The #1 R&B song on July 1, 1955

Ain't That a Shame By Fats Domino

Other #1 songs on July 1, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

UK #1 Song

Unchained Melody
Jimmy Young

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable July 1 birthdays in the 1950s

Jack Dyer Crouch II

Born July 01, 1958
Lisa Blount

Born July 01, 1957
Alan Ruck

Born July 01, 1956
Keith Whitley

Born July 01, 1954
Mike Haynes

Born July 01, 1953
Dan Aykroyd

Born July 01, 1952
Anne Feeney

Born July 01, 1951