The #1 song on January 2, 1948

Ballerina By Vaughn Monroe

Other #1 songs on January 2, 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 2 birthdays in the 1940s

Christopher Durang

Born January 02, 1949
Jack Hanna

Born January 02, 1947
Janet Akyüz Mattei

Born January 02, 1943
Dennis Hastert

Born January 02, 1942
Jim Bakker

Born January 02, 1940