The #1 song on January 8, 1956

Memories Are Made of This By Dean Martin

Other #1 songs on January 8, 1956

UK #1 Song

Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley & His Comets

#1 R&B Song

The Great Pretender
The Platters

#1 Country Song

Sixteen Tons
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Notable January 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Betsy DeVos

Born January 08, 1958
Dwight Clark

Born January 08, 1957
Harriet Sansom Harris

Born January 08, 1955
Bruce Sutter

Born January 08, 1953
Vladimir Feltsman

Born January 08, 1952