The #1 song on January 1, 1949

Buttons and Bows By Dinah Shore

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1949

#1 R&B Song

Bewildered
Amos Milburn

#1 Country Song

One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
Jimmy Wakely

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Ronald Meyer
Entrepreneur
Born January 01, 1944
Ernie Fosselius
Director
Born January 01, 1945
Tony Currie
Soccer Player
Born January 01, 1950
FR David
Pop Singer
Born January 01, 1947
Shlomo Scharf
Soccer Coach
Born January 01, 1943
Roberto Rivellino
Soccer Player
Born January 01, 1946
Kornelije Kovac
Composer
Born January 01, 1942
Ricky Jay
TV Actor
Born January 01, 1948