The #1 song on July 16, 1958

The Purple People Eater By Sheb Wooley

Other #1 songs on July 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1950s

Gary Anderson

Born July 16, 1959
Faye Grant

Born July 16, 1957
Tony Kushner

Born July 16, 1956
Susan Wheeler

Born July 16, 1955
Douglas J. Feith

Born July 16, 1953
Stewart Copeland

Born July 16, 1952
Jean-Luc Mongrain

Born July 16, 1951
Pierre Paradis

Born July 16, 1950