The #1 song on October 3, 1948

A Tree in the Meadow By Margaret Whiting

Other #1 songs on October 3, 1948

#1 R&B Song

Am I Asking Too Much
Dinah Washington

#1 Country Song

Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable October 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Lindsey Buckingham

Born October 03, 1949
John Perry Barlow

Born October 03, 1947
P. P. Arnold

Born October 03, 1946
Bob Riley

Born October 03, 1944
Jeff Bingaman

Born October 03, 1943
Alan Rachins

Born October 03, 1942
Chubby Checker

Born October 03, 1941
Alan O'Day

Born October 03, 1940