The #1 song on August 20, 1945

On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe By Johnny Mercer

Other #1 songs on August 20, 1945

#1 R&B Song

Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra

#1 Country Song

You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often
Tex Ritter

Notable August 20 birthdays in the 1940s

James Pankow

Born August 20, 1947
Connie Chung

Born August 20, 1946
Graig Nettles

Born August 20, 1944
Isaac Hayes

Born August 20, 1942
Rich Brooks

Born August 20, 1941
Rubén Hinojosa

Born August 20, 1940