The #1 song in the UK on August 26, 1953

I Believe By Frankie Laine

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1953

#1 Hit Song

Vaya con Dios (May God Be with You)
Les Paul and Mary Ford

#1 R&B Song

Crying in the Chapel
The Orioles

#1 Country Song

Rub-A-Dub-Dub
Hank Thompson

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Stan Van Gundy

Born August 26, 1959
Nikky Finney

Born August 26, 1957
Brett Cullen

Born August 26, 1956
Tracy Krohn

Born August 26, 1954
Bryon Baltimore

Born August 26, 1952
Bill Whitaker

Born August 26, 1951