The #1 R&B song on January 26, 1959

Lonely Teardrops By Jackie Wilson

Other #1 songs on January 26, 1959

#1 Hit Song

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
The Platters

UK #1 Song

I Got Stung / One Night
Elvis Presley

#1 Country Song

Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves

Notable January 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Anita Baker

Born January 26, 1958

Road Warrior Hawk

Born January 26, 1957

Eddie Van Halen

Born January 26, 1955

Lucinda Williams

Born January 26, 1953

Tom Henderson

Born January 26, 1952

Andy Hummel

Born January 26, 1951

Jack Youngblood

Born January 26, 1950