The #1 R&B song on May 22, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 22, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Eddie Calvert

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 22 birthdays in the 1950s

David Blatt

Born May 22, 1959

Lisa Murkowski

Born May 22, 1957

Lucie Brock-Broido

Born May 22, 1956

Barbara May Cameron

Born May 22, 1954