The #1 song on August 31, 1950

Goodnight, Irene By Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers

Other #1 songs on August 31, 1950

#1 R&B Song

Hard Luck Blues
Roy Brown

#1 Country Song

Goodnight, Irene
Red Foley and Ernest Tubb

Notable August 31 birthdays in the 1950s

Ralph Krueger

Born August 31, 1959
Gina Schock

Born August 31, 1957
Aleksander Krupa

Born August 31, 1955
Julie Brown

Born August 31, 1954
Marcia Clark

Born August 31, 1953
Kim Kashkashian

Born August 31, 1952