The #1 song on May 1, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1948

#1 R&B Song

King Size Papa
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Rita Coolidge

Born May 01, 1945