Other #1 songs on October 3, 1947
Across genres and charts

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

#1 country song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)

Tex Williams

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 R&B song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable October 3 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Alan O'Day

Singer-Songwriter

Born October 3, 1940

Chubby Checker

Singer

Born October 3, 1941

Alan Rachins

Actor and Comedian

Born October 3, 1942

Jeff Bingaman

Politician

Born October 3, 1943

P. P. Arnold

Singer

Born October 3, 1946

Lindsey Buckingham

Musician

Born October 3, 1949

Jean Ratelle

Ice Hockey Player

Born October 3, 1940

Mike Troy

Swimmer

Born October 3, 1940

Laurie Simmons

Artist, Photographer and Filmmaker

Born October 3, 1949