Other #1 songs on August 1, 1946
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Stone Cold Dead in the Market

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 song

Surrender

Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra

Notable August 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Henry Silverman

Entrepreneur and Private Equity Investor

Born August 1, 1940

Ron Brown

Politician

Born August 1, 1941

Jerry Garcia

Guitarist and Singer

Born August 1, 1942

Douglas Osheroff

Physicist

Born August 1, 1945

Rick Coonce

Drummer

Born August 1, 1946

Avi Arad

Film and Television Producer

Born August 1, 1948

Jim Carroll

Author and Musician

Born August 1, 1949

Richard O. Covey

Astronaut

Born August 1, 1946

Cliff Branch

Football Player

Born August 1, 1948