The #1 song on May 16, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1947

#1 R&B Song

I Want to Be Loved
Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

#1 Country Song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Danny Trejo
Movie Actor
Born May 16, 1944

Nicky Chinn
Songwriter
Born May 16, 1945

Jon Jost
Director
Born May 16, 1943

Adrian Legg
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1948

Robert Fripp
Guitarist
Born May 16, 1946

Bruce Coville
Children's Author
Born May 16, 1950

Rick Reuschel
Baseball Player
Born May 16, 1949