- May 12 "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Don'ts hits #40
- May 19 "South Pacific" soundtrack album goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks
- May 24 "New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 432 performances
- May 31 Dick Dale invents "surf music" with "Let's Go Trippin"
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