The #1 song on March 17, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on March 17, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#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 March 17 birthdays in the 1940s

James K. Morrow
Novelist
Born March 17, 1947
Pat Rice
Soccer Player
Born March 17, 1949
Jackson Davies
TV Actor
Born March 17, 1950
John Sebastian
Pop Singer
Born March 17, 1944
Jeff Banks
Fashion Designer
Born March 17, 1943