The #1 R&B song on January 16, 1948

(Opportunity Knocks But Once) Snatch and Grab It By Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1948

#1 Hit Song

Ballerina
Vaughn Monroe

#1 Country Song

I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1940s

Jim Stafford
Country Singer
Born January 16, 1944
Kabir Bedi
Movie Actor
Born January 16, 1946
Barbara Lynn
Blues Singer
Born January 16, 1942
Caroline Munro
Movie Actress
Born January 16, 1949
Laura Schlessinger
Radio Host
Born January 16, 1947
Gavin Bryars
Composer
Born January 16, 1943
Debbie Allen
TV Actress
Born January 16, 1950