The #1 song in the UK on May 12, 1955

Stranger in Paradise By Tony Bennett

Other #1 songs on May 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1950s

Ving Rhames

Born May 12, 1959

Lou Whitaker

Born May 12, 1957

George Karl

Born May 12, 1951

Bruce Boxleitner

Born May 12, 1950