The #1 country song on January 16, 1961

North To Alaska By Johnny Horton

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert

UK #1 Song

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson

#1 R&B Song

Shop Around
The Miracles featuring Bill Smokey Robinson

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1960s

Simon Johnson
Economist
Born January 16, 1963

Ron Villone
Baseball Player
Born January 16, 1970

Rebecca Stead
Children's Author
Born January 16, 1968

Ljubomir Kerekes
Movie Actor
Born January 16, 1960

Mark Steger
TV Actor
Born January 16, 1962

Roy Jones Jr.
Boxer
Born January 16, 1969

Mara Patricia Castañeda
Journalist
Born January 16, 1966