The #1 song on August 1, 1956

Heaven on Earth By The Platters

Other #1 songs on August 1, 1956

UK #1 Song

Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers

#1 R&B Song

Rip It Up
Little Richard

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 1 birthdays in the 1950s

Rob Buck

Born August 01, 1958
Taylor Negron

Born August 01, 1957
Trevor Berbick

Born August 01, 1954
Robert Cray

Born August 01, 1953
Tim Bachman

Born August 01, 1951
Roy Williams

Born August 01, 1950