The #1 country song on January 16, 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 16, 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 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Gavin Bryars
Composer
Born January 16, 1943
Jim Stafford
Country Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Barbara Lynn
Blues Singer
Born January 16, 1942
Kabir Bedi
Movie Actor
Born January 16, 1946
Damo Suzuki
Rock Singer
Born January 16, 1950
Rodney Graham
Multimedia Artist
Born January 16, 1949
Laura Schlessinger
Radio Host
Born January 16, 1947