Other #1 songs on May 5, 1945
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Tippin' In

Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra

#1 song

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time

Les Brown and His Orchestra with Doris Day

Notable May 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Lance Henriksen

Actor

Born May 5, 1940

Tammy Wynette

Country Singer

Born May 5, 1942

Kurt Loder

Film Critic, Author, Columnist, and Television Personality

Born May 5, 1945

Jim Kelly

Athlete, Actor, and Martial Artist

Born May 5, 1946