The #1 song on July 2, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 2, 1958

UK #1 Song

All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette
The Everly Brothers

#1 R&B Song

Yakety Yak
The Coasters

#1 Country Song

Guess Things Happen That Way
Johnny Cash

Notable July 2 birthdays in the 1950s

Bret Hart

Born July 02, 1957

Jerry Hall

Born July 02, 1956

Wendy Schaal

Born July 02, 1954

Sylvia Rivera

Born July 02, 1952