The #1 song on May 2, 1948

Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) By Peggy Lee

Other #1 songs on May 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Lesley Gore

Born May 02, 1946

Bianca Jagger

Born May 02, 1945

Clay Carroll

Born May 02, 1941