The #1 song on October 26, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 26, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Corina Chiriac
World Music Singer
Born October 26, 1949
Tim Ware
Composer
Born October 26, 1948
Keith Hopwood
Guitarist
Born October 26, 1946
Jaclyn Smith
TV Actress
Born October 26, 1945
Steven Kellogg
Children's Author
Born October 26, 1941
Kenneth Johnson
Director
Born October 26, 1942