The #1 song on August 4, 1956

Heaven on Earth By The Platters

Other #1 songs on August 4, 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 4 birthdays in the 1950s

Robbin Crosby

Born August 04, 1959
Allison Hedge Coke

Born August 04, 1958
Brooks D. Simpson

Born August 04, 1957
Alberto Gonzales

Born August 04, 1955
Caldwell Jones

Born August 04, 1950