The #1 R&B song on January 2, 1956

The Great Pretender By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 2, 1956

#1 Hit Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 Country Song

Love, Love, Love
Webb Pierce

Notable January 2 birthdays in the 1950s

Henry Bonilla

Born January 02, 1954
Wendy Phillips

Born January 02, 1952