The #1 song in the UK on August 9, 1955

Rose Marie By Slim Whitman

Other #1 songs on August 9, 1955

#1 Hit Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

Ain't That a Shame
Fats Domino

#1 Country Song

I Don't Care
Webb Pierce

Notable August 9 birthdays in the 1950s

Kurtis Blow

Born August 09, 1959
Amanda Bearse

Born August 09, 1958
Melanie Griffith

Born August 09, 1957
Steve Swisher

Born August 09, 1951