The #1 song on January 8, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 8, 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 8 birthdays in the 1940s

Anne Schedeen
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1949
Charles Murray
Journalist
Born January 08, 1943
Luke Williams
Wrestler
Born January 08, 1947
Nena von Schlebrügge
Model
Born January 08, 1941
Kathleen Noone
TV Actress
Born January 08, 1945
Robin Ellis
TV Actor
Born January 08, 1942