The #1 country song on January 16, 1961

North To Alaska By Johnny Horton

Other #1 songs on January 16, 1961

#1 Hit Song

Wonderland by Night
Bert Kaempfert

UK #1 Song

Poetry in Motion
Johnny Tillotson

#1 R&B Song

Shop Around
The Miracles featuring Bill Smokey Robinson

Notable January 16 birthdays in the 1960s

Roy Jones Jr.

Born January 16, 1969
David Chokachi

Born January 16, 1968
Jack McDowell

Born January 16, 1966
Gail Graham

Born January 16, 1964
Maxine Jones

Born January 16, 1962