- In 1955: In the United States Billboard's #1 hit was Perez Prado's Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White.
- In 1955: In the United States Billboard's #1 hit was Perez Prado's Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White.
- In 1955: DJ Alan Freed moved from Cleveland to New York City. Bo Diddley debuted on national television on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town. Elvis Presley signed with RCA Records.
- In 1955: Average yearly wages were $4,130.00 ($38,123 in 2016 dollars). The average cost of new house was $10,950.00 ($101,076 in 2016 dollars), and a gallon of gas was $.23 ($2.12 in 2016 money).
- In 1955: Cleveland doo wop group, The Moonglows, hit #1 R&B with "Sincerely", later taken to the top of the Pop charts by the McGuire Sisters.
- In 1955: 7.9 million cars were sold in the US, with 7 out of 10 families now owning a motor car. New laws were put in place requiring seat belts to be installed on all new cars.
- In 1955: Greenville, FL singer/piano player Ray Charles recorded "I Got A Woman" for Atlantic Records. It reached #1 on the R&B charts and is often considered the first soul song.
- In 1955: In October the original Mickey Mouse Club television program made its debut on ABC.
- In 1955: James Dean was killed in a car accident a month berfore the release of Rebel Without A Cause.
- In 1955: Johnny Cash released "Folsom Prison Blues" recorded at Sun Studios in Memphis. The song did not become a hit until a live version was released in 1968.
- In 1955: The very first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published on August 27th in the United Kingdom. The United States version was not released until the next year.
- In 1955: At Sun Studios in Memphis, Carl Perkins recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" and sold more than a million copies by April 1956.
- In 1955: UK musician Lonnie Donegan covered the Lead Belly song "Rock Island Line".
- In 1955: The classic television show "Gunsmoke", starring James Arness , made its debut on CBS in September. It ran for twenty seasons until 1975, making it the longest running scripted show from the United States during the 20th century.
