The #1 R&B song on July 2, 1958

Yakety Yak By The Coasters

Other #1 songs on July 2, 1958

#1 Hit Song

The Purple People Eater
Sheb Wooley

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 2 birthdays in the 1950s

Bret Hart

Born July 02, 1957
Jerry Hall

Born July 02, 1956
Wendy Schaal

Born July 02, 1954
Sylvia Rivera

Born July 02, 1952