The #1 song on July 8, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1950s

Carlos Cavazo

Born July 08, 1957

Terry Puhl

Born July 08, 1956

Larry Garner

Born July 08, 1952

Alan Ashby

Born July 08, 1951