The #1 song on January 1, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1948

#1 R&B Song

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

#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 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Max Julien
Movie Actor
Born January 01, 1945
Leon Isaac Kennedy
Movie Actor
Born January 01, 1949
Ed Subitzky
Cartoonist
Born January 01, 1943
Tony Currie
Soccer Player
Born January 01, 1950
Jimmy Hart
Wrestler
Born January 01, 1944
Roberto Rivellino
Soccer Player
Born January 01, 1946
Country Joe McDonald
Rock Singer
Born January 01, 1942