The #1 song on January 3, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 3, 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 3 birthdays in the 1940s

Van Dyke Parks
Pop Singer
Born January 03, 1943
John Paul Jones
Bassist
Born January 03, 1946
Fran Cotton
Rugby Player
Born January 03, 1947
Victoria Principal
Soap Opera Actress
Born January 03, 1950
Stephen Stills
Folk Singer
Born January 03, 1945
Blanche Dalpuget
Novelist
Born January 03, 1944