The #1 song on October 8, 1948

A Tree in the Meadow By Margaret Whiting

Other #1 songs on October 8, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Terry Gou
Entrepreneur
Born October 08, 1950
Sigourney Weaver
Movie Actress
Born October 08, 1949
Sheila Ferguson
Rock Singer
Born October 08, 1947
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Director
Born October 08, 1946
Susan Raye
Country Singer
Born October 08, 1944
Chevy Chase
Movie Actor
Born October 08, 1943
David Whiston
Violinist
Born October 08, 1941