The #1 song on August 20, 1947

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

Other #1 songs on August 20, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Jack You’re Dead
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
Tex Williams 's Western Caravan

Notable August 20 birthdays in the 1940s

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