The #1 R&B song on January 16, 1947

Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens By Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1947

#1 Hit Song

The Old Lamp-Lighter
Sammy Kaye

#1 Country Song

Rainbow at Midnight
Ernest Tubb

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Katherine Anderson
Soul Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Debbie Allen
TV Actress
Born January 16, 1950
Barbara Lynn
Blues Singer
Born January 16, 1942
Cliff Thorburn
Snooker Player
Born January 16, 1948
Kabir Bedi
Movie Actor
Born January 16, 1946
Caroline Munro
Movie Actress
Born January 16, 1949