The #1 song on October 20, 1947

Near You By Francis Craig

Other #1 songs on October 20, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Boogie Woogie Blue Plate
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

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

Notable October 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Sandra Dickinson

Born October 20, 1948
Diana Gittins

Born October 20, 1946
David Mancuso

Born October 20, 1944
Earl Hindman

Born October 20, 1942
Robert Pinsky

Born October 20, 1940