The #1 song on January 1, 1947

The Old Lamp-Lighter By Sammy Kaye

Other #1 songs on January 1, 1947

#1 R&B Song

Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five

#1 Country Song

Divorce Me C.O.D.
Merle Travis

Notable January 1 birthdays in the 1940s

Claude Steele

Born January 01, 1946
Victor Ashe

Born January 01, 1945
Jimmy Hart

Born January 01, 1944
Tony Knowles

Born January 01, 1943
Dennis Archer

Born January 01, 1942