The #1 country song on August 26, 1949

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl That I Love) By Eddy Arnold, the Tennessee Plowboy, and his Guitar

Other #1 songs on August 26, 1949

#1 Hit Song

Some Enchanted Evening
Perry Como

#1 R&B Song

Ain't Nobody's Business (Parts 1 & 2)
Jimmy Witherspoon

Notable August 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Valerie Simpson

Born August 26, 1946
Tom Ridge

Born August 26, 1945
Maureen Tucker

Born August 26, 1944
Vic Dana

Born August 26, 1940