The #1 country song on January 8, 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 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Norodom Buppha Devi
Princess
Born January 08, 1943

Laurie Walters
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1947

Robin Ellis
TV Actor
Born January 08, 1942

Robby Krieger
Guitarist
Born January 08, 1946

Anne Schedeen
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1949

Miyoko Watai
Chess Player
Born January 08, 1945

Boris Vallejo
Illustrator
Born January 08, 1941