The #1 country song on January 2, 1948

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

Other #1 songs on January 2, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It
Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Notable January 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Matiur Rahman
Journalist
Born January 02, 1946
Donald Keck
Physicist
Born January 02, 1941
Gary Morgan
TV Actor
Born January 02, 1950
Diane Drake
Screenwriter
Born January 02, 1945
Mike Newlin
Basketball Player
Born January 02, 1949
Jack Hanna
TV Show Host
Born January 02, 1947
Filiz Akin
Movie Actress
Born January 02, 1943