The #1 R&B song on May 23, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 23, 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 23 birthdays in the 1950s

Mitch Albom

Born May 23, 1958

Buck Showalter

Born May 23, 1956

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

Born May 23, 1954