Other #1 songs on May 5, 1948
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Anytime

Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

#1 R&B song

King Size Papa

Julia Lee and her Boy Friends

Notable May 5 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Lance Henriksen

Actor

Born May 5, 1940

Tammy Wynette

Country Singer

Born May 5, 1942

Kurt Loder

Film Critic, Author, Columnist, and Television Personality

Born May 5, 1945

Jim Kelly

Athlete, Actor, and Martial Artist

Born May 5, 1946