The #1 R&B song on July 4, 1958

Yakety Yak By The Coasters

Other #1 songs on July 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1950s

Jim Beattie

Born July 04, 1954
Paul Rogat Loeb

Born July 04, 1952
Ralph Johnson

Born July 04, 1951
David Jensen

Born July 04, 1950