Other #1 songs on January 2, 1947
Across genres and charts

Divorce Me C.O.D. by Merle Travis

#1 country song

Divorce Me C.O.D.

Merle Travis

The Old Lamp-Lighter by Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams

#1 song

The Old Lamp-Lighter

Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Billy Williams

Notable January 2 Birthdays
Born in the 1940s

Jim Bakker

Televangelist

Born January 2, 1940

Dennis Hastert

Politician

Born January 2, 1942

Janet Akyüz Mattei

Astronomer

Born January 2, 1943

Judith Miller

Journalist

Born January 2, 1948

Christopher Durang

Playwright

Born January 2, 1949

Iris Marion Young

Philosopher

Born January 2, 1949