Preston

Born May 20, 1956
David Paterson

Born May 20, 1954
Thomas Akers

Born May 20, 1951
Andy Johns

Born May 20, 1950