The #1 song on August 26, 1945

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

Other #1 songs on August 26, 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 26 birthdays in the 1940s

Leon Redbone

Born August 26, 1949
Valerie Simpson

Born August 26, 1946
Maureen Tucker

Born August 26, 1944
Vic Dana

Born August 26, 1940