The #1 song in the UK on May 8, 1955

Stranger in Paradise By Tony Bennett

Other #1 songs on May 8, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)
Perez Prado

#1 R&B Song

My Babe
Little Walter

#1 Country Song

In the Jailhouse Now
Webb Pierce

Notable May 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Ronnie Lott

Born May 08, 1959
Brooks Newmark

Born May 08, 1958
Bill Cowher

Born May 08, 1957
Jeff Wincott

Born May 08, 1956
Stephen Furst

Born May 08, 1954
Alex Van Halen

Born May 08, 1953
Peter McNab

Born May 08, 1952
Philip Bailey

Born May 08, 1951