The #1 song on July 12, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 12, 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 12 birthdays in the 1950s

Charlie Murphy

Born July 12, 1959
Rick Husband

Born July 12, 1957
Mel Harris

Born July 12, 1956
Jimmy LaFave

Born July 12, 1955
Eric Adams

Born July 12, 1954
Philip Taylor Kramer

Born July 12, 1952
Joan Bauer

Born July 12, 1951