The #1 R&B song on October 5, 1948

Am I Asking Too Much By Dinah Washington

Other #1 songs on October 5, 1948

#1 Hit Song

A Tree in the Meadow
Margaret Whiting

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Stephanie Cole
Movie Actress
Born October 05, 1941
Bill James
Historian
Born October 05, 1949
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Double
Born October 05, 1946
Steve Miller
Guitarist
Born October 05, 1943
Graham Turner
Soccer Coach
Born October 05, 1947
Mari Henmi
Pop Singer
Born October 05, 1950