The #1 country song on January 20, 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 20, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 R&B Song

I Love You Yes I Do
Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats

Notable January 20 birthdays in the 1940s

Isaiah Jackson
Conductor
Born January 20, 1945

David Lynch
Director
Born January 20, 1946

Tedd Arnold
Young Adult Author
Born January 20, 1949

Liza Goddard
TV Actress
Born January 20, 1950

Linda Moulton Howe
Journalist
Born January 20, 1942

Bill Griffith
Cartoonist
Born January 20, 1944