The #1 song on January 5, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 5, 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 5 birthdays in the 1940s

Roger Spottiswoode
Director
Born January 05, 1945
Charlie Richmond
Entrepreneur
Born January 05, 1950
Kathrine Switzer
Runner
Born January 05, 1947
Hayao Miyazaki
Director
Born January 05, 1941
Maurizio Pollini
Pianist
Born January 05, 1942
Diane Keaton
Movie Actress
Born January 05, 1946