The #1 song on January 26, 1959

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes By The Platters

Other #1 songs on January 26, 1959

UK #1 Song

I Got Stung / One Night
Elvis Presley

#1 R&B Song

Lonely Teardrops
Jackie Wilson

#1 Country Song

Billy Bayou
Jim Reeves

Notable January 26 birthdays in the 1950s

Anita Baker

Born January 26, 1958
Road Warrior Hawk

Born January 26, 1957
Eddie Van Halen

Born January 26, 1955
Lucinda Williams

Born January 26, 1953
Tom Henderson

Born January 26, 1952
Andy Hummel

Born January 26, 1951
Jack Youngblood

Born January 26, 1950