The #1 song on August 22, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 22, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 22 birthdays in the 1940s

David Marks
Rock Singer
Born August 22, 1948
Greg Forbes
Meteorologist
Born August 22, 1950
Diana Nyad
Non-Fiction Author
Born August 22, 1949
Donna Jean Godchaux
Rock Singer
Born August 22, 1947
Bill Parcells
Football Coach
Born August 22, 1941
Masatoshi Shima
Engineer
Born August 22, 1943