Other #1 songs on January 1, 1947
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Divorce Me C.O.D.

Merle Travis

#1 R&B song

Ain't That Just Like a Woman

Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

Notable January 1 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Dennis Archer

Jurist and Politician

Born January 1, 1942

Don Novello

Comedian and Actor

Born January 1, 1943

Jimmy Hart

Musician, Professional Wrestling Manager, and Sports Businessman

Born January 1, 1944

Victor Ashe

Politician and Diplomat

Born January 1, 1945

Claude Steele

Social Psychologist and Professor

Born January 1, 1946

Jon Corzine

Politician

Born January 1, 1947

Country Joe McDonald

Musician

Born January 1, 1942

Jimmy Jones

Basketball Player

Born January 1, 1945