The #1 song on August 5, 1947

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) By Tex Williams

Other #1 songs on August 5, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Carole Laure
Pop Singer
Born August 05, 1948
Shirley Ann Jackson
Physicist
Born August 05, 1946
Airto Moreira
Drummer
Born August 05, 1941
Rosi Mittermaier
Skier
Born August 05, 1950
Chan Jae Lee
Illustrator
Born August 05, 1942
Ja'net Dubois
TV Actress
Born August 05, 1945