The #1 song on August 26, 1956

Don't Be Cruel By Elvis Presley

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1956

UK #1 Song

Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day

#1 R&B Song

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2)
Bill Doggett

#1 Country Song

I Walk the Line
Johnny Cash

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Stan Van Gundy

Born August 26, 1959

Nikky Finney

Born August 26, 1957

Tracy Krohn

Born August 26, 1954

Bryon Baltimore

Born August 26, 1952

Bill Whitaker

Born August 26, 1951