The #1 R&B song on May 25, 1955

Unchained Melody By Roy Hamilton

Other #1 songs on May 25, 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 25 birthdays in the 1950s

Rick Wamsley

Born May 25, 1959
Dorothy Straight

Born May 25, 1958
Edward Lee

Born May 25, 1957
Larry Hogan

Born May 25, 1956
Eve Ensler

Born May 25, 1953
Jeffrey Bewkes

Born May 25, 1952