The #1 R&B song on July 16, 1958

Yakety Yak By The Coasters

Other #1 songs on July 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Gary Anderson

Born July 16, 1959

Faye Grant

Born July 16, 1957

Tony Kushner

Born July 16, 1956

Susan Wheeler

Born July 16, 1955

Douglas J. Feith

Born July 16, 1953

Stewart Copeland

Born July 16, 1952

Jean-Luc Mongrain

Born July 16, 1951

Pierre Paradis

Born July 16, 1950