The #1 R&B song on May 24, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 24, 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 24 birthdays in the 1950s

Pelle Lindbergh

Born May 24, 1959

Chip Ganassi

Born May 24, 1958

R. B. Bernstein

Born May 24, 1956