The #1 song on May 16, 1947

Heartaches By Ted Weems

Other #1 songs on May 16, 1947

#1 R&B Song

I Want to Be Loved
Savannah Churchill and the Sentimentalists

#1 Country Song

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)
Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys

Notable May 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Rick Reuschel

Born May 16, 1949

Billy Cobham

Born May 16, 1944

Dan Coats

Born May 16, 1943